Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

Recap of Kaynan Duarte vs Vinicius Ferreira Decision for the Heavyweight No-Gi champion title at Fight to Win; ADCC Trials locations and dates. Preview of Sub Stars, and SUG 11, and Artista Invitational 2.  Plus who we think will face Mikey Musumeci for 10 thousand dollars of Caio Terra’s Money.   In the news section of the show we talk about Third coast vs GrappleFest event that has been announce...

Maine and Emil talk about the weeks pro BJJ events and the weeks Pro BJJ news. In the news section the hosts talk about the interviews with the fighters at Kasai that are out of the Grappling Rewind YouTube page.  We talk about Kaynan Duarte receiving a USADA Doping Suspension that will see his retroactive suspension extend for the next 4 months.  We talk about Gordon Ryan 100K 5 fight deal with T...

We recap Kasap Pro 7, the biggest No-Gi heavyweight tournament ever, we recap the finals for Finishers 11, and Third Coast Grappling Qualifier 3.  We also preview Who’s #1 and Para Bellum Quintet. Maine and Emil fresh off of their trip to Dallas Texas to cover Kasai Pro 7 kick the show off with BJJ News talking about a ton of Sub Stars matchups that have been revealed this week.  Gordon Ryan vs Te...

IBJJF Euros 2020 Recap, Kasai Pro 7 Preview, along with a recap of select matches on JitzKing 2 Miami, and previews of Finishers 11, and Third Coast Grappling Qualifier III.  Maine Miller and Zak Brodnik sit down and talk about the above as well as the weeks BJJ news. In the news section we talk about new articles on the GrapplingRewind.com and some other great content coming out on the site. Grap...

This week on the show Maine, Emil, and Josh Recap Fight to Win 135 in Sacramento CA, The AJP Queen of Mats Heavweights 2020, Maine and Josh Preview the 2020 IBJJF European Championships, Maine and Emil preview JitzKing Miami, and talk about the weeks pro BJJ news.  In the news section of the show we talk about Kody Steel being promoted to black belt.  We talk about some new articles Maine, and the...

This week on the show Maine and Josh talk about the weeks grappling news, recap Fight to Win 134 in Scottsdale, AZ headlined by Marcio Andre Vs. Benson Henderson.  In the news section of the show we talk about Raphael Lovato Jr. being announced as taking a grappling match at Sub Stars.  We talk about Grappling Industries announcing their first world championships, and that it will be free to all a...

This week on the show Maine and Emil talk about tons of matchups that have been announced since the holiday break has concluded, as well as an Interview with Jay Regalbuto.  The entire news section of the show is matchup heavy.  We talk about Keenan Cornelius Vs. Roberto Jimenez booked for Who is #1 on FloGrappling.  The announcement of the Queen of Mats for AJP, Nick Rodriguez Vs. Victor Hugo, Ed...

This week on the show Maine and Emil give our hot takes of 2019, talk BJJ news and talk about how the meta of Pro BJJ has changed in 2019 moving into 2020. In the news section we talk about Gordon Ryan’s retirement that he announced on Instagram earlier this week.  We talk about how this affects the discussion as him being the No-Gi GOAT, and how this potentially affects the Pro-BJJ Scene.   We ta...

This week on the show Maine, Emil, and Austin recap 2019.  We talk about the top 10 matches of the year some honorable mentions as well as are personal highlights and low lights of the year.   In the new section of the show we talk about Cyborg being scheduled to have open-heart surgery in 2020. Tap cancer out donating 870k to Alex’s lemonade stand. Mateus lutes black belt promotion.  Gi Mendes be...

This week on the show Maine, Emil and Austin break down Quintet Ultra, and the IBJJF 2019 No-Gi Worlds, as well as preview SUG 10. In the news section of the show lots of Brown Belts got promoted to black belt. In the recap of Quintet Ultra we break down the superfights that saw Gordon Ryan win via kneebar in quick fashion, as well as Craig Jones secure an RNC.  In the team section of the event we...

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Third Coast Grappling 3 in Houston Texas, Fight to Win 133, Preview Quintet Ultra, and the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds 2019.    In the news section we talk about Maine and Rachael doing a ton of interviews for BJJ Fanatics in Texas this weekend, and getting engaged on the trip as well.  We talk about Nicky Rod Vs Pat Downey and potentially Gordon Ryan Vs Pat Downe...

This week on the show Maine and Emil Recap Polaris 12, Quintet FN 4, Preview Third Coast Grappling 3, and Fight to Win 133 in Fresno CA.  In the news section we talk about Vagner Rocha Vs. William Tackett, and how it’s great to see Vagner facing all the young killers.  We also talk about the superfights on Quintet Ultra in less than two weeks, and teams from the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and Pride.  I...

