Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Corey recap the best submissions and moments of 2025 

Recorded 1-1-2026

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap CFFC BJJ 16.

We kick up we kick off with the recap section of the show discussing how CFFC BJJ is now a direct feeder to the UFC BJJ adopting the same rules used in that organization with the three round system and the same judging criteria.

We talk about the main event of Oliver Taza vs Andrew Kochell we discussed some of the passing work from Taza coupled against the entries that Andrew was attempting to make into the legs. We discussed the back in the...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF NoGi Worlds. We recap the Black Belt finals and open class for each division. 

In the recap section of the show, we kick it off breaking down the massive upset in the female open class final between Elisabeth Clay vs Gabrieli Pessanha, discussing Clay's aggressive pull to the 50/50 position, her refusal to stall, and the inside heel hook finish that ended Pessanha's unbeaten streak. 

In the Female Roosterweight final between Thais Loureiro vs Faye Cherrier we with Loureiro using her experience to secure the po...

On this weeks show Maine and Corey recap UFC BJJ 4. 

In the recap section of the show, we kick it off breaking down the main event welterweight title match between Andrew Tackett vs Elijah Dorsey, discussing the early leg lock exchange, Tackett's decision to engage in the 50/50 position, and his inside heel hook finish in the first round. 

In the middleweight title match between William Tackett vs Ronaldo Junior we discussed Ronaldo's game plan to slow the pace and neutralize scrambles, his ability to mount Tackett multiple times, and his dominant unanimous decision win. 

I...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap WNO 31, ADCC Asian and Oceanic Trials 2025, and One Championship Marcello Garcia Vs Lachlan Giles. 

In the recap section of the shell, we kick it off breaking down the One Championship matchups between Marcello Garcia and Lachlan Giles talking about Lachlan leg and K guard entries and how he was able to submit Marcello with a kneebar. 

We also recapped the Flyweight title between Diogo Reis vs. Daiki Yonekura, that saw Diogo win on passing attempts and sub agression.

In the next section of the re...

This week, Maine and Miranda preview the upcoming WNO 31 night of champions we discussed all of the matchups on the main card and breakdown our picks for who will win and retain the titles at Who is Number One.

We kick off the show discussing the main event Felipe Pena vs. Luke Griffith we talk about their first two matchups where Pena has been able to submit Luke every time. We talked about their first match up at ADCC 2024 and then again in CJI 2 we talk about some of the stylistic approaches that Luke may take in...

This week, me and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF Crown featuring six different divisions, two women's divisions, and four men's divisions. We also recap the Maine card for BJJ Stars 18.

In the recap section of the show we kicked off with BJJ Stars 18 taking a look at the main card.

We discuss Pedro Marinho taking a decision over Roosevelt Sousa via his usual methods and distance management. 

We discussed the interesting and lengthy position arguments that took place in Vagner Rocha vs Sergio Moraes which ended in a victory via penalties for Vagner. 
Duration: 00:56:01

This week on the show Maine recaps the 2025 ADCC North American trials live from Orlando Florida.  

We recap all the divisions starting with the Men's

We discuss the 

-66.0 kg Dorian Olivarez
-77.0 kg Jacob Bornemann
-88.0 kg Jon Blank
-99.0 kg Achilles Rocha
+99.0 kg Brandon Reed

Then  move into the recap of the womens division
-55.0 kgAna Mayordomo
-65.0 kg Morgan "Mo" Black
+65.0 kg Maia Matalon

Recorded 11-17-2025

This week on the show, Maine and Josh preview the 2025 ADCC North American championships, also known as the East Coast trials. We take a look at all of the divisions and talk about the most notable athletes registered for the event.

We take a look at the under 66 kg divisions followed by the under 77 kg division followed by the under 88 kg division followed by the under 99 kg division followed by the over 99 kg division for the men.

Then we take a look at the women's divisions in the under 55 kg division then the under 65 kg...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda accompanied by Cory recap Polaris 34 that took place earlier in the day we discussed the entire squads event and every single match in the men's tournament as well as both women's title fights between Ffion Davies and Margot Ciccarelli and Helena Crevar versus Sula Mae-Loewenthal. 

In the recap section of the show, we talk about the absolutely incredible performances from the athletes to cross the entire squads event, including stand-up performances and showings by Mateusz Szczeciński. We discussed the overwhelming focus on leg locks for the event and th...

This week on the Maine and Miranda recap WNO 30, and 8 man super fight tournament to determine who will be the next Openweight champion. We also preview Polaris 34 the Squads event and women's title fights. 

In the recap section of the we jump right into discussing the criteria of how matches were judged at the event, we run through every single match on the main card and discussed the result, including some of the more controversial or clearer results we also discuss the entire open weight bracket and every single match from the tournament, including the title fight b...

This week on the show Maine and Corey preview WNO 30 the Openweight GP, and recap the Finisher title fights. 

In the preview section of the show we discuss the "Call Your Shot" rule in place for the event and how it potentially may lead to more submissions and action. 

We discuss all 8 men in the event their best attributes and what subs they likely chose in the bonus format. 

We talk about the accolades of Dante Leon, Roberto Jimenez, Achilles Rocha, Declan Moody, Felipe Costa (Laranjinha), Michael Sainz, Pat Shahgholi, and Justin Michael the...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap Grapplefest 19. We talk about the top matches on the main card, including the title fight between Adele Fornarino and Julia Maele.

In the news section of the show we discussed Marcelo Garcia versus Lachlan. Giles announced for one championship in a true match of the legends. We discussed some of these stylistic tendencies between both and potentially where the mashup will take place. We also talk about a longer preview closer to the event.

