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Tye Ruotolo on making his MMA debut, his CJI injury, and his ONE Championship career – JitsCast #26

Gary Berger — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:17:09 +0000

Tye Ruotolo is the youngest IBJJF world champion of all time and the reigning ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling world champion. He is one of the most successful American Jiu-Jitsu competitors of his generation and he’s currently preparing to defend his ONE title against Dante Leon at ONE Fight Night 31.

Jits Magazine spoke Tye about growing up as a Jiu-Jitsu child prodigy and how beneficial it was to have his brother Kade training with him. He also spoke reflected on his career with ONE Championship, talking about his toughest match so far and his next match against Dante Leon. Tye also shared the extent of the injury he suffered at CJI and his plans for an MMA career.

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0:00 Being a BJJ prodigy
1:14 Training with a brother
2:28 Tye’s ONE career
3:29 The CJI injury
4:37 Facing Dante Leon
5:14 Tye’s MMA debut
6:04 CJI 2
7:12 The Costa Rica academy
9:15 Returning to gi worlds
10:44 Rematches & plans for 2025
13:35 Absolute divisions
14:38 Thanks & signing off

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Dante Leon on the challenges at ONE Championship

Gary Berger — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:30:36 +0000

Dante Leon shares his thoughts on the level of talent at ONE Championship.

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JitsCast #9 – Dante Leon

Gary Berger — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:31:59 +0000

Dante Leon is one of the most successful Canadian Jiu-Jitsu competitors ever, with titles in several major promotions like KASAI and Who’s Number One. Leon is a two-time IBJJF No Gi World Champion and a two-time ADCC bronze medalist, with accomplishments at the highest level of the sport spanning almost a decade now.

Jits Magazine spoke to Leon about his upcoming match against Tommy Langaker at ONE Fight Night 27, and the first time they met on the mats several years ago. Leon also spoke about his introduction to martial arts through his father, and his love of boxing that continues to this day. We discussed his incredible run in the absolute division at ADCC 2024, and the possibility of him competing at CJI 2 in 2025.

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0:00 Introduction
0:21 The first match with Tommy Langaker
2:03 Focusing on no gi over gi
2:44 Will Dante return to gi competition?
4:09 The secret to Dante’s longevity
5:50 ADCC 2024 absolute division
9:31 Why hasn’t Dante done the ADCC absolute before?
11:52 Dante’s love of Muay Thai and Boxing
15:02 Would Dante do MMA?
17:06 A path to the ONE lightweight title
19:35 Long term vs Short term goals
20:33 Why didn’t Dante do the Craig Jones Invitational?
23:32 The ADCC vs CJI weekend
25:32 Will Dante do CJI 2?
27:33 Thanks & Signing off

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Danielle Kelly on Mayssa Bastos rematch at ONE Fight Night 26

Gary Berger — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:03:10 +0000

We spoke to Danielle Kelly about her upcoming rematch with Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 26 and she broke down how she’s going to approach the match!

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JitsCast #3 – Danielle Kelly

Gary Berger — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 22:02:21 +0000

Danielle Kelly is the first ever female ONE Championship submission grappling world champion and a BJJ black belt under Karel ‘Silver Fox’ Pavec. She lost her atomweight world title to Mayssa Bastos and is currently preparing to regain that belt in a rematch against her at ONE Fight Night 26.

Jits Magazine spoke to Danielle about her journey to becoming a ONE Championship world champion and how it felt to make history, along with her upcoming rematch with Mayssa Bastos and her goals for the future beyond that.

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0:00 Introduction
0:25 Beginning Jiu-Jitsu & first competition
1:48 Becoming the first female ONE grappling champion
3:06 Would Danielle do ADCC Trials again?
3:42 Matches with Jessa Khan
5:31 Changes for Mayssa Bastos rematch
7:57 Any other rematches in the future?
9:15 Tammi Musumeci
10:06 MMA & winning titles in other weight classes
11:44 Gi events in 2025 & teaching with Roger Gracie
13:58 Thanks & signing off

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Cartwheel Counter to Butterfly Hook Sweep – Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida vs Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane

Gary Berger — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 21:04:36 +0000

How to counter the Butterfly Hook Sweep with a cartwheel pass, performed by Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane against Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida at the ONE FC.
Pay special attention on how to position your head when performing the butterfly hook sweep in order to maximize its effectiveness.

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TMG Clips #239 – Stoner Control For MMA!!

Gary Berger — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 12:30:09 +0000

What’s up guys! In this TMG Clips Video, we go over how to use stoner control in MMA. The full video will be in the link down below, enjoy!!

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TMG Clips #206 – Side Control Back Take

Gary Berger — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 21:14:21 +0000

What’s up guys! In this TMG Clips Video, we go over a simple back take you can use from side control. The full video will be in the link down below, enjoy!!

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BJJ Digest: SUG 13 recap, ONE FC champ answers Tonon call out, Mackenzie Dern & more

Gary Berger — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:22:52 +0000

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2 Time ADCC World Champion Yuri Simoes on Making the Switch to MMA

Gary Berger — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:28:41 +0000

Yuri Simoes is a two time ADCC World Championship, a two-time IBJJF black belt Absolute No-Gi World Champion, and a two-time Pan American Champion. https://www.grapplearts.com/interview-with-yuri-simoes-2-x-adcc-world-champion/ for podcast in audio form

In our chat we go deep into developing the motivation required to train at such a high level, the importance of self defense, how he took down a Olympic Judo champion in competition, and much more.

I hope you enjoy it!

00:34: Growing up in Brazil
02:57: Training self defense
05:30: On making BJJ your way of life
8:48: Judo and BJJ cross training
13:23: Yuri’s match against Travis Stevens
16:13: On making the switch to no gi grappling
19:34: On coming to North America and training with Caio Terra
26:54: Is it OK to train at different schools?
30:08: New jiu-jitsu vs traditional jiu-jitsu
35:28: On switching from no gi to MMA
37:09: What made Yuri so stubborn?
41:28: Dealing with major injuries
49:00: Biggest adjustments in switching from jiu-jitsu to MMA
50:45: What’s a typical week of MMA training?
59:19: Good days and bad days of training
1:02:20: Signing to fight with One FC
1:04:25: Where to follow Yuri

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