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Faris Ben-Lamkadem on being the first British man to win the IBJJF No Gi World Championship

Gary Berger — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:46:57 +0000

Faris Ben-Lamkadem talks about becoming the first British man to win the IBJJF No Gi World Championship after his opponent in the final, Felipe Costa, was disqualified.

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Sebastian Attard on being banned from IBJJF competition

Gary Berger — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:34:41 +0000

Sebastian Attard talks about his IBJJF suspension and answers whether or not he will ever compete for them again.

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Sebastian Attard on his IBJJF ban, the PGF experience, and facing Izaak Michell – JitsCast #20

Gary Berger — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:21:40 +0000

Sebastian Attard is one of the top Jiu-Jitsu competitors to come out of Australia in recent years. He is both a Who’s Number One and Professional Grappling Federation veteran, and he’s currently preparing for a title-fight with Izaak Michell at Subversion: Paradigm.

Jits Magazine spoke to Sebastian first about the infamous middle-finger incident at the IBJJF No Gi World Championship that resulted in him being banned from IBJJF competition for one year. Sebastian also shared his experience competing around Australia and at PGF, along with some insight into his preparation for the upcoming match with ADCC veteran Michell.

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0:00 The IBJJF ban
3:21 Facing Pawel Jaworski
4:14 Will Sebastian return to the IBJJF?
5:26 ADCC Trials
7:19 Facing Izaak Michell at Subversion
9:15 PGF Season 7
14:13 Plans for 2025
14:53 Jiu-Jitsu in Australia
17:00 Competing all the time
17:43 Future opponents
18:21 Thanks & Signing off

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Elisabeth Clay on returning to competition after having her first child

Gary Berger — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:16:53 +0000

Elisabeth Clay won the IBJJF No Gi Pan Championship and the IBJJF No Gi World Championship just months after having her first child, and she discusses that return to competition.

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Elisabeth Clay on having the underdog mentality and dealing with pressure

Gary Berger — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:22:33 +0000

Four-time IBJJF no gi world champion Elisabeth Clay talks about dealing with the pressure of competing at an elite level as a teenager, and keeping the underdog mentality.

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JitsCast #16 – Elisabeth Clay

Gary Berger — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:58:58 +0000

Elisabeth Clay is a four-time IBJJF no gi world champion and a six-time IBJJF no gi pan champion who first burst on to the scene by winning ADCC Trials at just 16 years old. Elisabeth is currently preparing for a trilogy match with Brianna Ste-Marie at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10.

Jits Magazine spoke to Elisabeth about her upcoming match with Brianna and she reflected on their previous two meetings. She also shed some light on how she managed to make a return to elite competition less than 3 months after welcoming her first child, and spoke about the beginning of her Jiu-Jitsu journey in Alaska.

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0:00 Starting Jiu-Jitsu in Alaska
2:11 Being an elite grappler as a teenager
4:48 Competing at ADCC again
7:04 Having a child & returning to competition
10:19 Why Elisabeth does IBJJF no gi majors
12:34 Gi or no gi?
13:55 Facing Brianna Ste-Marie at UFC FPI 10
17:11 Goals for the future
18:57 Tournaments or superfights?
20:13 Defending Polaris & WNO titles
22:15 Thanks & signing off

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Maggie Grindatti Lira on her struggles competing at black belt

Gary Berger — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:54:24 +0000

Maggie Grindatti Lira dominated at colored belt and won the IBJJF World Championship in both gi and no gi at blue, purple, and brown belt. She shared the struggles that she had when she first began competing at black belt.

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Pat Downey on IBJJF no gi world championship

Gary Berger — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:24:20 +0000

Pat Downey discusses his upcoming appearance at the IBJJF no gi world championship at blue belt, and his plans to rise up the BJJ ranks.

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JitsCast #6 – Pat Downey

Gary Berger — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:20:44 +0000

Pat Downey is an NCAA Division I All-American and a US Open National champion in wrestling before he transitioned to other combat sports. Pat is a Bellator MMA veteran and he has recently started to invest more time into his professional Jiu-Jitsu career, including an appearance at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational. Pat is also currently preparing to compete at the IBJJF no gi world championship as a BJJ blue belt.

Jits Magazine spoke to Pat about his time in both wrestling and MMA, and whether he would ever return to either sport. We also broke down his appearance at the Craig Jones Invitational and how it felt to compete on such a big stage, along with his upcoming appearance at the IBJJF no gi world championship at blue belt. We spoke about his debut match against Gordon Ryan, his desire to face Nicky Rodriguez, and even his plans for the future with Polaris and other promotions.

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0:00 Introduction
0:24 IBJJF no gi world championship at blue belt
4:38 Debut against Gordon Ryan
7:04 Future matches at other promotions
10:38 Other wrestlers at no gi worlds
11:56 Returning to wrestling?
13:22 Returning to MMA?
15:45 The Craig Jones Invitational experience
19:19 Nicky Rodriguez
22:23 Other matches Pat wants
24:19 ADCC 2026
25:29 Coaching wrestling at Fight Sports
26:07 Thanks & signing off

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Andy Murasaki opens up about the IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2022

Gary Berger — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 02:30:13 +0000

We spoke to Andy Murasaki about winning the IBJJF No Gi World Championship in 2022 and he revealed that he wasn’t actually preparing for the tournament and only decided to enter it just a few weeks before.

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