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This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap Polaris 39 headlined by Tommy Langaker vs. Eoghan O'Flanagan for a number 1 seed shot at the 205 pound belt.   In the main event, we discussed the rematch between Tommy Langaker and Eoghan O'Flanagan we talk about the dynamic of the round structure and Tommy's late surge at the end that allows him to definitively take round three and win the match up.  We talk about his match up with the champion Owen Livsey and some possible strategies that we might see both athletes take in their upcoming light heavyweight title fight.  In the co main event Yuki Takahashi vs. Shay Montague for the Bantamweight Title, we talked about the strategy and pacing from both athletes with a tight decision win for Yuki Takahashi to become the new Bantamweight champion. We discussed Callen O'Mahony vs. Franco Tenaglia, that saw Callen O'Mahony Winwith an impressive triangle from the back set up in the first round. In Julia Livesey vs. Shye Lilly Julia Livesey, we discussed the third round transition that Julia made to finish with a mounted variation of either an arm triangle or smother.  In Kywan Gracie vs. Danny Mitchell, we talked about the transition game from Kywan Gracie in his armbar win. We also briefly discussed Shane Curtis vs. George Pearsewith Shane Curtis taking the winby decision Recorded 10-17-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap the UFC BJJ 12 headlined by the culmination to the Women's Flyweight tournament betweenCassia Mouravs Adele Fornarinofor the 125 pound belt. We talk about the Split decision, and general complete lack of clarity on exactly what the rule set were the judges are looking for in any of these matches. In the co-main event for the Lightweight Titlewe discussed Renato Canutovs Ethan Crelinsten, we talked about the pacing from Canuto and Ethan's entries ultimately with Canuto taking a clean unanimous decision for the title. We discussed Gabriel Almeidavs Gilbert Burnsround 1 Heel Hook and how the entry from Gabriel with a clean back up, led to the finish when Burns got caught up against the bowl wall. At Women's Strawweightin Thaynara Victoriavs Danielle Kelly we talked about the transition from the guard where Victoria was able to submit Kelly with an Armbar.  We also discussed the matchmaking between Landon Elmorevs Max Livingston and Landon's straight ankle lock finish in the first round.   We also briefly discussed Kade Anastasiosvs Ataide RafaelHeel Hook in round 1. We finish off the recap by discussing the problems with the matchmaking and generally the aimless management of the divisions and product as a whole. Attempting to highlights specific issues that we have with the product as viewers, practitioners, and analysts of the sport. Recorded 10-11-2026

This week Maine and Josh discussed some of the top moments of ADCC that stick out in our head.  On this special show, we discussed some of the most memorable moments in our heads related to ADCC.  This show is very off the cuff and is a late replacement recording for the scheduled show for this week. Regularly formatted shows with recaps and breakdowns on professional matchups will pick back up this following week. Recorded 9-27-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap UFC BJJ 11 Mikey Musumeci vs Bryce Mitchell and Mason Fowler vs Nick Rodriguez. We went through the results of all of the matches that essentially went exactly as we had previewed them the week prior.  We discussed some of the matchmaking choices on the card and from the organization as a whole, then discuss the rule that consistently leads to draws for Nick Rodriguez.  Recorded 9-27-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda preview the UFC BJJ 11. We preview the main event this time at featherweight between Mikey Musumeci vs Bryce Mitchell. With Mikey coming up as the bantamweight champion, we talk about how odd the matchmaking is for this in generally are surprised that it is the main event versus the on paper cocaine headline of the Light Heavyweight Title Match between Mason Fowler vs Nick Rodriguez II. We take a look at their first matchup more than two years ago and talk about the difference between the Fight Pass Invitational rules and the UFC BJJ rules. We discussed the guard sequences in the first matchup and potential pathways to victory for Mason with changes to his strategy and for Rodriguez in the bowl. At Women’s Featherweight we discuss Aurelie Le Vern vs Rana Willink, with La Vern recently coming off, losing her championship title looking to get back in the title picture. At Middleweight we discussed the return of Jay Rodriguez vs Kevin Beuhring. We talk about Rodriguez's long absence and the contrast of styles between Kevin and Jay.  Recorded 9-20-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Austin recap the entirety of ADCC 2026. We discussed every single match in every single division and breakdown all the top moments across the entirety of the 2026 world championship.   We break down the men's -66 kg division, -77 KG division -88 KG division, -99 KG division, +99 KG as well as the absolute and the super fight. Plus the women's -55 KG, -65 KG, and +65 KG divisions.  We talk about the biggest upsets some of the wildest techniques of the weekend, and the event and production overall. Recorded 9-14-2026

