Grappling

The latest inductee to the ADCC Hall of Fame is the original superstar of the promotion, Mario Sperry. The veteran grappler competed at the very first ADCC world championship event all the way back in 1998 and he set the standard that every future competitor was to be measured against by winning both his weightclass…

It’s been a little over six months since Gordon Ryan decided to announce his retirement from Jiu-Jitsu competition as a result of his ongoing stomach issues. Given that he’s right in the middle of his athletic prime and competing in a sport where athletes have multiple matches in a single day, even half a year…