In the recap section of the show we discussed the under 65 kg...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap of UFC BJJ 3 headline by two title fights and some incredible performances. We also recap the 2025 IBJJF NoGi Pan championships. Plus Preview Grapplefest 19. 

In the recap section of the show we kicked off with the UFC BJJ 3. Kicking it off with the 135 pound title fight between Mikey Musumeci vs Kevin Carasco that saw mikey win impressively in the first round with his signature Mikey lock. 

In the Co-main event we discuss Carlos Henrique vs Matheus Gabriel where Carlos retained the 155 pound title by decision. 

We...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap CFFC BJJ 15 we talk about all of the matches on the Main card, including the three title fights. 

We break down the scoring and decision in the main event of Pat Sabatini vs Richie Lewis that saw Pat retain welterweight title. 

In Junny Ocasio vs Estevan Martinez we talk about the regulation and the Golden Score sweep that Junny scored to retain bantamweight title.

In Taylor Hishaw vs Nicole Mathew we discuss Hishaw performance that led her to winning the decision and taking the in...

This week on the show Maine and Corey recap BJJ Stars 17 the superfights and the -70kg mens tournament. Plus we discuss Polaris 33 Squads storylines and submissions, and touch on Fury Grappling's wild arm break. 

In the recap section of the show we discussed BJJ stars 17 taking a look at all of the super fights and some interesting takeaways regarding gamesmanship. We talk about the controversial match between Leo Ferreira and Fellipe Andrew that ended in last second suspect points. 

The sweep vs countersweep match between UFC BJJ title challanger Rerisson Gabriel vs. Diego Sodre.

On this weeks show Maine and Miranda break down three major promotions, new champion was crowned at Polaris 33 through sheer force of will, the first tickets to the 2026 ADCC World Championships were punched by a new generation of hungry European contenders, and a shocking upsets unfolded at the Eddie Bravo Invitational. 

In the recap of Polaris 33 we broke down the main event that was billed as a classic clash of styles. Dynamic takedowns and crushing top pressure of English judoka Owen Livesey against the guardwork and submission prowess of Norwegian star Tommy Langaker. For the 205lb (-90k...

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap Day 2 of the Craig Jones Invitational 2. We recap all the action from Day 2 of the biggest-paying event in grappling history.

In the recap section we talk about the two paths to the finals. 

First, we break down the strategic decisions and matchs between New Wave and Atos. We talk about some of the match controversy and the 50,000 dollar submission bonus that seemed to work to create action. 

In the recap of B-Team vs Team Australasia we discuss the sheer dominance of Victor Hugo, who si...

On this special live from Vegas show we recap day 1 of CJ1 2 the 1 million dollar Quintet men’s event and 100,000 dollar women’s bracket and preview the Craig Jones Vs Chael Sonnen Superfight late replacement 

Regular shows with studio audio coming next week. 

Recorded 8-31-2025

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda conclude the deep dive into the highly-anticipated men's Quintet bracket for Craig Jones Invitational 2. In the second and final part of our preview, we break down the remaining four super-teams and their wildcards, analyzing the strengths of each athlete, their best wins and accolades and why this is one of the biggest super tournaments ever put together for the $1 million prize.

In the news section of the show we discuss the drop out of Gable Steveson in his match vs Craig Jones via turf toe and his recently scheduled...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda deep dive into the first half of the highly-anticipated men's Quintet bracket for Craig Jones Invitational 2. We break down four of the eight teams during this weeks preview. With the other 4 teams scheduled for next weeks show. We analyze the records and accolades, the strengths and potential vulnerabilities of each athlete on each team, and the strategic paths to victory that each team might pursue.

In our preview, we start with Team 10th Planet. We discuss the interesting team dynamic and how EBI pioneers like Geo Martinez and EBI 19...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda dive deep into biggest cash prize women's bracket ever assembled: the $100,000 four-woman tournament at the Craig Jones Invitational 2. 

We break down the field of four champions: reigning ADCC double-gold champion Adele Fornarino, ADCC -65kg champion Ana Carolina Vieira, teen phenom Helena Crevar, and newly-minted Atos black belt prodigy Sarah Galvão.

In our preview, we analyze the complex stylistic matchup each competitor presents for the bracket.

We look at the massive clash of philosophies, pitting the relentless pressure-passing of Atos teammates Vieira and Galvão a...

This week on the show, Maine and Corey break down the submission-heavy action from UFC BJJ 2 in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. We recap the entire card including the two title fights. We also touch on some of the key results from the BJJ Stars 16 Absolute Grand Prix that took place the previous week.

In our recap of UFC BJJ 2, we dive deep into the technical oddities of the main with Andrew Tackett making the first-ever successful title defense in UFC BJJ history. We break down Tackett's pace management to slow Canuto down and strategic passing...

This week on the show, we break down the high-stakes action from WNO 29, which unfolded live from Miami, Florida. 

In the preview section of the show we discussed some of the names that have been announced for the Craig Jones invitational happening next month. We discussed.Kingsway wildcard Micael Galvão, and how his participation may throw a large wrench into the other teams lineups. 

In the recap section of the show dive deep into the technical nuances and strategic decisions that shaped each bout. We look at Vagners Rochas performance over Kit Dale the mai...

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview of WNO 29: Rocha vs. Dale, on Flograppling live from Miami, Florida on July 25th. We breakdown the eleven-match card, featuring a mix of established names and interesting matchups. 

