Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

On this weeks show Maine and Josh talk tons of BJJ and professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu News, including Keenan Cornelius sightings.  We talk about the Polaris Qualifier, Tex Jhonson looking for another team for his worlds registration, and the Grappling Rewind Patch giveaway contest ideas.  After that we move right into the recap of the IBJJF Brazilian Nationals, and how outstandingly difficult the event was to watch.  We talk about the return of Nicholas Meregali and his dominating victory over Kaynan Duarte, and Meregali sweep of both his weight and the absolute class.  We also talk about Isaac Doederlein becoming the second American to win gold at the IBJJF Brasileiros, a feat some put up there with a worlds win.  Given that so many Brazilians have difficulty obtaining visas to compete in worlds in the United States.  We also run through the listed results of the black belt divisions for the men and women's results including Ffion Davies winnning her way closer to a grand slam in 2019.  Maine and voic

On this weeks show Maine and Emil recap the weeks professional BJJ and sport Jiu Jitsu news.  Including Keenan remaining a free agent.  Seth Daniels and the Fight to Win crew producing ADCC 2019.  Craig Jones releasing more leg lock DVD's and a little about Lachlan Giles AMA on Reddit this week.  After the news segment we dive right into the UAEJJF with the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.  ABWPJJC for short.    We saw some outstanding matches in the finals of this event including Beatriz Mesquita vs Ffion Davies which ended up being one of the closest 10-2 matches Emil had ever seen.  We talk about the growing rivalry between Paulo Miyao, and Isaac Doederlien, Tommy Langaker having another stand out performance.  Erberth Santos vs Kaynan Duarte, and Duarte Vs Adam Wardzinski, plus the rest of the finals matches to crown this years UAEJJC world champion.  After that we break down the second and final ADCC European Trials, its seemed to be a weekend for kneebars between the first

On this weeks show we have three hosts Maine, Josh and Ryan get on the microphones and Recap the weeks BJJ news and events. The team bring up Keenan Cornelius leaving Atos and potentially opening up his own school.  We talk about Ralph Gracie being issued a warrant for his involvement in the IBJJF No-Gi worlds fight.  We talk about the ADCC invites, Mahamed Aly changing divisions for ADCC going from -99kg to +99 kg.  Plus we talk about Robert Whittaker entering the ADCC trials.  After that we recap Fight to Win 109, in Baltimore Maryland.  Josh competed on this card, this was his first broadcast professional event as a black belt.  We talk about DJ Jackson, Shane Jamil Hill Taylor, the Judo matches, and a bunch of other grapplers from Baltimore, and Baltimore BJJ, as well as Form.  Taking a look at Rob Sullivan, and Just the Tap BJJ owner David Brennan deep Kimura, and general arm nastiness that he was in during his match.  The team had a great time at the event as always and cannot wait for it to come back a

On this weeks show Maine and Emil recap Fight to Win 108 Philadelphia, PA, and Preview of F2W 109 Baltimore.  We also talk about some BJJ related News such as Keenan Cornelius leaving Atos, and speculate on where he might end up, or the possibility of him opening up his own school.  After the news section we get into the recap of Fight to Win 108 in Philly.  Maine was able to attend this one live and he talks about the energy in the 2300 Arena This card featured the return of Eddie Cummings defending his Featherweight title.  Mike Padilla in a barnburner of a match, Jon Blank fresh off his performance at KSASI last weekend, Murillo Santana, and Mayssa Bastos, from Unity.  Plus Rafael Formiga Barbosa defending his title,  and top straweight contender Pati Fontes in another title defense on the card.  The team has a great time recapping this event and as always Maine recommends that if the promotion ever comes to your area that you don't miss it. After that we move into the preview section of the show. We

On this weeks show we have Maine and new member of the Grappling Rewind Team Austin break down the weeks professional BJJ events and some grappling related MMA news.  We recapped Kasai Pro 5, Quintet Fight Night 3 the females, and Fight to Win 107 New England.  Then we preview Fight to Win 108 In Philadelphia.  In the news section of the show we commented on the interesting news that apparently everyone is training at DDS and Renzo’s this week. We saw multiple main card stand outs and world champs including Buchecha, Gordon, Craig, Romulo, Pena, in the blue basement.  This is for sure an ADCC camp, but interesting non the less.  We also talk about some potential matchup’s for Ben Askren in wrestling.  Maine talks about his interview with BJJ strength Podcast.  In the recap section of Kasai Pro 5 in New York.  We go deep into every single match of the 205 pound light heavyweight tournament featuring Aaron tex Jhonson, Felipe Pena, John Thor Blank, Kaynan Duarte, Jackson Souza, Craig Jones, and more.  We talk a

