#81 Preview of IBJJF 2019 Worlds, Recaps of Polaris 10, CJJ Worlds 2, Finishers 9

Published: May 28, 2019, 4 a.m.

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast we have three hosts Maine, Josh, and Austin.\xa0 Recapping the weeks events and previewing the brackets for the 2019 IBJJF World championships. As well as making their picks for who they think will take each division. \xa0


To kick the show off we start out with a little bit of news.\xa0 Xande Ribeiro has announced he is pulling out of ADCC with a hand injury and subsequent surgery.\xa0 Shane Jamil Hill Taylor has also undergone emergency appendix surgery most likely putting him out of the worlds as well. In this weeks competitor beef news Erberth Satons and Nicholas Meregali have beef. \xa0


After that we move into our recap of Polaris 10.\xa0 With Nicky Ryan winning his first Combat Niu Jitsu match vs Urijah Faber and Craig Jones def. Matheus Lutes in a battle of styles. \xa0

We talk about how amazing of a match Ash Williams versus Ethan Crelinsten was and the arguments on either side of the decision. \xa0


We talk about some of the more technical aspects behind the Caol Uno vs Leigh Remedios, and Richie Martinez vs Miha Perhavec.\xa0 We also talk about hot prospect Nick Rodriguez subbing Ash Amos via rear-naked choke, Nicks improvements, and potential areas he is working on in the lead up to ADCC. \xa0


Then we move into our recap of the Eddie bravo invitational combat jujitsu worlds two.\xa0 This event featured A number of late replacement card changes that significantly change the landscape of card.\xa0 Geo Martinez was out, Jon Calestine, was out, Barret Yoshida was out.\xa0 And we saw the rest of the field be closely matched for the majority of the event. \xa0


After that we move into brief recaps of Finishers 9 and SOGI 2.\xa0 These events featured A number of hot prospect grapplers from the East Coast and beyond.\xa0 And include some real highlight moments, including one of the most bending arms the team has ever seen without an injury. \xa0


After that we move into the preview of the 2019 IBJJF World championships taking place later this week we go through every single black belt adult bracket.\xa0 Pick who we believe will take each division.\xa0 And talk about some of the most exciting matchup\u2019s that we foresee for the tournament.\xa0 We also talk about the prize money available for each division.\xa0 And what we think the toughest matchup\u2019s for the potential victors will be as they move through each side of the bracket.\xa0 We also talk about how significantly different this a vent is due to the seeding that comes with the money associated with the prices.\xa0 We see many grapplers on the same team matched up on the same side of the bracket and many affiliations meeting earlier before the finals.\xa0 This is truly not one to miss. \xa0


Recorded 5-27-2019