In the news section we discussed Craig Jones leaving B team and Helena Crevar signing to One Championship. We also discussed the upcoming Craig Jones Invitational 2 CJI 2 and how Helena signing with One Championship could potentially impact her participation in the women's $100,000 bracket.

In our preview of the main event we break down the middleweight clash between veterans K...

This week Maine and Corey break down all the athletes in the BJJ Stars 16 GP.

We discuss every single athlete that is announced for the absolute GP. We run through all of their records, some potentially interesting matchups, depending on how the bracketing works out, and why you should be excited about the athletes in this tournament.

Recorded 7-10-2025

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2025 AIGA championship event from last week. 

This week on the show we discuss the 2025 AIGA championships that took place last weekend we talk about potentially one of the least publicized major event events to happen in the year and why it is absolutely worth your time to go rewatch on YouTube. 

We break down both day one and day two of the 17 hour event that featured 55 matches of some of the highest level submission grappling the sport has to offer. We talked about all of th...

On this weeks show Maine and Miranda recap the UFC BJJ 1 and Polaris 32 Squads. 

This week in the news section we discuss Raphael Lovato Jr winning No gi Brazilleros making him the only black belt to ever win every IBJJF major Gi and NoGi.

In the recap section of the show we discussed the final of the UFC BJJ 1 card. 

We talk about each of the three title fights on the card breaking down the 135 pound Bantamweight Title fight between Mikey Musumeci vs Rerisson Gabriel that saw Mikey on the legs for 3 round an...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the first week of the UFC BJJ Road to the title show. 

This week on the podcast, we're breaking down the full results from the inaugural season of UFC BJJ: Road to the Title with the first week of episodes completed.

Our recap of Episodes 2-3 we covered the Opening Rounds
Discussing the first first major seeding upset upset. with Isaac Doederlein vs. Keith Krikorian (155lbs): We analyzed this three-round match and judges' decision ultimately going to Isaac Doederlein in his first pro No-Gi match.  Duration: 01:23:44

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap all the action from the week in professional grappling. We break down the entire WNO 28 main card from FloGrappling, and UFC BJJ Episode 1. 

We discuss the main event where Mica Galvão put on a dominant performance to capture the WNO Middleweight Championship from Jonnatas Gracie. 

In the news section of the show, we discuss the debut of the much-anticipated UFC BJJ: Road to the Title, which is now airing daily for free on the UFC's YouTube channel. We analyze the format, a TUF-style reality show fea...

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap the 2025 IBJJF World Championship, and preview WNO 28.

We recap all the all the action from the Mundials 2025. Breaking down all the black belt finals matches. We discuss Adam Wardziński winning his second world title to complete the jiu jitsu Grand Slam before retiring on the podium. We talk about his influence on our games and the joys we have had covering him over the years. 

We talk about Mia Funegra making history as the youngest female black belt champ with a dominant 12-0 performance in th...

This week on the main Zak recap Ffion Davies vs Adele Fornarino on FPI 11. 

In the news section of the show we talk about why we decided to push the recap of the IBJJF 2025 world championships into next week. Giving us more time to recap the fight pass invitational.

In the recap section we discussed Ffion Davies defeating Adele Fornarino by split decision. We discussed some of the dynamics of the match across all three rounds and addressed some of our frustrations with the closed scoring used under the unified rules. We discussed potentially how d...

This week on the show, Maine and Cory preview the 2025 IBJJF Worlds, and UFC Fight Pass invitational 11 headlined by Ffion Davies vs Adele Fornarino 2. We also recap Fury Pro Grappling 13. 

In the recap section of the show we broke down the main card of Fury Pro Grappling 13. we discussed the four woman tournament. Some of the scoring and rules of the event and both of the title fights on the card.

In the preview of FPI 11 we discussed the rematch between Ffion and Adele, we discussed the dynamics of their first matchup three years ago, a...

This week on the show, Maine and Corey preview Fury 13. 

In the recap section of the show, Maine discusses doing commentary with Josh at Fight to Win 281 in Washington DC. We discussed the main event of Elijah Dorsey vs Overstreet, we also discuss the Finishers open 20 with the winner, winning a spot at the upcoming WNO card. We discussed the finals for the tournament. With Sean Yadimarco punching his ticket.

In the preview section of the show we discussed Fury 13 headlined by Patrick Sabatini vs. Joe Solecki for the welterweight title. Kevin Dantzler vs. Junny O...

This week on the show Maine and Austin recap the Giles Trials for CJI 1 the Team Australia 6 man bracket and 16 man qualifier event. 

We talk about the entire event and the team with Declan and Belal winning there slot on the team.

Wildcard at -66kg Fabricio Andrey announced at the event
CJI 1 finalist and stand out announced at -77kg Levi Jones-Leary
Big CJI 1 dark horse at -88kg Lucas Kanard
with the -99kg Trials winner Declan Moody
and the +99kg Trials winner Belal Etiabari
All coached by L...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Middleweight Title Bout between Tye Ruotolo and Dante Leon. We discuss this third matchup at One Championship. Plus we recap the Brazillian Nationals 2025. 

In the news section we talk about the New Wave rebrand to Kingswave, and the CJI Wildcard team. 

In the recap of One Tye Vs Dante 3 we discussed the phenomenal guard work from Dante paired against some of the best passing in the world from Tye. We discussed all of the sequences of the match and the way that Tye continue to de...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap BJJ Stars 15. 

In the news section, we discussed Raphael Lovato Jr recent wrestling tournament success.