On this weeks show Maine and Emil get right into it.  No April Fools Jokes, (because we recorded the show before April 1) we get right into BJJ news.  Tapology has added submission grappling results to their website.  Making it a one stop shop for a multitude of combat sports results.  If you are a grappling nerd like we are this is pretty exciting news.  Then we get into the recap of Fight to Win 106 in Fort Lauderdale Florida.  This event paid out over $46,000.  Which is great to see.  We talk about Cyborg.  A whole slew of title fights on the card.  As well as a Rewind Recommends match between Karen Antunes and Talita Alencar which was Fight of the Night and a match for the F2W Fly Weight Championship.  We talk about an amazing choke from Rafael Formiga Barbosa Vs. Alexandre Pimentel Choke which was Submission of the Night For the Masters Black Belt Welter Weight Title.  As well as a number of other title fights on the card.  And some really stand out performances from the black belts.  After that we moved

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap the 2019 IBJJF Pan American championships in California that happened this week.  We talk about every single finals match for the black belt adults, and highlight some of our favorite standout performances and techniques for the event. Plus we talk about a few other matches we thought deserved attention for the event.  Maine shares his thoughts on closeouts.  In the recap for the women’s finals we talk about Gabbi Garcia making her competitive Jiu-jitsu return taking double gold in weight and absolute.  Ffion Davies winning her second black belt major event for IBJJF on her quest for a 2019 grand slam.  And other stand out matches for the women.  Maine and Emil talk about Adam Wardzinski’a impressive performance over Leandro Lo, and main talks about how much she enjoys watching Adams butterfly guard game.  We talk about Hulks finals matches,  green hair and all, and the piece he pushes. We also break down some interesting back takes from Levi Jones Leary, and his fin

On this weeks show we recap Polaris 9 headlines by Raphael Lovato Jr. and Jake Shields, and featuring matchups with Vagner Rocha, and Ffion Davies.  We recap Fight to Win 105 in Tulsa Oklahoma, and Gilbert Burns vs. Gleison Tibau on Titan FC 53. Plus all the weeks professional BJJ news and top stories affecting the world of professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  The biggest news being that the IBJJF has announced it will finally begin paying its Black Belt World Championship winners based on how many competitions are in the division.  We talk about some ADCC ticketing mishaps, and some other grappling news. Kicking off our recaps we dive into Polaris 9. Which featured a title bout between Ffion Davies vs Gezary Matuda, a number 1 contender match with Vagner Rocha, and a headline match between Raphael Lovato Jr. and Jake Shields; as well as a few other stand out matches to keep an eye on.  After that we recap Fight to Win 105 featuring matches with Isaque Bahiense vs Vitor Oliveira, Hunter Colvin, and more local g

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast we talk about the weeks news, and as always recap the weeks professional BJJ events; and preview the upcoming weeks events  This week in news we talk about Patrick Gaudio announced for the IBJJF HW GP, Kamaru Usman earning his black belt in BJJ after defeating Tyron Woodly.   Polaris Pro 9 has announced that sport betting for the event is live and that you can bet on professional grappling.  In the big news Metamoris has announced that they are making a comeback and we found out how much money everyone is owed to athletes.  Then we pontificate about who else didn’t get paid for their events.  Plus we discuss Ralek Gracie MMA hour interview where he announces a search for a partner financially and operational partner.  We talk about the leaked Gracie Barra Threats to the red shield post that popped up on Reddit /r/bjj.  Then we get into the recaps section of the show.  It was a packed week with the UAE King of Mats Lightweights, and UAEJJF Grand Slam in London taking p

