Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show, Maine and Cory recap the one championship match between Dante Leon and Kenta Iwamoto. Plus, we recap the second North American ADCC West Coast trials for the 2026 season. In the recap section of the show we discuss the welterweight out between Dante Leo and Kenta Iwamoto we talk about the fantastic pacing of the match with the passing from Kenta coupled with some of the best...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap the UFC BJJ 7 and WNO 32.  In the recap section of the show, we discussed the lightweight tournament for the WNO title at 155 pounds we discussed Dorian Olivarez and his various improvements since 2023 leading to two ADCC trials victories, and we discussed how his wrestling in passing game have evolved to be an absolute nightmare for everyone in the -66...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the 2026 IBJJF pan championships.  We recap every single black belt, adult finals match, including the open class for both the men's and women's divisions.  We kick off the recap with the men's Roosterweight Division with Marcos Gomes vs Bebeto Oliveira. Discussing Marcos Gomes belly down ankle lock win. In the Light-Featherweight Divis...

The Maine and Corey recap both ADCC South American trials for ADCC 2026.  We kick off the show recapping the Rio de Janeiro trials that we may have called São Paulo trials accidentally in Brazil, after that we recap the trials in Indaiatuba, Brazil. We recap every single finals match across all of the divisions for both events. We discuss the non-qualifying women's finals in Rio de Janeiro as...

This week on the show Maine and Austin recap UFC BJJ 6. In the recap section of the show we talk about Tye Ruotolo vs Pawel Jaworski, and the One championship catch submission judging system.  After that we recap every match on the UFC BJJ 6 card. We kick off the recap talking about the main event matchup between Mason Fowler vs Pedro Machado we talked about the wrestling and top pressure for Maso...

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris 36 and preview UFC BJJ 6.  In the recap section of the show we break down the entire Maine card and every title fight on Polaris 36.  We kick off the recap discussing Ethan Crelinsten vs Shai Gerena we talked about Shai pathway to this title fight and career directory as well as Ethan's rear, naked, choke victory in round one to retain his ti...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda break down the 2026 IBJJF NoGi Grand Prix. Plus preview Polaris 36. In the news section of the show, we discussed the recent news that athletes in the UFC BJJ will not be allowed to compete in ADCC in 2027. We also discussed them with a recent news across the sport.  In the recap section of the show, we breakdown all of the super fights and every single mat...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the 2026 IBJJF No-Gi GP we break down all of the big black belt, super fights, and every single athlete in the Grand Prix.  In the preview section of the show, we discussed every single first round matchup in the IBJJF absolute No-Gi GP. We kick it off discussing the quarterfinal matchups that kickoff the event with the top seed Victor Hugo vs Marlon...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the UFC BJJ 5 and ADCC European and African Trials 2026.  We kick off the show talking about Gordon Ryans official retirement. After that we move into the recap section of the show talking about UFC BJJ 5 headlined by Mikey Musumeci vs Shay Montague for the Bantamweight title. We talked about Shay tearing something in his upper leg and announcing it to...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview, the UFCBJJ5 headline by Mikey Musumeci vs Shay Montague for the Bantamweight title.  We preview the main event talking about some of Mikey's past opponents and talking about the recent accolades from Shay we discussed some of the dynamics of the match, including the leg lock avenues that both men are well known for finishing fights with as well...

This week on the show Maine and Maggie recap Polaris 35 Team Polaris Vs Team WNO Squads. We kick off the show talking about the Middleweight title superfight between Davis Asare vs Levi Jones-Leary we talk about Levi's game plan versus Davis and how he used De la Riva hook and threat of the Berimbolo to win all three rounds with commanding positional work and solid top positioning once on top...