In the recap of BJJ stars 15 we discussed the 185 pound middleweight tournament. We recap all of the matches and discussed the best moments from each one plus all of the rounds. We talk about some of the more interesting style matchups that we saw throughout the tournament, and some of the more shocking results. Plus delve into a lot of the tactics that we saw on display in most of the m...

This week show Maine and Miranda recap WNO 27 headlined by Nick Rodriguez vs Kaynan Duarte in a third match and co-main evented by Luke Griffith vs Victor Hugo.

In the news section of the show, we discussed the potential rumor, retirement of Gordon, Ryan and John Danaher. We also discuss an upcoming potential coaching based off between Craig Jones and Gordon. 

In the recap section of the show, we break down the main event discussing the improvements that Nick Rodriguez has made to his game in five years since his first two matches with Kaynan D...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh preview the WNO 27 card mainly focusing on the Co-main event down, but touching on the main event that was previewed in full on last week's show. 

We kick off the show in the news section discussing the CJI 2 announced teams and names. 

In the preview section we discuss Kaynan Duarte vs Nick Rodriguez 3

Then in the main part of the show go on discuss a matchup between two men who have beaten both of the main event fighters. Luke Griffith vs Victor Hugo we talk ab...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap One Championship Ash Williams Vs Fabricio Andrey, and preview the main event of WNO 27 Kaynan Duarte vs Nick Rodriguez 3. 

In the news section of the show we discussed CJI Main Event announced as Craig Jones vs Gabe Steveson. 

In the recap section of the show we One Championship Fight Night 30 Ash Williams Vs Fabricio Andrey we discussed for the sequences and some of the past of the match as well as the leg lock sequences and passing from Fabricio. We also discussed potential opponents on the ro...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Main Character Jiu Jitsu 6, Combat Jiu Jitsu Mexico, and F2W Brooklyn. We also preview Enigma, and One Championship Fabricio Andrey vs Ash Williams.

In the recap of Main Character we discuss Natasha Druggan the 125 Champion vs Mo Black the 135 pound Champion we talk about the finishing armbar sequence that sees Mo retain her title

in the 4 man bracket recap we discuss all rounds of the event including  
Wallison Oliveira vs. Sam Schwartzapfel, Ethan Vistro vs. Cam Hurd and the takedown and RNC sequence 
an...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF Pan championships for the Black Belt Adult division. We also preview the Main Character 6. 

Recorded 3-24-2025

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview the 2025 IBJJF Pans. We also recap Sapateiro 100k bracket. 

In the recap section we discuss some of the matches and results from the 100k Sapateiro event that we were able to find. 

In the preview section of the show we discuss the IBJJF pans adult black belt brackets and who our frontrunners are in each division as well as some potential stand out matches. 

In the outro we discuss current studio progress. 

Recorded 3-17-2025

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Fight Pass Invitational headlined by Victor Hugo vs Nick Rodriguez.

In the news section we discuss the two teams announced for CJI2 being B Team & New Wave. 

We talk about the announced First Women's Squads events for Polaris and Team Captains Ffion and Crevar happening in June.

We also talk about the Sapatero 100k 160lbs bracket happenign March 15th with a stacked roster. 

Plus big news with the UFC announcing its putting big money 10-12 million into BJJ

We al...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda preview the upcoming Fight Pass Invitational 10. We discussed everything but the main event that we viewed on last week's show. 

We talk about the drop out of the main event Ffion Davies vs. Adele Fornarino - With Ffion out due to a shoulder injury

We preview the Main Event Nicky Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo on Grappling Rewind Podcast episode 380. 

on this weeks show we preview the main card a rematch between Renato Canuto vs Oliver Taza. We talk about there2019 ADCC Worlds match, and how Ca...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo for the fourth time this time serving as the main event on the Fight Pass Invitational 10. 

During the preview we discussed all of the three previous matches that are taken place over the last five years and discuss the style of the match up with Victor's guard versus Rodriguez's passing. We discussed the late leg lock attempts that Rodriguez historically has thrown. We also talk about the changes in the dynamics of the match over the years with a move from longer and l...

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris squads on Polaris 31.

We spend the first section of the show discussing why the team battle format has become as good and as widespread as it is. We then discuss a number of the changes that Polaris introduced for this event that we think really elevated the way the event went. We talked about the shifting rules and formatting, especially with the introduction of decisions, adding importance to every match.

After we discussed the formatting of the event, we run through the entirety of team...

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap WNO 26 Diego Pato Vs Keith Krikorian for the lightweight title. We will cover Polaris next week. 

In the recap section of the show we break down the entire Maine card and a few of the undercard matches that took place this weekend on Who's Number One 26. 

We recap Diego Pato vs Keith Krikorian with Pato taking the decision to retain the WNO Lightweight Championship 

In the recap of Roberto Jimenez Vs Elder Cruz we talk about the crazy 16 second flying armbar submission that Roberto hit...

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview the WNO 26 card headlined by a lightweight title fight between Keith Krikorian and Diego Pato Oliveira. 

We preview the rematch between Diego Pato Oliveira vs Keith Krikorian we talk about their first match at ADCC 2022 that saw Pato take the match with a footlock. We talk about Patos change of camp to AOJ and his recent run of victories. 

In the preview of the Co-Main event we discuss Jay Rodriguez vs Ronaldo Junior in what looks to be a very dynamic match, we talk about the wr...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the return of Marcelo Garcia after 13 years away from competition.  We also recap the IBJJF 2025 European Championships that took place this weekend we recap all of the adult black belt results plus discuss Pit Submission 11.

