Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events
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A breakdown and recap of the weeks professional BJJ and grappling events. Every week we recap what has happened in the world of sport Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and preview the following weeks grappling events.
Episodes
- #446 [Special] Every BJJ Move Named After a Guy
This week Maine and Miranda take a look back at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu history and discuss every single move named after a guy or person in the sport of BJJ. This is a special one off show that we put together while Maine is out of the countr…
- #445 Was UFC BJJ 8 All Mismatches? Event Recap
This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap the UFC BJJ 8 headlined by the Bantamweight Title fight Mikey Musumeci vs Kevin Dantzler. In the recap section of the show, we kick it off, talking about the third defense of the bantamweight ti…
- #444 UFC BJJ 8 Preview
This week on the show, Maine and Adam preview the UFC BJJ 8 card headlined by Bantamweight Title fight between Mikey Musumeci vs Kevin Dantzler. In the preview section of the show, we discussed the Bantamweight title we talk about Mikey's…
- #442 Recap of all 6 Titles on the Line at Main Character BJJ 9
Grappling Rewind #442 recaps the Main Character BJJ 9 event, detailing the outcomes of six title fights. Hosts Maine and Miranda discuss matchups including Grippo vs. LaFever, Bruse vs. Rocha, Mataya vs. Tajik, Tsitos vs. Cisneros, Crevar…
- #441 Preview of A Bunch of Great Title Fights MCJJ 9
The Grappling Rewind podcast previews the Main Character Jiu Jitsu 9 event, covering multiple title fights and other matchups. Hosts discuss specific fighter matchups, recent performances, and potential strategies.
- #440 ADCC West Coast Trials 2026 Recap
Grappling Rewind reviews the 2026 ADCC West Coast Trials, detailing key matches and outcomes across various weight divisions for both men and women, including notable submissions and decisions.
- #439 Does Dante Have the Best Guard In One Championship? Plus ADCC West Coast Trials 2026 Preview
Grappling Rewind episode 439 discusses the ONE Championship match between Dante Leon and Kenta Iwamoto, highlighting Dante's guard and Kenta's passing. The episode also previews the 2026 ADCC West Coast Trials, mentioning registered compet…
- #438 UFC BJJ 7 and WNO 32 Recap
Grappling Rewind episode #438 recaps UFC BJJ 7 and WNO 32. The discussion covers the WNO lightweight tournament, Dorian Olivarez's improvements, and the welterweight title fight between Andrew Tackett and Vagner Rocha. It also details the…
- #437 IBJJF 2026 Pans Recap
Grappling Rewind covers the 2026 IBJJF Pan Championships, including detailed recaps of all men's and women's black belt finals matches, from Roosterweight to Ultra-Heavyweight and the Absolute division.
- #436 Recap of Both 2026 ADCC South American Trials
Grappling Rewind hosts Maine and Corey recap the 2026 ADCC South American Trials held in Rio de Janeiro and Indaiatuba, Brazil. They discuss the finals matches across all divisions, notable strategies, the rule set, and the ADCC qualifying…
- #435 Why Are UFC BJJ Matchups are Bad? UFC BJJ 6 Recap
Grappling Rewind #435 recaps UFC BJJ 6, discussing matches like Mason Fowler vs Pedro Machado, Cassia Moura vs Ffion Davies, and Meyram Maquine vs Marcos Mendes, alongside judging controversies and other fights on the card.
- #434 Polaris 36 Recap and UFC BJJ 6 Preview
Grappling Rewind covers Polaris 36, including results for Ethan Crelinsten, Kendall Reusing, Owen Jones, PJ Barch, Ross Nicholls, Sam Gibson, Sarah Galvao, and Elizabeth Genge. The show also previews UFC BJJ 6 matchups such as Mason Fowler…
- #433 The Controversy at the 2026 IBJJF NoGi GP
Maine and Miranda discuss the 2026 IBJJF NoGi Grand Prix, breaking down matches from the quarterfinals to the finals, including Victor Hugo
- #432 Why Victor Hugo Returned to IBJJF No-Gi GP 2026 Preview
This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the 2026 IBJJF No-Gi GP we break down all of the big black belt, super fights, and every single athlete in the Grand Prix. In the preview section of the show, we discussed every single first…
- #431 UFC BJJ 5 and ADCC European and African Trials 2026
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the UFC BJJ 5 and ADCC European and African Trials 2026. We kick off the show talking about Gordon Ryans official retirement. After that we move into the recap section of the show talking about…
- #430 UFC BJJ 5 Preview Can Anyone Beat Mikey? Mikey Musumeci vs Shay Montague
This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview, the UFCBJJ5 headline by Mikey Musumeci vs Shay Montague for the Bantamweight title. We preview the main event talking about some of Mikey's past opponents and talking about the recent accola…
- #429 Polaris 35 Recap Polaris Vs WNO
This week on the show Maine and Maggie recap Polaris 35 Team Polaris Vs Team WNO Squads. We kick off the show talking about the Middleweight title superfight between Davis Asare vs Levi Jones-Leary we talk about Levi's game plan versus Dav…
- #428 Polaris 35 Preview and 2026 IBJJF Euros Recap
This week on the show Maine and Corey preview Polaris 35 the Polaris Vs WNO squads event, and recap every Black Belt Final at the 2026 IBJJF Euros. In the preview section of the event we discuss Polaris going to FloGrappling after a decade…
- #427 IBJJF European Championship 2026 Preview
This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the 2026 IBJJF European Championship for all the adult black belt divisions. We also recap the main event of F2W 302. In the preview section of the show, we take a look at every single adult…
- #426 RAF 5 Recap How Wrestling Designs Rules
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap RAF 5, F2W 301. In the recap section of the show we discuss the RAF 5 event Headlined by Colby Covingtondefeating Luke Rockholdvia Tech fall in the second round. We discussed the rematch of Kyl…
- #425 Best Submissions of 2025!
