It was a wild weekend and the main theme seemed to be the dreaded inside heel hook.

Craig Jones strikes again! 

Aussie sensation Craig Jones tapped Jake Shields in trademark fashion at Polaris 6 in London on Saturday, ripping on an inside heel hook in around one minute. Jones’ stock has been rising since his breakout performance at the 2017 ADCC, and this latest win adds even more fuel to the fire. 

EBI offers another breakout Renzo grappler

The latest EBI tournament was won by a Renzo Gracie team brown belt named Jon Calestine in Burbank, California, on Saturday. Called up at the last minute to replace teammate Eddie Cummings (who had fallen ill), Calestine rocked up and finished three of his opponents in regulation, with only former EBI champ Geo Martinez making it into overtime.

Photo: Blanca Marisa Garcia

Calestine used three inside heel hooks to rip through Junny Ocasio, Jason Hayden, and Mike D’avila before beating the 10th Planet rep Martinez. 

UAEJJF Continental Pro – quick recap

The North America Continental Pro on Sunday was another important stage in the lead-up to the Abu Dhabi World Pro — which, if you missed it, is offering huge $15,000 prizes to the winners of each black belt weight division! 

New York saw the latest major UAEJJF tournament on American soil, and it witnessed plenty of big names come out to play. Check out a quick recap below: 

• Job Miyao beat Sop Mu Huh twice in a best-of-three matchup to take 62kg gold. 

• Paulo Miyao beat Pablo Mantovani in the 69kg final. 

• Gianni Grippo moved up to 77kg division for a round-robin affair, beating both Alexandre Molinaro of Carlson Gracie Team and Athos Miranda, a fellow Marcelo Garcia black belt. 

• Matheus Diniz won the 85kg division. Diniz beat bronze medalist Murilo Santana in the semifinal and then knocked off Nick Calvanese in the final. 

• Cicero Costha’s Helton Junior early won a best of three against Ashur Darmo of Gracie Barra in the 94kg division. 

Watch this highlight of the action: 

The future is bright… 

Kids Pans got the most attention when it came to the younger generation, but don't sleep on Fight To Win Pro for spotting up-and-coming talent. 

Of the six kids/teens matches at Fight To Win Pro 63 in Oklahoma City on Saturday night, there were no less than five submissions! 

The techniques we saw implemented included a flying armbar, a flying triangle, a triangle, a kimura, and a key lock. Incredible.