In the News section of the show we discussed some of the upcoming announcements for WNO as well as Helena Crevar defending her open weight title at Fight to Win. 

In the recap section of the show, we discussed Marcelo Garcia's match with Masakazu Imanari, we discussed the takedown sequence and th...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda preview Marcelo Garcia's comeback in One Championship where he takes on Masakazu Iminari after nearly 14 years of not competing.  We also discussed the recently announced Rematch between Ffion Davies versus Adele Fornarino. In the preview section of the show we discuss the 2025 IBJJF European championships taking place this week.

In the news section of the show, we discussed the return of Marcelo Garcia, some of his favorite moves, including the jumping guillotine and the arm drag and discuss his match up in One Championship.

We also discussed o...

This week on the show Maine and Corey recap Dante Leon vs Tommy Langaker at ONE Championship. We talk about this rematch with the first match coming in 2018, and how close the match was. 

We also talk a little about the frontrunners at this years 2025 IBJJF Euros. Plus who Keith Krikorian should face to defend his Polaris -66 Kg title, Ash Williams or Owen Jones. 

Recorded 1-12-2025

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda talk about the best moments of 2024 including male grappler of the year, female grappler of the year, best match of the year, and best breakout athlete of the year. We also discussed the submission of the year candidates and give our thoughts on everything.

We run through the nominations from various publications online and discuss who had the best year in 2024. We talk about the top moments and the top athletes as well as discussed some of the criteria for year-end awards.

Recorded 1-5-2025

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap Fury Pro Grappling 12, plus we discuss Rizin new Year's Eve event Decade.

In the recap section of the show we break down the main card of Fury Pro Grappling 12. 

We recap Sean Brady vs Richie Martinez that saw Brady finish a mounted Guillotine on Boogie, after a half guard armbar bait. 

In Pat Downey vs Andre Petroski we discussed some of the wrestling exchanges that took place during regulation, as well as discussed some of the phenomenal strength on display from both athletes.  We dis...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda discuss the Craig Jones invitational 2. That is now being billed as a eight team event with five grappler per team. We also discussed the recent One Championship signing of Giancarlo Bodoni and who he may face in his debut plus we discuss Pit Submission 10.

In the news section of the show, we discussed the recent announcement that the Craig Jones invitational 2, is going to be a quintet team battle style event. We talk about some of the potential teams that are listed as possibilities in the press release and...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the IBJJF 2024 No-Gi World, and talk about Gordon Ryan's landmark public discussion of his steroid usage during his championship runs. We also talk about Pat Downey's disqualification in his blue belt world's final match. 

In the news section of the show, we discussed Gordon Ryan's statements regarding steroid use in the sport and his own performance enhancing drug usage across his competition career spanning from 2016 onward. We discussed the generally unregulated and untested nature of the sport. And discuss some of the reasons he provided for why he c...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda Recap, WNO 25, Fight Pass Invitational 9, One Championship, ADXC, and BJJ Stars Cards.

Kicking the show off we recap On the Fight Pass Invitational 9 card we recap
Mikey Musumeci vs Felipe Machado with Mikey making his FPI debut on an exclusive contract.
Jason Nolf vs Renato Canuto
Nick Mataya vs Ronaldo Junior
Kyle Chambers vs Jonnatas Gracie
Raquel Canuto vs Michele Oliveira
Ryan Aitken vs Gabriel Almeida
Maggie Grindatti Lira vs Giovanna Carneiro
Damien Anderson vs Sandrey Silva
Michael Pixley vs...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda Preview, every single card happening this weekend we preview the WNO 25, Fight Pass Invitational 9, One Championship, ADXC, and BJJ Stars Cards.

Kicking the show off we preview Who's Number One 25 headlined by 
Kaynan Duarte vs Roberto Jimenez at Heavyweight
Then we preview Pedro Marinho vs Izaak Michell for the WNO Men's Light Heavyweight Title
After that we preview Adele Fornarino vs Sophia Cassella for the WNO Women's Strawweight title
Then Felipe Pena vs Declan Moody in a Heavyweight generational crossover match
After that we l...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap ADXC 7 Fight Night as well as talk about Mikey Musumeci exclusive, UFC Fight Pass Invitational deal and possible reality show tie in as a coach. 

In the news section of the show, we discussed some upcoming events, including all of the Eddie Bravo Invitational events taking place in Cancun in two weeks. Plus the upcoming UFC Fight Pass Invitational, WNO, and BJJ Stars 14. 

In the recap section of the show we recap ADXC 7 Fight Night. 

In Rodolfo Viera vs Derek Brunson,  we discuss Rudolph’s  tak...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap the 2024 IBJJF Crown.

In the news that section of the show, we discussed Mikey Musumeci's exclusive contract with UFC Fight Pass.  

In the recap section of the show, we break down every finals match from all of the divisions at the 2024 IBJJF Crown.

We kick off the recap discussing Erich Munis vs Marcus "Scooby" Ribeiro for the Men's Ultra Heavyweight final.  We talk about the Sweden game from Munis and his willingness to except the bottom position, repeatedly, knowing that he would be able to...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap PGF Season 7 the Light Heavyweights, Midwest Finishers the Mens 155 bracket and Women's 125 Title. plus we preview the IBJJF Crown, Main Character BJJ 5,  ADXC 7, and Pit Submission. 