This week on the show Maine and Corey recap the best submissions and moments of 2025 Recorded 1-1-2026
- #424 UFC BJJ First Feeder Org CFFC BJJ 16 Recap
This week on the show Maine and Zak recap CFFC BJJ 16. We kick up we kick off with the recap section of the show discussing how CFFC BJJ is now a direct feeder to the UFC BJJ adopting the same rules used in that organization with the three…
- #423 The Youth Takeover IBJJF NoGI Worlds 2025 Full Black Belt Recap
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF NoGi Worlds. We recap the Black Belt finals and open class for each division. In the recap section of the show, we kick it off breaking down the massive upset in the female open…
- #422 Has UFC Surpassed IBJJF? UFC BJJ 4 Recap
On this weeks show Maine and Corey recap UFC BJJ 4. In the recap section of the show, we kick it off breaking down the main event welterweight title match between Andrew Tackett vs Elijah Dorsey, discussing the early leg lock exchange, Tac…
- #421 Did Luke Hold the Choke Too Long On Pena WNO 31 Recap + ADCC Asian Trials 2025
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap WNO 31, ADCC Asian and Oceanic Trials 2025, and One Championship Marcello Garcia Vs Lachlan Giles. In the recap section of the shell, we kick it off breaking down the One Championship matchups…
- #420 WNO 31 Night Of Champions Preview
This week, Maine and Miranda preview the upcoming WNO 31 night of champions we discussed all of the matchups on the main card and breakdown our picks for who will win and retain the titles at Who is Number One. We kick off the show discuss…
- #419 IBJJF Crown Recap BJJ Stars 18 Recap
This week, me and Miranda recap the 2025 IBJJF Crown featuring six different divisions, two women's divisions, and four men's divisions. We also recap the Maine card for BJJ Stars 18. In the recap section of the show we kicked off with BJJ…
- #418 ADCC East Coast Trials 2025 Recap
This week on the show Maine recaps the 2025 ADCC North American trials live from Orlando Florida. We recap all the divisions starting with the Men's We discuss the -66.0 kg Dorian Olivarez -77.0 kg Jacob Bornemann -88.0 kg Jon Blank -99.0…
- #417 ADCC East Coast Trials 2025 Preview
This week on the show, Maine and Josh preview the 2025 ADCC North American championships, also known as the East Coast trials. We take a look at all of the divisions and talk about the most notable athletes registered for the event. We tak…
- #416 Was This The Best Polaris Squads Every? Polaris 34 Recap
This week on the show, Maine and Miranda accompanied by Cory recap Polaris 34 that took place earlier in the day we discussed the entire squads event and every single match in the men's tournament as well as both women's title fights betwe…
- #415 WNO 30 Openweight Title Recap
This week on the Maine and Miranda recap WNO 30, and 8 man super fight tournament to determine who will be the next Openweight champion. We also preview Polaris 34 the Squads event and women's title fights. In the recap section of the we j…
- #414 WNO Heavyweight GP Preview Who's Going to Call Their Shot
This week on the show Maine and Corey preview WNO 30 the Openweight GP, and recap the Finisher title fights. In the preview section of the show we discuss the "Call Your Shot" rule in place for the event and how it potentially may lead to…
- #413 GrappleFest 19 Recap What is Next for Adele?