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the three Women's divisions at ADCC 2026. We preview the +65kg division then the -65kg division, and then the -55kg division,  We run through all the athletes in the division talking about each athlete and their pathway to the world championships and previous matches.  ADCC 2026 Womens +65kg Division Helena Crevar (Invitation) United States of America Gabi Pessanha (Invitation) Brazil Elizabeth Mitrovic (Invitation) United States of America Anabel Lopez (European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) United Kingdom Yara Soares (South American Trials Winner) Brazil Paige Ivette Clymer (North American Trials Winner) United States of America Nia Blackman (Invitation) United Kingdom Matilda Reid (Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) Australia ADCC 2026 Women's -65kg Division Sarah Galvao (North American Trials Winner) Brazil Ana Carolina Vieira (2024 Returning Champion) Brazil Joslyn Molina (Invitation) United States of America Mo Black (Invitation) United States of America Injana Goodman (European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) United Kingdom Ane Svendsen (Invitation) Norway Nadia Frankland (Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) Australia Livia Barasine (South American Trials Winner) Brazil ADCC Women's -55kg Division Ana Rodrigues (Invitation) Brazil Jasmine Rocha (Invitation) United States of America Mayssa Bastos (South American Trials Winner) Brazil Ana Mayordomo (Invitation) Spain Kanae Ikeda (Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) Japan Janette Gloger (European, Middle East & African Trials Winner) Germany Sheliah Lindsey (North American Trials Winner) United States of America Valerie Hamilton (Invitation) United States of America Recorded 9-7-2026

This week on the show Maine and Corey preview the ADCC -66kg division.  We run through all the athletes in the division talking about each athlete and their pathway to the world championships and previous matches.  Dorian Olivarez | (1st North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Diego Pato (Invitation) | Brazil Kennedy Maciel (Invition) | Brazil Owen Jones (Invitation) | United Kingdom Fabricio Andrey (Invition) | Brazil Gianni Grippo (2nd North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Felipe Machado (Invitation) | Brazil Dominic Mejia (Invitation) | United States of America Kaua Gabriel (2nd South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Gavin Corbe (Invition) | Canada Ryoma Anraku (1st Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Japan Nikodem Mikuliszyn (1st European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) | Poland Yigit Hanay (2nd European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) | Turkey David Santos (1st South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Bekzat Kapashov (2nd Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Kazakhstan Jakub Wiklacz (Invition) | Poland Recorded 8-31-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap the UFC BJJ 10. We discussed Andrew Tackett and his fourth title defense, as well as everyone he called out in his post interview and why everyone should be doing it exactly like that.  In the recap section of the show we checked it off discussing Andrew Tackett vs Jonnatas Gracie, talking about the counter back, take off of the leg lock attempts by Gracie then talked about the Rear-Naked Choke finish from Andrew in the first round. In the Women’s Featherweight title fight we talked about Brianna Ste-Marie vs Rebeca Lima. We talked about the early guard work from Lima and then the passing management from Brianna into her signature Head-And-Arm Choke to win the title in the second round. In the first round of the Women’s Flyweight tournament we talked about Cassia Moura vs Bre Stikk, we talked about Cassia wrestling and multiple takedowns in the first round, followed by a Armbar from the back finish. Also, in the first round of the Women’s Flyweight tournament we discussed Adele Fornarino vs Carol Brunacio. We talked about Adele's very interesting entries, and the way that she manages her foot position and knee control allowing her to get a straight ankle lock in the first round. We also talked about the potential matchup between Adele and Cassia.  In the William Tackett vs Fedor Nikolov match. We talked about the passing work from William in the first round and his entry into the light in the second that allowed him to get second round Heel Hook finish.  In a recap of Jalen Fonacier vs Mourece Ramirez we discussed this being one of Jaylin's longest matches in recent history. We talked about his offense and repeated entries into the legs, taking a clean unanimous decision win.  In the Vagner Rocha vs Andy Varela we talked about the pacing of Vagner in the first round and then his pacing in the subsequent rounds, then his third round Darce escape, right into one of the first Crescent Choke finishes we've ever seen at a high level. We also discussed his callouts during the post and a potential middleweight title match up in the near future. In the Danielle Kelly vs Ana Lima we discussed the entries from Danielle leading to a unanimous decision win in her debut. Recorded 8-23-2026

This week on the show Maine and Adam preview the ADCC -88kg division.  We run through all the athletes in the division talking about each athlete and their pathway to the world championships and previous matches.  Matheus Diniz (Invitation) | Brazil Felipe Costa (Invitation) | Brazil Jozef Chen (1st Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Republic of South Africa Jay Rodriguez (Invitation) | United States of America Pedro Marinho (Invitation) | Brazil Pawel Jaworski (1st European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) | Poland Gustavo Batista (2nd South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Chris Wojcik (Invitation) | United States of America Jon Blank (1st North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Santeri Lillius (Invitation) | Finland Nathan Haddad (2nd North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Roberto Frias (2nd Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Australia Gabriel Brod (Invitation) | Brazil Marlon Tajik (2nd European, African, & Asian Trials Winner) | Sweden Franco Diaz (1st South American Trials Winner) | Peru Faris Ben-Lamkadem (Invitation) | Morocco Recorded 8-16-2026

