How Hulk SMASHED The BJJ Bet GP | Grappling Bulletin (Ep. 25)

25. How Hulk SMASHED The BJJ Bet GP

With Leandro Lo, Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa, Micael Galvao, Rousimar Palhares and William Tackett, BJJBet’s middleweight no-gi Grand Prix was one of the most anticipated events of the summer. The show also featured a number of IBJJF World champions in gi superfights, with Matheus Gabriel, Tayane Porfirio and Nicholas Meregali all stepping onto the mat. 

The big winner was Lucas Barbosa, aka “Hulk”, who submitted two of his three opponents at BJJBet II, including Leandro Lo in the final. 

We’ll examine the best performances and biggest moments from the entire event on the Grappling Bulletin Podcast. Scroll down and catch up on the best grappling news from around the world. 

In this episode:

  1. NEWS 

WNO Championship 115lb division announced 

Tye Ruotolo joins Craig Jones in 185lb division 

Isaque Bahiense enters IBJJF middleweight Grand Prix 

Lucas Rocha leaves ZR Team 

  1. BJJ BET

Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa wins BJJ Bet, submits Leandro Lo

Matheus Gabriel submits Luan Carvalho with 50-50 armbar 

Disappointing performance for Nicholas Meregali 

Tayane Porfirio gets win vs Gabi Pessanha 

  1. EMERALD CITY

16-man EBI-rules 145lb tournament, Aug 7 on FloGrappling

  1. RESULTS RECAP 

Cisneros gets win over Kennedy Maciel at F2W179 

Samuel Barbosa wins Midwest Finishers tournament 

  1. UPCOMING EVENTS 

Lovato Jr. vs Arges, Tama vs Najmi, Reusing vs Guedes