This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap Grapplefest 19. We talk about the top matches on the main card, including the title fight between Adele Fornarino and Julia Maele. In the news section of the show we discussed Marcelo Garcia vers…
- #412 Which Was Better? UFC BJJ 3 or 2025 IBJJF NoGi Pans We Recap Both
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap of UFC BJJ 3 headline by two title fights and some incredible performances. We also recap the 2025 IBJJF NoGi Pan championships. Plus Preview Grapplefest 19. In the recap section of the show we…
- #411 Explaining How to Avoid Controversial Scoring Calls at CFFC BJJ 15
This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap CFFC BJJ 15 we talk about all of the matches on the Main card, including the three title fights. We break down the scoring and decision in the main event of Pat Sabatini vs Richie Lewis that s…
- #410 BJJ Stars 17 Recap ADCC Rules Return to Brazil
This week on the show Maine and Corey recap BJJ Stars 17 the superfights and the -70kg mens tournament. Plus we discuss Polaris 33 Squads storylines and submissions, and touch on Fury Grappling's wild arm break. In the recap section of the…
- #409 How Prodigies Conquered ADCC European Trials 2025, Polaris 33, and EBI 25 Recap
On this weeks show Maine and Miranda break down three major promotions, new champion was crowned at Polaris 33 through sheer force of will, the first tickets to the 2026 ADCC World Championships were punched by a new generation of hungry E…
- #408 CJI Day 2 Submission Heavy Controversy Recap
This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap Day 2 of the Craig Jones Invitational 2. We recap all the action from Day 2 of the biggest-paying event in grappling history. In the recap section we talk about the two paths to the finals. Firs…
- #407 CJI 2 Day 1 Recap From Las Vegas
On this special live from Vegas show we recap day 1 of CJ1 2 the 1 million dollar Quintet men’s event and 100,000 dollar women’s bracket and preview the Craig Jones Vs Chael Sonnen Superfight late replacement Regular shows with studio audi…
- #406 CJI2 Quintet Preview Part 2: Teams B-Team, New Wave, Atos, Pedigo
This week on the show, Maine and Miranda conclude the deep dive into the highly-anticipated men's Quintet bracket for Craig Jones Invitational 2. In the second and final part of our preview, we break down the remaining four super-teams and…
- #405 CJI2 Quintet Preview Part 1: Teams 10th Planet, Americas, Europe & Australasia
This week on the show, Maine and Miranda deep dive into the first half of the highly-anticipated men's Quintet bracket for Craig Jones Invitational 2. We break down four of the eight teams during this weeks preview. With the other 4 teams…
- #404 Who Wins $100,000 at CJI2 Women's Full Event Breakdown
This week on the show, Maine and Miranda dive deep into biggest cash prize women's bracket ever assembled: the $100,000 four-woman tournament at the Craig Jones Invitational 2. We break down the field of four champions: reigning ADCC doubl…
- #403 UFC BJJ 2 Recap: Is Andrew Tackett Unstoppable?
This week on the show, Maine and Corey break down the submission-heavy action from UFC BJJ 2 in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. We recap the entire card including the two title fights. We also touch on some of the key results from the BJJ Stars…
- #402 WNO 29 Event Recap Just How Good Is Vagner Rocha?
This week on the show, we break down the high-stakes action from WNO 29, which unfolded live from Miami, Florida. In the preview section of the show we discussed some of the names that have been announced for the Craig Jones invitational h…
- #401 Can Kit Dale Keep Winning? WNO 29 Preview
This week on the show Maine and Josh preview of WNO 29: Rocha vs. Dale, on Flograppling live from Miami, Florida on July 25th. We breakdown the eleven-match card, featuring a mix of established names and interesting matchups. In the news s…
- #400 BJJ Stars 16 GP Everything You Need to Know
This week Maine and Corey break down all the athletes in the BJJ Stars 16 GP. We discuss every single athlete that is announced for the absolute GP. We run through all of their records, some potentially interesting matchups, depending on h…
- #399 Why You Should Watch AIGA 2025 Championships Recap
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2025 AIGA championship event from last week. This week on the show we discuss the 2025 AIGA championships that took place last weekend we talk about potentially one of the least publicized…
- #398 UFC BJJ 1 Inaugural Title Recap and Polaris 32 Squads
On this weeks show Maine and Miranda recap the UFC BJJ 1 and Polaris 32 Squads. This week in the news section we discuss Raphael Lovato Jr winning No gi Brazilleros making him the only black belt to ever win every IBJJF major Gi and NoGi.…
- #397 UFC BJJ Road to the Title Week 1 Recap
This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the first week of the UFC BJJ Road to the title show. This week on the podcast, we're breaking down the full results from the inaugural season of UFC BJJ: Road to the Title with the first week…