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Grappler Interviews: Rafael Lovato Jr.
Last Sunday on the Verbal Submission show I co-host with MMA Mania's "Bellator" Brian Hemminger and MMA Valor's Gerry Rodriguez, we had Rafael Lovato Jr. For those of you that are a little fuzzy on who he is, Lovato Jr. is one of the most accomplished American competitors in Brazilian jiu-jitsu...
ADCC 2011 Results: Is Marcelo Garcia the Greatest of All Time?
This is a guest post by T.P. Grant, part of the Bloody Elbow Grappling Coverage Team. Marcelo Garcia is one of the most popular fighters in the BJJ community. Known as 'Marcelinho', he is a member of the trinity of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, along with Roger Gracie and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. This past...
ADCC 2011 Live Results and Blog
Join me in the live results and blog of ADCC 2011 from Nottingham, England. The event started at 12 p.m. GMT / 7 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. PT. Also don't forget to follow Patrick Tenney's coverage at MMA Nation. Quick results: Superfight Braulio Estima vs Jacare de Souza A lot of feeling out from the two as...
How to Watch ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship 2011
Want to watch the 2011 ADCC World Submisison Fighting Championship? The two day event this weekend is taking place at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England and is available exclusively on Pay Per View at Budovideos.com with commentary by 2x IBJJF Pan Ams Bronze Medalist and ADCC Trials Bronze...
ADCC 2011 Submission Grappling Championship Preview
This is a guest post by Ben Thapa, part of the Bloody Elbow Grappling Coverage Team As part of the Bloody Elbow and MMA Nation grappling coverage, we bring you this preview of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling Championships (ADCCs). This elite, invitation-only tournament will be held...
What Are the ADCCs and Why Should You Care?
This is a guest post by Ben Thapa, part of the Bloody Elbow Grappling Coverage Team In an era of alphabet soup, we fight fans have our own shorthand - MMA, BJJ, UFC, KTFO and so on. Well, BloodyElbow and MMA Nation is out to change that acronym vocabulary by expanding our submission grappling...
Judo Chop: Josh Barnett and Unorthodox Submissions
I think many are expecting Josh Barnett to handily beat Sergei Kharitonov tonight in the main event of Strikeforce and the semi-finals of the ill fated Heavyweight Grand Prix. Kharitanov is potentially dangerous on the feet and obviously has a punchers chance, but the most predictable outcome is...
Royler Gracie: How to Lose Fans and Alienate People
The Royler Gracie versus Eddie Bravo bout at this year's ADCC in Nottingham, England is off. What transpired over the past couple of months after the rematch was initially announced was perhaps the least surprising, most predictable story to grace the Submission Grappling world. Arguments for and...
Ryan Hall vs Kurt Pellegrino Grapplers Quest Superfight Preview
This is a guest post by Patrick Tenney, part of the Bloody Elbow Grappling Coverage Team. The 2011 Grapplers Quest US National Championships take place Saturday June 18 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Mennen Sports Arena, in Morristown, New Jersey. This weekend we’ll see giants collide in MMA,...
Money at the Heart of the ADCC Bravo vs Gracie Rematch Problems
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a story on the unsurprising possibility that the ADCC Royler Gracie vs Eddie Bravo rematch was in jeopardy. Eddie Bravo posted his take on the situation on his 10th Planet website forums including information on what Gracie was asking for that Bravo got from speaking...
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