Gordon Ryan stands alone at the summit of competitive grappling. No other athlete in the history of submission-only competition has achieved the level of sustained, suffocating dominance that Ryan has maintained over the past half-decade. With ADCC double gold medals, a Craig Jones Invitational title, and a competition record that reads like fiction, the question…
Nick “Nicky Rod” Rodriguez, arguably the most bankable star in competitive grappling right now, has officially signed with UFC BJJ. The promotion announced his debut during UFC Mexico on Saturday, confirming he will face two-time IBJJF no-gi world champion Elder Cruz at UFC BJJ 6 on March 12 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas….
Craig Jones didn’t just start a new grappling event. He detonated a bomb under the entire professional jiu-jitsu establishment, forced a reckoning with athlete pay, and single-handedly proved that combat sports entertainment and elite-level grappling don’t have to be mutually exclusive. The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) burst onto the scene in 2024 and immediately reshaped…
The grappling world got a shakeup with the announcement of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), the brainchild of the renowned submission grappler Craig Jones. This isn’t just another competition; it’s a direct challenge to the established king of submission grappling, the ADCC World Championship. Jones’ Long-Simmering Discontent: Jones’ decision to create the Craig Jones Invitational…
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