Braulio Estima is one of the most creative black belt champions in Brazilian jiu-jitsu history, winning titles in gi and no-gi, and he is remembered for his two signature submissions are the Estima Lock and the Braulio triangle. These powerful submission variations helped cement Estima as a unique grappling mind, proving both moves as effective on the elite level. Despite being so associated with these techniques that they are branded with his name, what often gets forgotten is that Braulio only hit each of these moves once - and he did it back to back to win an ADCC World Championship.

After three years of anticipation, the biggest submission wrestling event ever has arrived. The 2022 ADCC World Championships goes down in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept 18, after a long season of preparation, qualification and grueling training.

The ADCC World Championship has served as the ultimate proving ground for submission grapplers since its inception in 1998.

An IBJJF Pans title, gold medals at No-Gi Pans and No-Gi Worlds, third place at the WNO Championship, and this weekend, the EUG 155 lb title. Diego “Pato” Oliveira is undoubtedly having the year of his career.

With all the buzz around heel hooks and the focus on no-gi oriented leglocks, it’s easy to forget how powerful the straight ankle lock can be. The footlock is more than a way to earn the favor of the judges or score an advantage in a close match. When applied correctly, it’s a powerful submission responsible for some of the most brutal-looking breaks in jiu-jitsu.

For the second straight event, Who's Number One (WNO) will feature a clash of ADCC champions in the main event. After Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz in October, this time around we are bringing you 2019 99+kg champ Kaynan Duarte vs 2015 99kg champ Rodolfo Vieira in no-gi, submission only action.

Braulio Estima is always a great conversation; he called in for a second time on the WNO Podcast this week for episode 55. We covered a lot of Braulio's epic career. Here are the highlights:

Since its inception in 1998, the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) World Championships has been the premier no-gi competition, starting as a way for athletes from various disciplines to test themselves. Initially taking place yearly and then moving to a biennial affair, there have been 13 ADCC events so far in its history.

This was a wild week on the WNO Podcast, with a bunch of legends calling in. I've compiled my favorite moments here to be viewed in one place. First, here are links to the full episodes: 

Roger Gracie and Braulio Estima were the call-in guests for the 36th episode of the WNO Podcast on Tuesday. The ADCC and IBJJF world champs had a lot of interesting things to say about their careers and the current state of jiu-jitsu; here are some of the highlights:

The no-gi G.O.A.T. topic has been a hot conversation in the community for the last few weeks, ignited by the peak in no-gi interest around ADCC. For every one person who pops up in comments arguing that it’s an irrelevant topic, there are hundreds more ready to debate who they think is the all-time great without the kimono.

 Braulio Estima is a 3x IBJJF Black Belt World Champion and ADCC champion.