Katie Bochenek shares the background behind her upcoming special stipulation match at Main Character Jiu-Jitsu 6, where the winner gets to slap the loser three times in a similar fashion to Powerslap.

Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita shares her thoughts on some of the problems with modern Jiu-Jitsu.

Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita has won ten IBJJF World Championship titles and she spoke about the decision to leave that event behind in order to pursue a career in MMA.

Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita talks about the first time she ever competed at the IBJJF World Championship and how she became a professional Jiu-Jitsu competitor.

Elisabeth Clay shares her thoughts on returning to ADCC, and whether or not she would do ADCC Trials again.

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.

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.

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

Maggie Grindatti Lira explains how she fell in love with Jiu-Jitsu again and chose to return from retirement.

Adele Fornarino recently opened up about competing against her good friend Brianna Ste-Marie in the opening round of the absolute division at ADCC 2024.

Adele Fornarino shares her thoughts on taking part in the first ever female ADCC superfight in 2026!

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