Toe Hold No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
Toe hold no-gi setups that finish without trashing the knee — 7 entries from ashi garami, single leg X, half guard, and back exposure.
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Armbar No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap in 2026
Seven no-gi armbar setups elite grapplers actually finish in 2026, from the closed guard hip-up to belly-down juji-gatame, plus the mistakes that get the arm yanked out.
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Rear Naked Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The rear naked choke no-gi is the highest-percentage submission in modern grappling, and the math isn’t close. At ADCC 2024 in Las Vegas, back-takes were recorded 43 times across the bracket and the rear naked choke finished more athletes than any other technique on the mat. Strip away the gi and the neck is suddenly…
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Triangle Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Master the triangle choke in no-gi with 7 setups that force the tap — closed guard, mount, scrambles, and the angle adjustment most fighters miss.
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Kimura BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
The kimura BJJ submission finishes from every position on the mat. Here are the 7 highest-percentage no-gi setups and the defenses that actually work.
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How to Prevent Cauliflower Ear in BJJ: 7 No-Gi Truths
Khabib Nurmagomedov retired with one of the most recognized ears in combat sports, and he started wrestling at age six. The timeline isn’t a coincidence. Learning how to prevent cauliflower ear is a no-gi grappler’s first practical skill, sitting somewhere between learning to shrimp and learning to tap. The injury is mechanical, predictable, and almost…
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UFC BJJ 9: 7 Bold Storylines Worth Watching June 4
UFC BJJ 9 lands at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and it brings the strongest top-to-bottom card the young promotion has put together. Mason Fowler defends his light heavyweight title against IBJJF No-Gi World Champion Devhonte Johnson in the main event, two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns makes…
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ADCC -88kg Trials: 5 Truths About Nathan Haddad’s Win
Nathan Haddad climbed out of a 6-0 hole, armbarred Jayden Groner, and beat Ryan Aitken to take ADCC -88kg at the 2026 West Coast Trials.
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Mikey Musumeci Heel Hook: 5 UFC BJJ 8 No-Gi Lessons
Mikey Musumeci tapped Kevin Dantzler with a heel hook at 2:15 of Round 1 at UFC BJJ 8 — fighting through a staph infection. 5 lessons from the no-gi finish.
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Andrey vs Owen Jones: 5 ONE Fight Night 44 Truths
Kade Ruotolo’s injury reshuffled ONE Fight Night 44 — Andrey vs Owen Jones now headlines the no-gi side. Five truths the matchup hides.
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UFC BJJ Crushes CJI 3: 5 Bold Truths About No-Gi 2026
UFC BJJ just buried the Craig Jones Invitational. On May 27, 2026, Craig Jones killed CJI 3 with a single Reddit reply: “cancelled. Decided to keep the money.” Eighteen months earlier the Australian black belt had thrown a million-dollar prize purse at the no-gi world to embarrass ADCC. Now he’s walking away — and the…
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ADCC West Coast Trials 2026 Results: 8 Champions Crowned
The ADCC West Coast Trials 2026 wrapped up on April 19 at the Fairplex Expo Hall in Pomona, California, and eight no-gi grapplers walked away with golden tickets to the ADCC 2026 World Championship in Poland. Over 700 athletes registered across the two-day meat grinder, and only one name from each weight class survived the…
