Follow along as we provide updates for Sapateiro's big $100,000 world championship bracket, going down at 155lbs. This is a major bracket, featuring eight of the top-13 ranked grapplers at the weight in the world including Diego Pato, Ethan Crelinsten, Gianni Grippo, and more. The event starts at 7pm EST and is available exclusively on PPV.

Two of the division's brightest up-and-comers will meet up at WNO 27: Duarte vs Rodriguez when UK's Owen Jones meets Costa Rica's Julian Espinosa in lightweight action. Both men are undefeated on WNO and a win here for either of these electric grapplers can make a major statement.

WNO 26 is coming to Costa Mesa, California and we have your main event - Diego Pato, the submission ace of the lightweight division, will be defending his title against 10th Planet's Keith Krikorian in a dual of exciting 155lb grapplers.

One of the most interesting parts of grappling is seeing how it continues to evolve, even in small positions. Professional athletes and coaches are constantly looking for new and novel ways to initiate or counter existing techniques or strategies, and the moves trickle outward through jiu-jitsu from there. For a good recent example, we can look at the leg lock position that Nicky Ryan used recently at WNO 23 - and how Deandre Corbe answered that position with a counter at WNO 24 against a B-Team athlete.

B-Team's Ethan Crelinsten and Pedigo Submission Fighting's Dante Leon are two of the best lightweight submission grapplers on Earth, and they are set to face off on Aug. 10 at Tezos WNO: Meregali vs Duarte for the vacant 155lb championship.

As we get ready for the great grappling action set for Tezos WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho, let’s take a look at one of the matches on the card that has the most potential for fireworks - Dante Leon and Ruan Alvarenga at lightweight, 155lbs. In this article, I’m going to highlight a few areas of the fight that could prove critical or interesting in their bout, explain a few ways they match up based on prior performances, and give you a sense of what to watch out for when they lock up on May 18th.

The fourth edition of the Emerald City Invitational is ready to launch on Saturday, March 12, in Atlantic City, NJ.The main event, an eight-man 155 lb bracket with a $10,000 grand prize, will feature EBI-rules veterans, ADCC West Coast Trials favorites, and the reigning Emerald City Invitational 145 lb champion.