In the news section, we discuss the return of Marcelo Garcia to One Championship. After nearly 13 years away from competition Marcello Garcia has announced that he is returning and has signed with One Championship. We discuss some of Marcello' s history, and some of his possible opponents, and some opponents we would potentially like to see him make his return against. 
Duration: 01:21:19

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Polaris 30, the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, and preview PGF Season 7 draft. 

In the news section of the show. We discuss One Championship signing, Dante, Leon and Cole Abate. Plus Mikey Musumeci leaving One. 

In the recap section of the show, we break down the full main card on Polaris 30, and a few of the notable undercard matches.

We recap Michael ‘Venom’ Page vs Carlos Condit that saw MVP take a decision 

In the recap of Helena Crevar vs Nia Blackman we talk about the att...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda Preview Polaris 30

Recorded 10-28-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap Finishers Night of Champions 2 and AIGA US Qualifier Recaps. 

In the News section of the show we Mo Jassim stepping down as the ADCC World Champion Coordinator. 

We also discussed a few of the names that were at the IBJJF No-Gi European Championship. 

In the recap section of the show we talked about Finishers Night of Champions 2 Title Fights Starting with Cindy Ung vs. Taylor Ellis for the 125 Pound title. We discussed how the open scoring and round structure of the event led to Tay...

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap Nick Rodriguez versus Michael Pixley that took place on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 as the main event. We also recap the rest of the card, and recap Pit Submission 8.

In the news section we talk about Kody Steele on Dana Whites Contender Series and him winning a UFC contract this week.

In the recap section of the show, we break down all of the main card matchups on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 and talk about the headline main event between Nick Rodriguez, and Michael Pixley.  We d...

This week on the show, Maine and Corey preview Nick Rodriguez versus Michael Pixley taking place on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 we also preview the rest of the card.

In the Preview section of the show, we break down all of the main card matchups on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 and talk about the headline main event between Nick Rodriguez, and Michael Pixley.  We discussed Pixley's wrestling credentials, and his recent matches at the ADCC World championships. We talk about his long range guard passing and his sub and Darce game.  We also discuss varying methods of vi...

This week on the show Maine and Zak talk about the most exciting grappling match of all time Kade Ruotolo versus Andrew Tackett that took place in the semifinals of the Craig Jones Invitational 2024 Edition in the under 80 kg division.

We spend the entire episode breaking down the action moment by moment and talking about all of the interesting sequences that occurred during the match. We discuss the somewhat controversial scoring in some places, talk about the Craig Jones Invitational rule set in general. Plus talk about how we think the pit format and competition arena played...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap Ocean BJJ Pro, and some of the huge upset that took place on the event. We also recap the main event of F2W 260. 

In the news section of the show, we talk about some of the inside information that we learned during the latest simple Man podcast with Craig Jones, invitational right hand, man and promoter Seth, sharing tons of the details behind the fair fight foundation, setting up the event on three months notice, and dealing with lots of the athletes involved in the event. 
Duration: 01:01:07

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the Finishers Zack Edwards, memorial show, preview Ocean BJJ Pro, and discuss everyone who popped for steroids at the most recent IBJJF events.

In the news section, we discuss a recent matchup on the Fight Pass Invitational that will be headline by Nick Rodriguez versus Michael Pixley. Also, in use, we discuss all of the athletes who were stripped of major IBJJF titles. 

Recap section of the show, we discuss finishers moving to the CJI rule set, the introduction of open scoring across all of the r...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda discuss Mikey Musumeci being stripped of his One Championship Flyweight ttle, after a complicated series, events involving a weight cut a change of opponent, and the One Championship hydration rules. We talk about his hospitalization and him being stripped of the belt, and potentially some of the financial drivers that are taking place at One Championship. 

In the recap section of the show, we break down all of the main card matches on Polaris 29, including some of the controversial scoring in the number of the matches. 

In Di...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda preview the one championship super fight matchup between Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci We also preview the main card for Polaris 29.

In the One Championship preview of Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci, we discuss how similar of the style matchup is to that that we just saw at CJI versus Levi Jones Leary, we discuss the potential passing strategies and activity strategies that Kade is likely to implement so close to the Craig Jones invitational with a similar style matchup. We also discussed the catch system used for determining...

This week Maine and Miranda recap every big non finals moment from the world championships.


Recorded 8-26-2024

Special live show at ADCC 2024 and CJI in Las Vegas after the event.

Recorded 7-18-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Cory preview the entire CJI 1 Million Dollar Bracket.  We previewed the over 80 kg bracket and the under 80 kg bracket including discussing the super fight between Ffionn Davies and Mackenzie Dern and Gabbi Garcia versus Craig Jones.

We run through both brackets in their entirety, discussing all of the first round matchups and potential semifinal and final match ups for each of the thermos discussing a potential he is going to walk away with the largest cash prize ever in professional of $1 million per division.

Recorded 8-11-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap BJJ Stars 13 headlined by Mica Galvão vs Davi Ramos.  We also recap ADXC 5, and One Championship Mayssa Bastos vs Danielle Kelly. 

In the news section of the show, we discussed some of the athlete movement between CJI and ADCC.  With Achilles Rocha replacing Lucas Kanard in ADCC at 88KG with Kanard moving to CJI to replace the injured Mason Fowler. 

In the recap section of the show, we discuss BJJ Stars 13 with Mica taking a dominant decision victory over Ramos with Ramos displaying fantastic world level...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh explaining Craig Jones, invitational rules and some of the nuances regarding the sloped pit format. We also preview ADXC 5, and BJJ Stars Vikings, plus recap Pit Submission.