This week on the show Maine, Emil, and Austin recap the Spyder BJJ Invitational Final for 2019 and who takes home the 100,000-dollar prize.  We also recap the Fight to Win action that took place in Hawaii featuring Garry Tonon, and recap GrappleFest 7 with Craig Jones.   In the news section of the show we talk about some upcoming matchup announcements, Including Gordon Ryan posting his checking ac...

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Josh recap BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix, Finishers Sub Only 10, then in the preview section we talk about the Spyder Invitational Championship, GrappleFest 7, Fight to Win 132 Hawaii; and Maine interviews Matt Kaplan about his upcoming Grappling Idiots Superfight card. In the weeks news we talk about the recently announced matchup between Nicky Rodrig...

On this weeks episode of the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil talk some BJJ news and controversy regarding BJJ belts. We discuss some upcoming matchups and recap Fight to Win 131.  Then we preview the stacked BJJ Fanatics Open weight Grand Prix. In the news section Maine and Emil discuss the Flo article surrounding the BJJ belt system. Plus the Third Coast Grappling matchup between Gordon R...

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Fight to Win 130 in Denver, CO, the AJP UAEJJF Queen of Mats and preview Fight to Win 131 Vagner Rocha Vs Tye Ruotolo.  At the end of the episode we talk about the Spyder Championship. In the news section of the show the hosts talk about the Upcoming Quintet Ultra event that will feature teams representing the UFC, Pride, WEC, and Strikeforce.  Maine and...

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil recap the big matches from Fight to Win 129 in Chicago IL, Rise 8, the Third Coast Grappling Qualifier 2’s Superfights, and as always talk the latest Pro BJJ News. Kicking the show off in the news section we talk about a potential matchup between Gordon Ryan and Lachlan Giles with Gordon reportedly willing to put up 500,000 on himself.   We...

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Fight to Win 128 in Philadelphia that they got to attend live and shoot a number of interviews with competitors.  We also recap BJJ Stars 2 and the domination that is Nicholas Meregali. In the news section of the show we talk about Keenan opening American JiuJitsu legion, and some of the controversy surrounding his branding.  We talk ADCC trials dates and...

This week on the grappling rewind podcast Maine and Josh preview the week’s upcoming professional events.  As well as a huge interview with ADCC event organizer for 2019 and 2021. Kicking off the weeks show we get into news.  Nicky Ryan has received his brown belt, after his ADCC 2019 performance.  Maine talks about plans to do more live event coverage moving into 2020.  As well as other pro BJJ a...

On this historic 100th numbered episode of the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil share their thoughts on ADCC 2019 a week after what was the greatest grappling event of all time.  They also break down Fight to Win 127 in Dallas Texas, the World Jiu Jitsu Festival Day 1 and Day 2, recap the finale of the Shugyo invitational episode 7.  They also briefly touch on the results of Battle Grapple...

On this week's show Maine and Emil talk about ADCC 2019, covering the semifinals and finals for the men and women's divisions, the absolute men's division, the superfight between Andre Galvao and Felipe Pena, talked about the overall experience of the tournament, how great the jiu jitsu community is and our favorite moments from the weekend. In the men's +99 kg division, we tal...

In this special ADCC day 1 edition of the Grappling Rewind Podcast, Maine and Emil talk about the opening rounds of the tournament, the incredible atmosphere of the event, breakdown exciting matches from each of the women and men's divisions and discuss major upsets. In the over 99 kg men's division we talk about the destructive match between Nick Rodriguez and Mahamad Aly which featured...

On this special ADCC 2019 Bracket Friday edition of the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil talk about the rules of ADCC 2019 and the brackets that were released a few hours ago for the event.  We explain the points for ADCC and how they differ from most events that we cover on the show.  As well as some points of rules clarification that occurred during the rules meeting.  After that we previ...

This week on the show we have three hosts on Maine Miller, Emil Sandoz-Rosado and Josh Weinstock.  On the week before the big show; ADCC 2019, the Olympics of our sport the every two years celebration of the highest level of professional grappling in the world.  Before we get into the preview we run through the weeks news the ADCC replacements, who has dropped out from the event and who is replaci...

This week on the show maine and Emil recap The Ultimate Mat Warriors 5, Fight to Win 125 in San Jose, CA, The King of the Mats 7 presented by Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro Tour, and briefly recap IBJJF 2019 IBJJf No-Gi Pans, and talk about Shygyo Invitational Episode 5 then we preview Fight to Win 126 taking place in San Diego, CA, the UWW Grappling World Championships, with ADCC less than two weeks awa...