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil, recap the weeks pro BJJ and Jiu Jisu events.  We start off the show with the week’s news and generally what’s hot in the world of professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and what’s’ hot is one thing this week; who got invited to the 2019 ADCC event in California.  As the invites list gets longer we see many of the staples of ADCC get their slot to the big show.  We see Vagner Rocha, Geo Martinez, AJ Agazarm, Dillion Dannis, current Gi world champion Shane Jamil Hill Taylor, in the lower weight classes and top competitors Xande Ribeiro, the current Gi world champ Mahamed Aly, stand out Patrick Gaudio, former ADCC champions Vinny Magalhaes, and Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu.  As well as Australian stand outs Kit Dale, and Craig Jones all get invites to the event.  Then we close out news speculating about Conor Mcgregor potentially competing in grappling again after his comments during the Polaris Pro 9 promo.  Plus we talk about Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren and debate

On this weeks show we have a packed news section as Maine and Josh kick the show off really professional.  Both the hosts this week are running on very little sleep due to the action packed weekend of events; so this episode you get lots of raw and unfiltered podcast hosts letting loose.  After the news section we get into the recaps kicking the show off with our recap of the craziness that was BJJ Stars BlackBelt Edition.  We talk about Erberth Santos having a knee injury then suddenly not having a knee injury and then  running into the crown Malice at the Palace style to attack Penas Brother.  After that we get into the actual sport BJJ segments of the show for BJJ Stars, and talk about some of the seasoned Brazilian Jiu Jitu veterans that were on the card.  Josh gives some interesting history about many of the top guys features on this event from another era.  After that we get in the Combat Jiu Jitsu (CJJ) fight night card featuring 135 pound bantamweight tournament and an absolute bracket along with some

On this weeks show we recaps Fight to Win 102 in Albuquerque, NM, where we saw Mahamed Aly take on Max Gimenis for the Super heavyweight title in the Gi, as well as F2W Judo second match ever; and some other exciting matchups.  After that we preview Combat Jiu jitsu Fight Night, featuring a 4 man absolute bracket of competitors.  The we preview one of the biggest Superfight cards of recent history in Brazil with BJJ Stars, featuring Erberth Santos, Nicholas Meregali, Leandro Lo, Tim Spriggs, DJ Jackson, Marcus Buchecha, Felipe Pena, Joao Gabriel and more.   After that we preview GrappleFest 4, with Craig Jones Vs Gabriel Arges, and Lachlan Giles Vs Bradley Hill.  Then we continue the previews with Finishers Invitational 8, featuring a 145 pound 16 man bracket wit Keith Krikorian, Frank Rosenthal, JM Holland and more.  As well as a ton of superfights including Rey Deleon vs John Battle, and Pierre-Olivier Leclerc vs Andrew Alexander.  Finally we finish off the previews with the 2019 Flograppling Showdown Atos

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap the amazing final matches and some other ADCC West Coast Trials action that took place this weekend.  We talk about each final match for every mens and woman's division 66kg, 77kg, 88kg, 99kg, and +99kg.  There is a lot to talk about with 6 out of the 7 finals matches ending in a submission.  We go through a little play by play of each of the matches and the moments of the day that impressed us the most.  This event is one of the most stacked of the year and we are looking forward to ADCC 2019.  After that we get into the recap of Fight to Win 101 in Denver Colorado, featuring Fight To Win Judo in its inaugural matchup, Maine talks about where the show came from and how excited he is to be covering Judo matches again.  We also talk about some of the other exciting, and technically interesting matches on the card, and some Para BJJ.  After that we move into the preview section of the show where we announce the launch of our new website www.GrapplingRewind.com and

This week on the show we have Josh back in the studio with Maine.  After Josh berates Maine about potentially having a broken back we recap Quintet Fight Night 2 with its action, flash submissions, and team battle format.  We also get into Kazushi Sakurabas pro wrestling super fight match on the card and more.  After that we get into Kasai Super Series in Dallas Texas, with Gordon Ryan, Tex Jhonson, Junny Ocasio, and both Canutos putting on exciting performances.  Then we get into the hallmark event  F2W 100 in Hawaii.  After all that we preview F2W 101 in Colorado, and ADCC West Coast Trials.  Recorded 1-4-2019

