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

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the 2026 IBJJF pan championships.

We recap every single black belt, adult finals match, including the open class for both the men's and women's divisions.

We kick off the recap with the men's Roosterweight Division with Marcos Gomes vs Bebeto Oliveira. Discussing Marcos Gomes belly down ankle lock win.

In the Light-Featherweight Division Diego "Pato" Oliveira vs Shoya Ishiguro we discussed Diego "Pato" Oliveira win on Points 8-2, vs the fantastic guard work of Shoya.

In the Featherweight Division Cole Abate vs Samuel Nagai we talk about the final sequence that allowed Cole Abate to win by Points 6-4

In the Lightweight Division Jackson Nagai vs Will Wilson we talked about Jackson Nagai points win after some fantastic offense in Will's deep half, and an out of bounds scoring call.

In the Middleweight Division Tainan Dalpra vs Elijah Dorsey we talked about Tainan Dalpra pull and sweep and passing that has him take the match on Points 9-0

In the Medium-Heavyweight Division Enderson Dias vs Alex Munis, we talked about Enderson Dias winning by 1 advantage on a double pull come up.

In the Heavyweight Division Felipinho Assis vs Rider Zuchi we talked about Felipinho Assis winning by one stalling penalty against Rider.

In the Super-Heavyweight Division Nolan Stuart vs Vinicius Liberati we talked about Nolan Stuart winning by Points 6-4 after two single leg guard pulls to give up 4 points.

In the Ultra-Heavyweight Division Seif-Eddine Houmine vs Anderson Kauan we talked about Seif-Eddine Houmine wining by North-South Lapel Choke

In the Absolute Division Gabriel Veloso vs Gabriel Caboja we talked about how Gabriel Veloso was able to counter De La Worm guard and win by Points 2-0

In the recap of the womens divisions we start with the Roosterweight Division Ana Lima vs Mariana Rolszt with Ana Lima winning by Advantages 1-0

In the Light-Featherweight Division Mayssa Bastos vs Ashlee Funegra we say Mayssa Bastos takes the Closeout

In the Featherweight Division Margot Ciccarelli vs Larissa Campos we talked about Margot Ciccarelli activity and sweep setups and how this allows her tin win by Referee Decision

In the Lightweight Division Sarah Galvão vs Janaina Lebre we talk about Sarah Galvão winning by Referee Decision

In the Middleweight Division Lilian Marchand vs Elisabeth Clay we talk about Clay leg injury and Lilian Marchand fantastic pass to Armbar win

In Medium-Heavyweight Division Elizabeth Mitrovic vs Maca Vicentini we talk about the stack guard defense from Elizabeth Mitrovic and her Points 4-2 win

In the Heavyweight Division Larissa Dias vs Maria Malyjasiak we talk about the rubber match that saw Larissa Dias win by Points 3-0

In the Super-Heavyweight Division Gabi Pessanha vs Raniele Alencar we talk about Gabi Pessanha Smother choke win

In the Absolute Division Sarah Galvão vs Gabi Pessanha we talk about Sarah Galvão strategy in the Euros rematch and single leg to back take to win by Points 6-0

We also briefly preview, WNO 32 and CFFC BJJ 17.

Recorded 3-30-2026

The Maine and Corey recap both ADCC South American trials for ADCC 2026.

We kick off the show recapping the Rio de Janeiro trials that we may have called São Paulo trials accidentally in Brazil, after that we recap the trials in Indaiatuba, Brazil.

We recap every single finals match across all of the divisions for both events. We discuss the non-qualifying women's finals in Rio de Janeiro as well as the qualifying event in Indaiatuba the following weekend ending just a few hours before recording.

We talk about the distinct lack of submissions in the finals from the trials and some of the interesting strategies on display from some of the athletes we discuss, the rule set for the event and the entire qualifying process for the trial system across the entire two year cycle of ADCC.

Recorded 3-21-2026

This week on the show Maine and Austin recap UFC BJJ 6.

In the recap section of the show we talk about Tye Ruotolo vs Pawel Jaworski, and the One championship catch submission judging system.

After that we recap every match on the UFC BJJ 6 card. We kick off the recap talking about the main event matchup between Mason Fowler vs Pedro Machado we talked about the wrestling and top pressure for Mason and his unanimous decision victory to claim the light heavyweight title.

In the inaugural women's bantamweight championship fight between Cassia Moura vs Ffion Davies we discussed the wrestling from Cassis coupled with the veteran savvy and counter game of Ffion as well as the split decision victory for Cassia to take the phantom weight title.

