Raphael Garcia

The “Olympics” of grappling is a few short weeks away as the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship is set for September 23-24. This is perhaps…

Dominance in professional sports comes in many different forms. NFL teams continue to push for the 16-0 record, MLB pitchers chase the no-hitter, and collegiate…

Polaris 5 featured a lot of social media commentary and insults leading into the event where Garry Tonon and Dillon Danis would compete for the…

August and September are two big months for the competitive grappling space. While everyone is excited for the ADCC tournament coming in September, there’s an…

Fight to Win Pro 43 featured a big main event with two of the best competitors in heavyweight grappling. Joao Assis defended his title against…

When given the opportunity to stand in the spotlight, the women of the Eddie Bravo Invitation delivered an exciting event from start to finish. EBI…

The summer time makes for some of the best competitive grappling events of the year. Whether it’s IBJJF Worlds or one of the major promotions…

At any major sporting event there’s always a host of attendees that have a special eye on the action; the photographers. Competitive grappling is no…

There are very few grappling matches that are bigger than the super fight that set for Sunday, July 23rd. Roger Gracie and Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida…

This weekend was very busy for the competitive grappling industry. IBJJF hosted the New York Open, Fight to Win Pro 40 brought action to Philadelphia…

Polaris Pro is a promotion in the competitive grappling industry and the spotlight just got larger for their next event, Polaris 5. The organization announced…

Competitive grappling continues to grow as a new component to the combat sports world. Promotions across the world are bringing together the top athletes to…

2017 hasn’t been the best year for Cris Cyborg, as she’s been involved in a number of controversies outside the cage. Even though she was…

The 2017 World Team Trials delivered on the intrigue, excitement and excellent wrestling action as the USA world team was set. From start to finish,…

This past weekend many of the best grapplers in the sport stepped onto the mats to face off at the IBJJF World Championships. Widely considered…

The next few days hold a special place in competitive grappling as the IBJJF holds its annual World Jiu Jitsu Championship tourney. As with every…

ONE Championship; Dynasty of Heroes featured some budding names in MMA that continue to grow outside of the United States. Champions Angela Lee and Ben…

With their rock concert look and feel, Fight to Win Pro offers a very different look on competitive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The organization is looking…

Professional grappling continues to break headlines after a big weekend that featured Submission Underground 4 and Fight to Win Pro 34. On Tuesday, news broke…

This weekend the United States Open brought together many of the best wrestlers across the 50 states in a competition to battle it out on…