In the news section of the show, we discuss Mason Fowler, dropping out of the Craig Jones, invitational and potentially who he will be replaced by.  We also discussed Craig Jones versus Gabby Garcia. Potentially now being for a $1 million prize.

 In the breakdown section of the show, we discuss, the most recent matches that have taken place in the ka...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Subversion Origin 2, Finishers WNO Qualifier, and F2W 256 Recap.

In the news section we dsicuss the ADCC changes of the week ahead of the worls championships in 1 month. Plus discuss Maine getting awarded his Black Belt. 

In the recap section of the show we break down Subversion Origin 2 Australia Vs Brazil and talk about Josh Saunders game changes since his recent match with Gordon Ryan on WNO. We talk about Baby Dave heel hook finish and Robert Degle leg lock game plan. 

On the Fi...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda break down the over 80 kg division at the Craig Jones invitational. Plus recap F2W 255, and Enigma Invitational.

In the news section, we discussed some of the recent divisional moves for ADCC and the final entrance announced for the Craig Jones invitational CJI above 80 kg.
We discuss all of the grappler's announced for the division, including who our front runners are, and some of the top accolades of all of the athletes announced, including information about the dark horses and stud wrestlers, announce for the division. We discuss...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Tye Ruotolo vs Jozef Chen On One Championship and talk the finalized CJI -80kg division. 

In news we talk about the weeks ADCC and CJI swaps, and some potential additional movement between the organization. 

In the recap section we talk about Tye Ruotolo vs Jozef Chen at One and break down some of the leg entries and guard work Chen used from the bottom and some of the takedowns and passing attempts that Tye had during the match. 

We also attempt to try and...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Pit Submission and Main Character Jiu Jitsu, plus talk about Gordon Ryans unprecedented second superfight announced for ADCC 2024.

In the news section of the show we talk about Gordon Ryan Vs Felipe Pena announced for ADCC 2024 Saturday Superfight with Gordon then taking on Yuri Simoes the following day in the Main superfight for the Superfight title. We talk about some of the ADCC history behind the matchup, and why its interesting that its happening again. 

In the recap for karate Combat Put Submission we talk about I...

This week on the show, Maine and Simon recap the return of Gordon Ryan versus Josh Saunders on WNO 24 we also break down the entire card and in the news section discuss some of the recent announcements for the Craig Jones invitational and who has dropped out of ADCC. 

In the recap section, we discussed the return of Gordan, Ryan after nearly a year of being away from competition we talk about the quick game plan he implemented, looking for leg locks early and then ultimately moving back into his passing. Once he pushed Josh onto the b...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap Polaris 28 and preview Who is Number One Gordon Ryan versus Josh Saunders.  We also preview main character Jiu-jitsu.

The news section of the show we discuss all of the athletes who have been announced for ADCC and CJI and discuss how many slots are yet to be determined. 

In the recap section of the show, we break down all of the main card matches on Polaris 28. We break down Mateusz Szczecinski vs Levi Jones and how Mateusz was able to stay on the leg lock offensive to...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the 10th anniversary show of EBI.  We also recap the One Championship MMA debut of Kade Ruotolo, and discuss Mikey Musumeci versus Gabriel Souza.  In the Preview section, we discuss the upcoming Polaris 28 card.

In the news section, we discuss all of the recently announced athletes that have been slated for the Craig Jones invitational plus a number of their ADCC replacements. We also briefly discuss the Craig Jones versus Gabby Garcia matchup and her reportedly being paid $180,000 for the match up. 

In the One Championship rec...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap the 2024 IBJJF World Championships.

We also talk about all of the athletes that have been announced for the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) and the athletes who have dropped out of ADCC.

In the recap section of the show we discuss every adult black belt world championship final for the 2024 IBJJF world championships. We discuss some of the best finishes of the finalS. We also talk about all of the open class finals. 

We also preview Mikey Musumeci versus Gabriel Sosa on One Championship and d...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda talk about the Craig Jones invitational, and all the information that we know about the event so far. We discuss every athlete we are aware of who is now signed to the event. We talk about the pay structure, the organizations, goals and aims, as well as speculate about many aspects regarding the promotion and it's finances. We also recap AIGA Team Kasai finals matches, CJJ Faber Vs Glover, Preview EBI 21 the Absolutes, and IBJJF Worlds this coming week. 

In the news section, we talk about William and Andrew T...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Fight Pass Invitational 7 headlined by Nick Rodriguez Vs Mason Fowler. We also recap ADXC 4. 

In the news section of the show we discussed some of the announced names for ADCC 2024, and discuss some of the alternates possible. With announced names including Felipe Pena at +99kg, Nicholas Meregali at -99kg, Diego Pato -66kg, Gabriel Sousa -66, and Gabby Garcia +65.

In the recap of FPI 7 we discuss the main event featuring Nick Rodriguez versus Mason Fowler. We discuss some of the submission offense put up b...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the second ADCC and Oceanic Trials for the 2024 ADCC Season. Plus recap WNO 23 Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha. We also preview The Fight Pass Invitational 7 Nick Rodriguez Vs Mason Fowler, and ADXC 4. 

In the News section of the show we discuss the long list of people invited to ADCC 2024,  Eli Braz at -99kg with his 2 silvers at South American trials,  Rafael Lovato, Jr at -99kg, Mo Black at -65kg, Amanda Leve at -65kg), Josh Cisneros at -66kg, Keith Krikorian at -66kg, Nicky Rod...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the WNO 32 card headlined Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha.

In the news section we talk about all of the champions and athletes invited for ADCC 2024. We discussed some of the weight class changes as well as the women's absolute that has been announced in the tournament as well.