In Elder Cruz vs Nicky Rodriguez we talk about some of the history of their last match, and how it looked very functionally similar to this match and the weirdness of it ending in a majority draw. We also discuss the dissenting judges decision that is a through point for this entire card.

In Meyram Maquine vs Marcos Mendes we talk about the only submission on the entire card with Meyram winning via armbar in round 2.

In the rematch between Ana Rodrigues vs Jasmin Rocha we talked about another split decision and how weird it is that there are so many on this card this time with Ana bringing her record against Jasmin to 1-2.

In Devhonte Johnson vs Lucas Norat we discussed the unanimous decision for Bones.

In Joao Miyao vs Jussier Formiga we talked about the guard work from Joao and how his sweep game and activity led to him winning by unanimous decision.

We also discussed the card opener of Manuel Ribamar vs Caio Vinicius Santos and how it immediately left us questioning exactly what the score criteria was with Ribimar winning via unanimous decision.

Recorded 3-15-2026

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris 36 and preview UFC BJJ 6.

In the recap section of the show we break down the entire Maine card and every title fight on Polaris 36.

We kick off the recap discussing Ethan Crelinsten vs Shai Gerena we talked about Shai pathway to this title fight and career directory as well as Ethan's rear, naked, choke victory in round one to retain his title and UFC call out in his post fight interview.

In a recap of Kendall Reusing vs Anabel Lopez we talked about Kendall returning to competition after a number of years away from submission grappling competition and then her fantastic top pressure performance and Armbar submission win to retain the Polaris Openweight Title.

In Owen Jones vs Gianni Grippo we discussed the pacing that Owen implemented in the first two rounds and his fantastic Armbar attempt in the second round then we discussed Gianni turn around in the third round with Owen and taking the Unanimous Decision in win the vacant Polaris Featherweight Title. Then we discussed great interest in his call out of Keith Krikorian for his first title defense.

In PJ Barch vs Shane Fishman we discussed Barch moving up in weight for this match up and then his Unanimous Decision victory.

We also briefly discussed Ross Nicholls vs Sam Gibson where Ross took a Unanimous Decision win.

As well as Sarah Galvao vs Elizabeth Genge with galvao winning via Triangle Kimura.

In our preview of the UFC BJJ 6 we ran through the entire card and made picks for each match up discussing the main event Main Event for the UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Title with Mason Fowler vs Pedro Machado, we talked about some of the oddness of the booking and pathways that Fowler would most likely be able to implement in the bowl.

In our recap of the Co-Main Event for the UFC BJJ Women’s Bantamweight Title we previewed Ffion Davies vs Cassia Moura, in a truly generational matchup we discussed the passing credentials of Ffion versus the incredible level of activity that Cassia has had in recent matches.

We discussed the rematch four years in the making between Nick Rodriguez vs Elder Cruz. We talked about the pacing of the first match of potentially the new tools that Nick Rodriguez has brought into his skill set since 2022.

We also previewed Marcos Mendes vs Meyram Maquine, Jasmin Rocha vs Ana Rodrigues, Lucas Norat vs Devhonte Johnson. Plus we discussed João Miyao vs Jussier "Formiga" Da Silva with Miyao making his anticipated UFC BJJ debutl; and Caio Vinivius Santos vs Manuel Ribamar opening the card.

Recorded 3-8-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda break down the 2026 IBJJF NoGi Grand Prix. Plus preview Polaris 36.

In the news section of the show, we discussed the recent news that athletes in the UFC BJJ will not be allowed to compete in ADCC in 2027. We also discussed them with a recent news across the sport.

In the recap section of the show, we breakdown all of the super fights and every single match in the men's NoGi Grand Prix.

We breakdown Quarter-Finals starting with Victor Hugo vs Marlon Tajik, then Javier Barter vs Nick Hartman with an impressive Rear Naked Choke from Barter. We move into Pedro Marinho vs Diego Pato where Pedros early 2 points take him the match. In the last quarterfinals matchup we discussed Gustavo Batista vs Michael Pixley and Pixleys inactivity in passing range.

In the Semi-Finals we discussed Victor Hugo vs Javier Barter that saw Victor able to get the rear naked choke quickly. We also talked about Pedro Marinho vs Gustavo Batista I saw another quick finish in the quarterfinals for Pedro via Inside heel hook

In the finals we broke down the strategy in Victor Hugo vs Pedro Marinho and talk about the potential momentary lapse of judgment from Pedro that led to a 15×2 points victory for Victor Hugo.

In a recap of the super fights, we discussed the big black belt, super fights on the card.

We briefly discussed the results of this weekend's Grapplefest.

In the preview section of the show we run down the main card for Polaris 36.

Recorded 3-2-2026