This week on the show Maine and Corey preview the ADCC -77kg division.  We run through all the athletes in the division talking about each athlete and their pathway to the world championships and previous matches.  Mateusz Szczeciński (Invitation) | Poland Dante Leon (Invitation) | Canada PJ Barch (Invitation) | United States of America Vagner Rocha (Invitation) | Brazil Taylor Pearman (Invitation) |  United Kingdom Elijah Dorsey (Invitation) | United States of America Oliver Taza (Invitation) | Canada Tommy Langaker (Invitation) | Norway Jacob Bornemann (1st North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Mateusz Gamrot (Invition) | Poland Alexandre de Jesus (2nd South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Julio Martins (1st South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Michael Sainz (2nd North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Kaya Rudolph (2nd Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | New Zealand Magomed Dhzarbaev (1st European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) | Russia Nikolay Vetrov (2nd European, African, & Asian Trials Winner) | Russia Recorded 8-9-2026

This week on the show Maine and Corey preview the ADCC -99kg division.  We run through all the athletes in the division talking about each athlete and their pathway to the world championships and previous matches.  Kaynan Duarte (Returning Champion) | Brazil who may or may not be part of the division as he will be in the superfight.  Declan Moody (1st European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) | Australia Luke Griffith (Invitation) | South Africa Achilles Rocha (1st North American Trials Winner) | Brazil Eoghan O'Flanaghan (2nd European, African, & Asian Trials Winner) | United Kingdom Adam Wardziński (Invition) | Poland Cyborg Abreu (Invitation) | Brazil Michael Pixley (Invitation) | United States of America Marcin Maciulewicz (Invitation) | Poland Patrick Gaudio (Invitation) | Brazil Eli Braz (1st South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Vinicius Lessa (2nd South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Daniel Schuardt (2nd Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Australia Steffen Banta (Invitation) | United States of America Javier Zaruski (Invitation) | Uruguay Nico Maglicic (1st Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Australia Recorded 8-2-2026

This week on the show Maine and Adam preview the ADCC +99kg division.  We run through all the athletes in the division talking about each athlete and their pathway to the world championships and previous matches.  We talk about Felipe Pena (Returning Champion) | Brazil Mark MacQueen (1st European, African, & Middle East Trials Winner) | Scotland Brandon Reed (1st North American Trials Winner) | Canada Tito John Carle (1st Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | Australia Haisam Rida (2nd European, African, & Asian Trials Winner) | Ghana Roosevelt Sousa (1st South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Pedro Lucas (2nd South American Trials Winner) | Brazil Nick Hartman (2nd North American Trials Winner) | United States of America Belal Etiabari (2nd Asia & Oceanic Trials Winner) | New Zealand Daniel Manasoiu | United States of America 3rd place 2024 Josh Saunders | Australia 4th place 2024 Pouya Rahmani (Invitation) | Independent Republic of Iran Victor Hugo (Invitation) | Brazil Ruslan Abdulaev (Invitation) | Russia Francis Pana (Invitation) | Canada Heikki Jussila (Invitation) | Finland Recorded 7-27-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Josh preview the upcoming 2026 ADCC world championship roster scheduled for Poland in a few months. We discussed some of the notable competitors as well as the lack of returning champions for the 2026 world championships. We take a look at every single men's and women's division and briefly touch on how all of the competitors and athletes got there and with the landscape of the tournament looks like this year. We also discussed the move of the tournament back abroad with this being the first time in the last six years that the event has not taken place in the US. We also briefly preview the UFC BJJ 10 that has some of the former top contenders and champions scheduled to compete on the card. Recorded 7-19-2026

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the Polaris 38 Welterweight GP, plus the Womens Bantamweight title match.  In the news section of the show we discuss ADCC entrants and the missing champions in the 2026 event.  In the recap section of the show, we discussed every single match in the men's Welterweight GP.  In the Quarterfinals we broke down Mateusz Szczecinski vs. Deandre Corbe with Szczecinski taking the match with a second round shotgun ankle lock. In Michael Liera Jr. vs. Carson Coles we talked about the IBJJF style game from Leira to take a decision distance. In PJ Barch vs. Taylor Pearman, we talked about the passing attempts of Barch to take a decision win.  In Tommy Langaker vs. Sebastian Patyk we talked about the round one and round two back and forth with Tommy escaping an early triangle thrown up by Sebastian, then countering it immediately with a Darce choke. Then in the second round, Tommy nearly securing the back, followed by Sebastian securing the back and threatening the finish. Pushing the mash into overtime where Tommy was able to take Mount in the dying seconds of the three minute overtime. In the Semifinals we talked about the 35 second shotgun armbar finish from Mateusz Szczecinski vs. Michael Liera Jr. In PJ Barch vs. Tommy Langaker we talked about the back take RNC finish from Barch in the first round.  In the final we talked about the rubber match between Mateusz Szczecinski Vs PJ Barch. We broke down the dynamic of the match with Barch attempting to pass and Mateusz looking to enter into submissions for the full 15-minute regulation period. With Mateusz winning a decision and taking the welterweight title and the $30,000 prize.  In our recap of the co-main event  for the vacant bantamweight title Sarah Galvão Vs. Zara Di Tofano. We talked about the heavy pressure from Galvão, and her double under to Darce finish late in the first round to take the title.  Recorded 7-13-2026