In the preview section we discuss 
Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha and the odd lead up to the match on both sides. 
Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker in a battle of the -77kg trials winners.  Duration: 01:05:45

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap PGF season 7 with 100,000 dollars on the line to the winning team and $20,000 to the individual champ.

We also recap BJJ Stars 12.  

In the news section we talk about Gabi Garcia being invited to ADCC in the +65kg division. 

In the outro Miranda talks about attending a Marcello Garcia Seminar. 

Recorded 4-29-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Pit Submission 4 headlined by Craig Jones submitting Rinat Fakhretdinov twice in one match. Plus Kaynan Duarte vs Pouya Rahmani. Then we preview the stacked BJJ Stars 12 card. 

In the news section we talk about PJ Barch getting an ADCC 2024 invite and Dante Leon also getting an invite both at the -77kg division. 

In the recap section we talk about and break down how and Craig Jones VS  Rinat Fakhretdinov ended in such weirdness we talk about how we saw Rinat tap in the initial triangle, and...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Kade and Tye Ruotolo One FC title defenses both winning by the same arm in RNC "The Ruotolotine" We also recap Subversion in NSW, Australia headlined by Ffion Davies vs Nikki Lloyd- Griffiths, and Keith Krikorian matches on  Arte Suave and Subversive X. Plus a little on UFC 300 in the outro. 

In the news section we discuss Micah Galvao being invited back to ADCC at -77kg. 

In the recap section we discuss One Fight Night 21 Tye Ruotolo vs Izaak Michell that saw Tye like his bro...

This week on the show Maine and Zak preview and talk about every athlete announced for ADCC 2024.

We break down every name in the mens and women's divisions. We talk about all the announced champions for 2022 we will likely see including Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis, Kade Ruotolo, and Kaynan Duarte who have all been confirmed.  We discuss Giancarlo Bodoni, and Gordon Ryan not being confirmed yet and if Gordon will do both a division and the superfight. For the women Ffion Davies, and Amy Campo in new divisions possibly. 

The we talk about every athlete an...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap every ADCC North American Trials final for the 2024 qualifier. We also preview One FC Tye vs Michell and Kade vs Lo, and Subversive Ffion vs Griffith.

In the news section of the show we discuss Ethan Crelinsten receiving an ADCC invite for -66kg. 

In the recap section of the show we talk about every West Coast 2024 ADCC Trials final. 

Kicking off the recap with Men's -66kg divisio Deandre Corbe vs Keith Krikorian 
With Deandre berimbilo roll to back take and score 3 poi...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Polaris 27 GP and superfights, we also recap the Black Belt Adult finals for the 2024 IBJJF Pans, plus Karate Combat grappling matches, then preview the most notable names in the 2024 ADCC North American Trials. 

In the news section we talk about recently announced invites for ADCC 2024 including Mazenzie Dern to -55KG, Tye Ruotolo to -88KG, Mason Fowler to -99KG , and Jonnatas Gracie to -77KG.

In the recap section of the show we talk about the Polaris GP and Superfights. We talk about P...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the Polaris 27 GP, and the 2024 IBJJF Pan Championships. 

In the preview of the Polaris GP we talk about the welterweight GP entrants and how we believe they should be seeded.  We talk about where PJ Barch should sit as the 1 or 2 seed  followed closely by also fighting for the 1 or 2 seed Jozef Chen as a recent ADCC trials willer.  Recent Brazilian trials winner Luiz Paulo, and ADCC European trials silver medalist Davis Asare, plus Max Hanson  the holder of the most regional belts in Jiu Jitsu across multiple weigh...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Fight pass Invitational 6, and both the ADCC South American Trials for 2024 

Recorded 3-10-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Zak recap the IBJJF Nogi GP 2024. 

In the news section of the show, we discussed Mikey Musumeci training with Cobrina and receiving his third degree on his black belt, as well as Cobrina Jr winning the ADCC trials.

In the recap section of the show, we recap every black belt match part of the IBJJF GP. We go through all of the matches from the quarterfinals to the semi finals and then the finals between Kaynan Duarte vs Giancarlo Bodoni. We also discuss the black belt super fights i...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Pit Submission event headlined by Craig Jones Vs Phillip Rowe, and Joao Miyao vs Ricky Simon. Plus we preview 8 upcoming events happening this week. 

In the news section we discuss JT Torres and Nicky Ryan getting an invite to the -77 KG division at ADCC.

In the recap section we talk about two fast submissions on Pit Submission with Craig Jones hitting a classic jumping triangle off the wall and Joao hitting a heel hook off of the Karate Combat pit walls. 

In the pr...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2024 ADCC European, African, and Middle East Trials. Plus the main event from F2W 264. 

In the recap section we break down every finals match for all the divisions at the 2024 ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, & African Trials that took place in Zagreb, Croatia.

We kick it off Men’s Divisions 
-66kg
With Gairbeg Ibragimov vs Yigit Hanay with Gairbeg taking a decision win over after beating Ash Williams in the semifinals in a rematch from Trials 2021. 

-77kg
We saw Tommy Langa...

This week on the show Maine and Simon recap Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo on WNO 22.

We kick off news with a discussion of Pit Fighting Jiu Jitsu announced matchups, and Polaris Open information. 

We jump right into recapping the main event of Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo, we talk about the guard work and submission attempts and perfect strategy from Victor that led him to a decision victory. 

In the welterweight title match we talk about Mica Galvão vs Kenta Iwamoto, we discuss the wrestling counter of Mica into submissions and the...