This week on the show we talk about the weeks Pro BJJ news, who was announced for the IBJJF Heavyweight GP, and AJ Agazarm with his Bellator debut. The we get into the recap section of the show recapping Fight to Win 99 in Scottsdale Arizona headlined by the first two matches of 2019 to make the Rewind Recommends list.  After that we get into a preview of Kasai Pro Super Series in Dallas, an event that has been stacked with some of the biggest names in superfight grappling, Gordon Ryan, Matheus Lutes, Tex Jhonson, Dante Leon, and current Kasai two division champ Renato Canuto.  Plus a host of exciting undercard matches and prelim matches.  After that we get into a preview of what will surely be the #BiggestPartyInGrappling with Fight to Win 100 in Honolulu Hawaii.  F2W takes it to the big island in there 100th event loaded with Fight to Win staples, Baret Yoshida, Kim Terra, and Dylan Royce.  After that we get into a preview of Pantheon Grapplings inaugural event featuring Gi, No-Gi, and BJJ with strikes, out

On this weeks show Maine and Emil recap the 2019 IBJJF European Championship that took place at an amazingly difficult timezone to watch live for us here in the USA.  We recap some of the best black belt finals matches of the event, and break down some of the most interesting technical details we saw from the event.  After that we recap Fight to Win 98 in San Jose California, headlines by Jake Shields, we talk about the Brown and Black belt Fight of the Nights' and The Brown and Black Belt Submissions of the night.  After that we Preview the weeks upcoming events Rise 6, with a 205 pound tournament, and a number of title bouts.  The we get into a preview of Sirius Grappling 3 with a host of exciting matches on the card.  Then we preview Fight to Win 99 in Scottsdale Arizona.  ALl that and more plus the latest BJJ and Jiujitsu news on this weeks show.  Recorded 1-21-2019

This week we get back to our standard schedule we kick the show off with some news, the biggest news being that Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao had beef on the Internet, and Caio Terra also decided to throw his hat in the ring. To top it all off a match originally slated to 50,000 dollars moved up to 300,000 dollars and Andre said 1 million or bust. After that we get into non-speculative news with Fight to Win announcing F2W Judo superfights were pumped about that.  Then talk about the rumor that IBJJF will be adding Heel Hooks into their rule set finally.  After that we get into the UAEJJF King of Mats event and all the amazing action of the event.  Then we recap the UAEJJF Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi that preceded the KOM event.  Next we move into Third Coast Grappling Championship and their unique points and submission rule set, Keenan Cornelius Vs Tex Johnson, and a host of other fantastic matches on the card.  Then we get back to our regularly schedule programming with Fight to Win 97 in Sacramento California.

On this Bonus show Maine and Emil talk about what it takes to be an outlier, the level one step above that of elite competitor.  The criteria for domination and who the biggest outlier athletes to ever put a Gi on are in the modern era of sport BJJ.  We talk about the biggest and baddest men to ever win an IBJJF world title in the Gi.  Then after that we switch gear and talk about our favorite rule sets for professional superfight organizations.  The pros and cons of each rule set, then talk about how we think rules can be changed to facilitate different types of action.  The Maine and Emil get into what they would most prefer to watch and brainstorm potential professional rule changes.  Recorded 1-9-2018 

On this weeks show Maine and Emil get into previews of the weeks upcoming events, this show is a bit shorter than normal as the BJJ professional events tend to be less frequent during the holidays.  We preview the Third Coast Grappling in Texas. Fight to Win 97 in Sacramento California, UAEJJF Grand Slam Abu Dhabi, and the 2019 Abu Dhabi King of Mats.  Recorded 1-3-2019

In this year-end recap show we have Maine, Josh and Emil in a first ever 3 mic show.  Then we get into some news and promotions then year end point totals for IBJJF for the Gi.  Followed by a run through of the 2018 FloGrappling Awards, while sharing our thoughts on the selections.  In a shocking turn of events we don’t agree with all the nominations.  After that we get into discussion of the 2018 Fight to Win payouts, the organization has once again paid out over 1 Million dollars that’s 1,000,000 dollars to the competitors this year.  Then we talk about the Fight to Win fighters and matches of the year, and there were some good ones.  After that we seem to forget what year certain matches happen so have to look some stuff up.  Then we get into the BJJ Heroes top submission percentages of the year for Male Black Belts, and Josh shares his love of Dorito’s, and shares flavor opinions.  After all that we get into our 2019 BJJ and Grappling resolutions, and for once they are not all terrible.   Recorded 12-30-2