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Grappling Bulletin: Galvao & Gordon Return, What Did We Learn?

Mar 28, 2022

Gordon Ryan Analyzes Garry vs Dante At WNO

Hear Gordon Ryans thought on Garry Tonon vs Dante Leon at the upcoming WNO!

Jul 23, 2020, Pro

Gordon Ryan Analyzes Garry vs Dante At WNO

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Meet The Cast and Coaches of Who's Next: Submission Fighter Challenge

Mar 24, 2022

Grappling Bulletin: The Race For Submission Of The Year Continues

Aug 30, 2021

Garry Tonon vs Dante Leon 2019 ADCC World Championships

Watch Garry Tonon vs Dante Leon from the 2019 ADCC World Championships.

Sep 29, 2019

Garry Tonon vs Dante Leon 2019 ADCC World Championships

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Levi, Canuto & More | The Stacked Middleweight Division At No-Gi Worlds

Forty athletes are registered for the male black belt middleweight division at No-Gi Worlds, making it the deepest of the tournament. That roster includes six ADCC veterans, three returning IBJJF no-gi world champs, and one Levi Jones-Leary looking to make his no-gi debut as a black belt. The middleweight division is composed of some of the most electric competitors in grappling: guys like Dante Leon, Renato Canuto, PJ Barch. Leon and Canuto are both looking to capture their second no-gi world titles, as is 2019 champ Hugo Marques; but they’ll face a new challenge this year. For the first time ever, heel hooks will be allowed for adult black belts at the no-gi world championships, making competitors like Oliver Taza more dangerous than ever. This could be Taza’s best opportunity to collect a major IBJJF title; he fell out of No-Gi Pans early, disqualified for breaking a rule unrelated to leg locks. The IBJJF allowing heel hooks has brought out a lot of new faces, such as Bellator MMA fighter Jay Jay Wilson, 8-0 in MMA with four submissions, 10th Planet figures including the up-and-coming Alan Sanchez. But the real story of this division is the presence of the Australian rising star, Levi Jones-Leary. Levi had a sensational run in the gi in his rookie season in 2019, capturing European and Pans titles and winning the $100,000 prize at the Spyder Invitational. The berimbolo player teased his transition to no-gi earlier this year, training with Lachlan Giles while living in Australia, and adding new wrinkles to his already precise style. This will be Levi’s first foray into the no-gi scene as a black belt, and he could walk away as a world champion. If he’s successful, this could be a harbinger of superstardom for Levi in the no-gi sphere, as — win or lose — he’ll face Oliver Taza a few weeks later at WNO: The Return of Gordon Ryan on October 20.

Oct 5, 2021