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Three Athletes Walked Into Brasileiros Black Belt Finals With A Grand Slam On The Line — Pato, Dalpra, Pessanha Needed One More Gold

Three Athletes Walked Into Brasileiros Black Belt Finals With A Grand Slam On The Line — Pato, Dalpra, Pessanha Needed One More Gold

Jun 03, 2026 · athlete-news, brasileiros-2026
Three athletes walked into Ginásio Poliesportivo José Correa with the same résumé. Won Worlds in May 2025.
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Gianni Grippo Is 34, Waited 11 Years for His Next ADCC Invite, and Just Went 7-0 Without Conceding a Point to Get It

Gianni Grippo Is 34, Waited 11 Years for His Next ADCC Invite, and Just Went 7-0 Without Conceding a Point to Get It

Jun 02, 2026 · -66kg, adcc
Something genuinely disorienting happened in a packed expo hall in Pomona. Gianni Grippo walked into the ADCC West Coast Trials at 34 years old, entered the -66kg division, and walked out 7-0 with an ADCC invitation in hand.
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Tom Hardy's BJJ Coach Reveals: Actor Has Been Training in Secret Since 2018

Tom Hardy's BJJ Coach Reveals: Actor Has Been Training in Secret Since 2018

Jun 02, 2026 · brown-belt, carlos-santos
Celebrity BJJ belt stories follow a predictable arc. Actor gets intrigued, visits a famous gym, gets a photo with the instructor, leaves with a new belt.
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Erich Munis Lost His Own Weight Class At Brasileiros Then Won The 14-Man Absolute The Same Day

Erich Munis Lost His Own Weight Class At Brasileiros Then Won The 14-Man Absolute The Same Day

Jun 02, 2026 · absolute, brasileiros-2026
When the dust settled on the IBJJF Brasileiros, one result sat in the data that nobody quite knew what to do with: the men's super heavy black belt final that Erich Munis lost, followed immediately—same day, same venue—by the absolute title that he won. The super heavy final came down to something m
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Tainan Dalpra & Gabi Pessanha Chase IBJJF Grand Slam at Worlds 2026

Tainan Dalpra & Gabi Pessanha Chase IBJJF Grand Slam at Worlds 2026

May 29, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj
When you're the last two athletes standing in a four-tournament gauntlet, the Grand Slam stops being a hypothetical achievement and becomes a very real, very exhausting reality. That's where Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha find themselves one week out from IBJJF Worlds 2026 in Los Angeles.
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PGF Season 10 Expands to 8 Teams: Talent or Oversaturation?

PGF Season 10 Expands to 8 Teams: Talent or Oversaturation?

May 28, 2026 · bjj, competition
The Professional Grappling Federation is doing what every sports league does when it thinks it's figured out the formula: it's doubling down. Season 10 roster expansion from 4 to 8 teams.
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Helena Crevar vs. Paige Ivette Clymer: High-Stakes Grappling at ONE Championship

Helena Crevar vs. Paige Ivette Clymer: High-Stakes Grappling at ONE Championship

May 22, 2026 · adcc, bjj
When you hear 'youngest ADCC podium placer' and 'ADCC Trials winner' in the same sentence, you know somebody at ONE Championship finally decided to give the fans what they actually want: pure, unadulterated, high-level grappling competition. We're talking about Helena Crevar going head-to-head with
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Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha Are Nine Days From Grand Slam Immortality — With USADA Testing Standing Between Them and the Trophy

Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha Are Nine Days From Grand Slam Immortality — With USADA Testing Standing Between Them and the Trophy

May 20, 2026 · athlete-news, competition
When you're nine days from becoming one of the greatest competitors in the history of jiu-jitsu, the math is simple. Secure the Grand Slam.
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