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Pro Jiu-Jitsu Mega-Weekend: Copa Podio, Fight To Win, Tokyo Grand Slam

This weekend promises a trio of absolutely monster events for professional jiu-jitsu: Copa Podio Heavyweight GP, Fight To Win Pro 16, and UAEJJF Tokyo Grand Slam will all be broadcast LIVE on FloGrappling on October 22-23. This means the FloGrappling team will be spread across three continents in order to bring you the very best in bjj coverage. On Saturday, Hywel will be in Sao Paulo for Copa Podio, and Reid is going to Vegas for Fight To Win Pro. On Sunday, Chase will getting lost in Japan for the Grand Slam.

Oct 18, 2016

Copa Podio 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix Viewing Guide: Links to All Matches

Full Event Replay

Jul 12, 2016

Victor Estima Suffers Injury Midway Through Copa Podio GP, Out

Victor Estima is out of the Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix after suffering an injury midway through his second match of the evening. 

Jul 9, 2016

Copa Podio 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix Results

Full results from Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix, updated live. 

Jul 9, 2016

Copa Podio Weigh Ins: Santos Suffers To Make Weight, Lo Comes In Under

All athletes made weight for the Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix. Erberth Santos and Max Gimenis had the biggest and toughest weight cuts. 

Jul 8, 2016

Copa Podio 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix Viewing Guide: Who Fights, When

Below is the schedule for Saturday's Copa Podio 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix. As this event is taking place in Buenos Aires, all times are local. Buenos Aires is UTC -3, meaning it is 1 hour ahead of EST, 2 hours ahead of Central Time and 4 hours ahead of PST. 

Jul 7, 2016

Jiu-Jitsu Addict's Guide to Copa Podio

The Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix is just two days away! Ten elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes will go head-to head for tons of incredible matches. To hype you up even more for this can't-miss event, we went through our extensive library to pick out our favorite performances throughout the year from Copa Podio's featured grapplers.

Jul 7, 2016

Alexander Trans Confident For 'Tricky, Intelligent' Braulio Estima Match

As leader of the Vikings team Alexander Trans has a great deal of responsibility to represent not only himself, but his people. 

Jul 7, 2016

Copa Podio Middleweight GP Competitors — Ranked! Who Scores The Highest?

Copa Podio is back with a Middleweight Grand Prix on July 9 in Argentina. As per usual the promotion’s premium matchmaking has laid down a very solid lineup consisting of a superb mix of veteran champions together with rising stars of the sport, the majority of whom have nothing but forward gears in their jiu-jitsu games.

Jul 7, 2016

Who Are The Copa Podio Newcomers? Meregali, Gimenis, Combs & Borovic

With famous names like Leandro Lo, Claudio Calasans, Erberth Santos and more drawing fan attention, we examine some of the up-and-comers entered into this year’s Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix. 

Jul 6, 2016

Far From Retired, Victor Estima Hungry For War At Copa Podio

You could be mistaken for thinking that Victor Estima had retired from competition, given that he symbolically placed his belt down on the mats following a loss to Marcos Tinoco at Worlds just last month. But there is a reason for that, and it didn’t mean he’d be stepping away from the mats.

Jul 5, 2016

Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix: Groups Confirmed By Random Draw

Copa Podio held a random draw in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday night. 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix contestants Erberth Santos and Leandro Lo were there to pick the names for the two groups, of which each athlete is a member. 

Jul 3, 2016

Diego Borges Says There's Nowhere To Run In Stacked Copa Podio Grand Prix

Runner-up in 2013 and third place in 2016, Diego Borges has come closer than most others to capturing a Copa Podio title. 

Jun 30, 2016

Two Opening Round Matches Set For Copa Podio Middleweight GP, More To Come

The Copa Podio 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix is around the corner and two explosive first round matches have been decided. 

Jun 28, 2016

Victor Estima Beats Jackson Sousa And Gets Big Boost Ahead Of Copa Podio GP

Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix competitor Victor Estima picked up a big win this weekend.

Jun 25, 2016