This week on the show, Maine and Adam recap the 2026 ADCC West Coast trials.

In the recap section of the show we kicked off discussing the -66 kg finals matchup between Gianni Grippo vs Dominic Mejia, we talk about the early regulation back toke that Dominic nearly scored and the phenomenal understanding of the rules and the gamesmanship that Gianni implemented to avoid the score then we discussed the wild overtime that Grippo was able to finish with a rear-naked choke in order to secure his spot at the 2026 world championships.

]In the -77kg final we discuss Michale Sainz vs Max Hanson we talked about the fantastic passing offense that Michael implemented to keep Max on the defensive in the guard and then we discussed the near score that led to Michale taking the match by decision.

In -88kg we recap Nathan Haddad vs Ryan Aitken we talked about the counter, takedown sequences between both of them and the phenomenal takedown entry into guard pull off of the throw that Ryan was able to hit my to avoid the early penalty with the pull we also discussed the three second rule that led to the negative point for Ryan resulting in Nathan getting the win. 0-1 on penalties.

In -99kg we briefly discussed Elder Cruz vs Steffen Banta where Banta received a negative for an activity leading to Elder winning the match 0-1 on penalties.

In +99kg Nick Hartman vs Francis Pana we discussed the entry that Nick was able to hit into the straight ankle lock to take the division.

In the women's qualifier, we recap the -55kg final with Sheliah Lindsey vs Valerie Hamilton where Lindsey was able to secure the back and win 3-0 on points.

In the -65kg recap we discussed Sarah Galvão vs Jadeya Reber with Sarah able to get the rear-naked choke before the points period in regulation.

In +65kg final between Paige Ivette Clymer vs Elizabeth Mitrovic we talked about the pacing and activity From page as well as her submission offense leading to her, taking the match by decision.

Recorded 4-20-2026