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The Official 1st Alternates For All 7 ADCC 2022 Divisions

Aug 30, 2022

Despite the high profile of the ADCC World Championships, not all 97 athletes are bound to make it to the premiere event. Athletes get injured, or otherwise sidelined during their preparation, so ADCC organizers need to keep other competitors on reserve. These are the top alternates for each of the seven divisions for the 2022 ADCC World Championships.

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Chris Wojcik vs Kody Steele 2022 ADCC West Coast Trial

Apr 2, 2022

Chris Wojcik vs Kody Steele 2022 ADCC West Coast Trial

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Chris Wojcik vs Kody Steele 2022 ADCC West Coast Trial

Apr 2, 2022

Chris Wojcik vs Kody Steele 2022 ADCC West Coast Trial

The ADCC Trials Veterans With The Best Chance At Winning West Coast Trials

Mar 31, 2022

Only a small fraction of the top-performers at the 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials were rewarded for their efforts with a ticket to the ADCC World Championship in September. The rest will have to try again this weekend in Las Vegas. This is their last opportunity to guarantee their spots, but they'll each be up against a field of talented opponents at the largest-ever ADCC trials.

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From ADCC Trials to MMA, Kody Steele is Gunning For Gold

Mar 24, 2022

With ADCC West Coast Trials on April 2-3, and his second pro MMA fight on April 24, Kody Steele is staying busy!

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Wrestle-Jitsu Flow: Andrew Tackett & Kody Steele Train for ADCC Trials

Mar 21, 2022

Two of Checkmat's best flow during the Friday night pro training session at Brazilian Fight Factory.

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Slowed Down: Two Mins of No-Gi Flow with Tackett & Steele

Mar 19, 2022

William Tackett and Kody Steele finish off a tough no-gi training session during their ADCC Trials training camp with a slowed-down flow roll that lets them explore positions.

Early Look: The Biggest Names in for ADCC 2022 West Coast Trials

Mar 7, 2022

The 2022 ADCC West Coast Trial is the last chance for athletes hailing from North and Central America to qualify for the ADCC World Championships. Trials winners will earn one of the coveted places in September’s mega event, and a record-breaking number of people have signed up for a chance to compete in the biggest event of the year.

2022 FloGrappling Official No-Gi Rankings

Jan 25, 2022

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Jiu-Jitsu Fighters Poised To Take Over MMA in 2022

Jan 17, 2022

Grappling has become a lucrative career for many competitors and there isn’t the financial incentive to switch to MMA like there used to be, but a hardcore few still want to test themselves in the ring. Here’s who we expect to fight in 2022: Garry Tonon (6-0) finally has his title shot. After a number of cancelations / postponements Tonon will face off with ONE Championship featherweight champ Thanh Le (12-2) on March 11. Kody Steele, 2-0 in amateur MMA, has his pro debut lined up for February 6 in San Antonio. Steele, a powerful wrestler with serious KO power in his hands, takes on Jessee Gengler (6-9-0). Felipe Pena has been seen training MMA and says he’s going to stop competing in the gi so he can focus his efforts on ADCC 2022 and a switch to MMA. We visited the San Diego jiu-jitsu powerhouse Atos team last week, and while there we got to watch the Ruotolo brothers train MMA alongside their coach Andre Galvao. Tye Ruotolo and Kade Ruotolo have both said they want to fight MMA, and they’re not the only ones. Galvao, who last fought MMA in 2010, signed a deal with ONE Championship in late 2020 and we could see him back in the ring very soon, potentially before his ADCC superfight with Gordon Ryan in September. Atos teammates Kaynan Duarte, Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa and Rafaela Guedes (among others) have all hinted at MMA plans for 2022. The Ruotolos, who just got their black belts in December, have been clear about their desire to compete in both gi and no-gi events in 2022, leading to the question of whether their plans are realistic of the result of youthful exuberance.