This week on the show Maine and Corey preview Polaris 35 the Polaris Vs WNO squads event, and recap every Black Belt Final at the 2026 IBJJF Euros.  In the preview section of the event we discuss Polaris going to FloGrappling after a decade on fightpass. We talk about the stacked squads event with Team Polaris bringing Santeri Lilius, Eoghan O'Flanagan, Lucas Kanard, Taylor Pearman, Owen Jone...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the 2026 IBJJF European Championship for all the adult black belt divisions. We also recap the main event of F2W 302.  In the preview section of the show, we take a look at every single adult black belt division for the men and the women. We talked about the seeding of each division and some of the most interesting potential matchups in each division...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap RAF 5, F2W 301.  In the recap section of the show we discuss the RAF 5 event Headlined by Colby Covingtondefeating Luke Rockholdvia Tech fall in the second round. We discussed the rematch of Kyle Dake vsMahamedkhabib "Kadi" Kadzimahamedau for the Cruiserweight title which Dake retained points 10-7.  In Armenia Arman Tsarukyanvs Lance Palmerwe...

This week on the show Maine and Corey recap the best submissions and moments of 2025  Recorded 1-1-2026

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap CFFC BJJ 16. We kick up we kick off with the recap section of the show discussing how CFFC BJJ is now a direct feeder to the UFC BJJ adopting the same rules used in that organization with the three round system and the same judging criteria. We talk about the main event of Oliver Taza vs Andrew Kochell we discussed some of the passing work from Taza couple...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF NoGi Worlds. We recap the Black Belt finals and open class for each division.  In the recap section of the show, we kick it off breaking down the massive upset in the female open class final between Elisabeth Clay vs Gabrieli Pessanha, discussing Clay's aggressive pull to the 50/50 position, her refusal to stall, and the inside heel...

On this weeks show Maine and Corey recap UFC BJJ 4.  In the recap section of the show, we kick it off breaking down the main event welterweight title match between Andrew Tackett vs Elijah Dorsey, discussing the early leg lock exchange, Tackett's decision to engage in the 50/50 position, and his inside heel hook finish in the first round.  In the middleweight title match between William Tacke...

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap WNO 31, ADCC Asian and Oceanic Trials 2025, and One Championship Marcello Garcia Vs Lachlan Giles.  In the recap section of the shell, we kick it off breaking down the One Championship matchups between Marcello Garcia and Lachlan Giles talking about Lachlan leg and K guard entries and how he was able to submit Marcello with a kneebar.  We also recapped...

This week, Maine and Miranda preview the upcoming WNO 31 night of champions we discussed all of the matchups on the main card and breakdown our picks for who will win and retain the titles at Who is Number One. We kick off the show discussing the main event Felipe Pena vs. Luke Griffith we talk about their first two matchups where Pena has been able to submit Luke every time. We talked about their...

This week, me and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF Crown featuring six different divisions, two women's divisions, and four men's divisions. We also recap the Maine card for BJJ Stars 18. In the recap section of the show we kicked off with BJJ Stars 18 taking a look at the main card. We discuss Pedro Marinho taking a decision over Roosevelt Sousa via his usual methods and distance management...

This week on the show Maine recaps the 2025 ADCC North American trials live from Orlando Florida.   We recap all the divisions starting with the Men's We discuss the  -66.0 kg Dorian Olivarez -77.0 kg Jacob Bornemann -88.0 kg Jon Blank -99.0 kg Achilles Rocha +99.0 kg Brandon Reed Then  move into the recap of the womens division -55.0 kgAna Mayordomo -65.0 kg Morgan "Mo" Black +65.0...

This week on the show, Maine and Josh preview the 2025 ADCC North American championships, also known as the East Coast trials. We take a look at all of the divisions and talk about the most notable athletes registered for the event. We take a look at the under 66 kg divisions followed by the under 77 kg division followed by the under 88 kg division followed by the under 99 kg division followed by...

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda accompanied by Cory recap Polaris 34 that took place earlier in the day we discussed the entire squads event and every single match in the men's tournament as well as both women's title fights between Ffion Davies and Margot Ciccarelli and Helena Crevar versus Sula Mae-Loewenthal.  In the recap section of the show, we talk about the absolutely inc...

This week on the Maine and Miranda recap WNO 30, and 8 man super fight tournament to determine who will be the next Openweight champion. We also preview Polaris 34 the Squads event and women's title fights.  In the recap section of the we jump right into discussing the criteria of how matches were judged at the event, we run through every single match on the main card and discussed the result...