Kade Ruotolo showed a pretty impressive improvement in his striking for a lifelong grappler in only his second MMA contest, knocking down his opponent Ahmed Mujtaba with an overhand before jumping on a darce for the finish. Kade is the top-ranked 170lb no-gi grappler on Earth, winning both CJI & ADCC in his young career, and now his MMA career is off to a near-perfect start.

The Ruotolo Brothers are two of the youngest veterans in the jiu-jitsu game today and have officially announced their own online platform!

At ONE 167: Tawanchai vs Nattawut 2, Mikey Musumeci got a measure of revenge in submitting former opponent Gabriel Sousa and Kade Ruotolo won his MMA debut by submission in a display of classic jiu-jitsu.

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has seen its share of concerts, shows, sporting events and more, and the versatile venue on the famed Las Vegas Strip now will welcome the 2024 edition of the ADCC World Championship, which will take place Aug. 17-18.

Both Tye Ruotolo and Kade Ruotolo won their ONE championship matches with the 'Ruotolo-tine' submission, an arm triangle variation from the back that combines elements of the rear naked, ezekiel, and darce for the strangle. It's the same finish that Tye used at 2022 ADCC against Pedro Marinho. Kade and Tye are undefeated in ONE championship action, and both brothers are invited to the ADCC World Championships in August.

Kade Ruotolo, the returning champion at -77kg, has been officially invited to the ADCC World Championships. Kade's 2022 run was the most successful ADCC debut in history, winning the gold medal with a 100% submission rate. This will be his second appearance at ADCC Worlds.

Kade Ruotolo is set to return to action quickly, as he is now scheduled to take on Francisco Lo in a 180lb grappling match in ONE Championship. The bout will take place on the April 5th card, where Kade's twin brother Tye is set to take on Izaak Michell for the ONE 185lb title.

A popular armbar trend is emerging (or maybe re-emerging) among the new generation of submission hunters, and we keep seeing more and more examples at elite levels. That trend is in the setup, and how they are using positional threats for easier entries into their armbar. Rather than taking the "traditional" route of passing, pinning, and submitting, they are finding more and more opportunities to launch into their fight-finishing arm locks by making their opponents defend back takes, chokes, and more at the same time.

Kade Ruotolo defeated Tommy Langaker to retain the ONE Fighting Championship Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship on June 9th, with the judges favoring his top work and aggression in the 10-minute unanimous decision victory to defend his 170lb. title.

The 2022 ADCC 88kg World Champion Giancarlo Bodoni is getting his moment in the spotlight. On January 31, FloSports will release the feature length documentary, Becoming Dangerous: The Rise of Giancarlo Bodoni (more on that below). But first, breaking news about Bodoni, who has just signed to face the Tezos WNO light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho in the co-main event at Tezos WNO: Ryan vs Pena II.

After weeks of voting, the dust has settled and we can crown the official FloGrappling Award Winners From 2022.

Voting is now open for the 2022 FloGrappling Awards. Read below to see which five athletes have been nominated for Male Grappler of the Year, and cast your ballot in the form at the end of this article.

Voting is now open for the 2022 FloGrappling Awards. Read below to see which six matches have been nominated for Match of the year, and cast your ballot in the form at the end of this article.

As the dust settles after the 2022 ADCC World Championships, ADCC has released the winners of their four prestigious awards given out at every ADCC Worlds. The awards are for best athlete, best takedown, best match and fastest submission.

Great news for the grappling world as Mo Jassim has been selected as the Head Organizer for the ADCC World Championships in 2024. This event will again be held in Las Vegas with a targeted date of September 2024, with trials kicking off at the East Coast Trials in November 2023.