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

This week on the show, Maine and Cory recap the one championship match between Dante Leon and Kenta Iwamoto. Plus, we recap the second North American ADCC West Coast trials for the 2026 season.

In the recap section of the show we discuss the welterweight out between Dante Leo and Kenta Iwamoto we talk about the fantastic pacing of the match with the passing from Kenta coupled with some of the best play in the world from Dante. We also discussed the catch at the end that led to Dante's victory.

In the preview section of the show we talk about all of the top names registered for the men's and women's division at the 2026 West Coast trials for North America the final trials before ADCC 2026.

Recorded 4-13-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap the UFC BJJ 7 and WNO 32.

In the recap section of the show, we discussed the lightweight tournament for the WNO title at 155 pounds we discussed Dorian Olivarez and his various improvements since 2023 leading to two ADCC trials victories, and we discussed how his wrestling in passing game have evolved to be an absolute nightmare for everyone in the -66 kg division.

We also discussed some of the various other matchups on the card.

In our recap of UFC BJJ 7 we talk about the 170 pound welterweight title fight between Andrew Tackett vs Vagner Rocha. We discussed where Vagner is at in his career and how he was able to make this a competitive match. I'll be at one-sided even at 43 years old. We discussed Andrew Tackett's Unanimous Decision when to retain the belt and who his possible opponents, possibly could be with such an unknown division with no standard roster.

We discussed the lightweight title between Lucas Valente vs Carlos "CH7" Henrique. Where Lucas was able to finish a straight ankle or kneebar variation to take the title we also discussed who he may face in the future.

We also break down the following matches and their results on the card.

Rebeca Lima vs Aurelie Le Vern that ended in Unanimous Decision for Lima.
Declan Moody vs Patrick Gaudio that saw Moody finish a quick Rear Naked Choke
An interesting matchup in Raphael Ferreira vs Kenzo Biyong where Ferreria finished a Rear Naked Choke
We talked about a phenomenal championship level women's match in Adele Fornarino vs Alex Enriquez that ended in one of the cleanest redrag kneebars weve ever seen at this level by Adele.
We talked about the Nebor finish for Rana Willink vs Carol Joia
As well as as Renato Canuto vs Yonathan Cardenas that ended in Unanimous Decision for Canuto.

Recorded 4-5-2026