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	<title>Fighting Words... &#187; BJJ isn&#8217;t a dirty word</title>
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		<title>Dana White grapples with controversy: &#8220;Two guys hustling it on the ground is boring&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/07/20/dana-white-grapples-with-controversy-two-guys-hustling-it-on-the-ground-is-boring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabien Panzarella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When UFC president Dana White was in Toronto a couple of months ago, he was asked if his partnership with Flash Entertainment, the company that organizes the ADCC submission wrestling world championships, would help the UFC educate the fan base about the ground game used in MMA. White’s answer ended with a direct and crisp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grappling with the issue of Josh Barnett</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/02/16/grappling-with-the-issue-of-josh-barnett/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, Josh Barnett got bored on the weekend and entered a grappling competition in California. Cage Potato  is asking whether you think it&#8217;s awesome that the almost-foe of Fedor Emelianenko would compete in an event that didn&#8217;t offer money, fame or glory, or whether it was horrible that he&#8217;d show up like some &#8216;roided-up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Xande Ribeiro on training Diego Sanchez, winning a third Absolute title and his MMA future</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/12/11/video-xande-ribeiro-on-training-diego-sanchez-winning-a-third-absolute-title-and-his-mma-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<title>Finally, Hitler has some thoughts on the watering down of jiu-jitsu in the internet age</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/12/06/hitler-has-some-thoughts-on-the-watering-down-of-jiu-jitsu-in-the-internet-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<title>Shogun Rua learns a thing or two from Xande Ribeiro</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/11/22/shogun-rua-learns-a-thing-or-two-from-xande-ribeiro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multiple-time world gi and no gi champion Xande Ribeiro was at Toronto BJJ on Saturday for a seminar and UFC fighter Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua was on hand to try and strengthen his ground game. Ribeiro, who has a pair of MMA fights under the Sengoku promotion, attended Shogun&#8217;s MMA seminar on Sunday to pick up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Gi Worlds live stream</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/11/08/no-gi-worlds-live-stream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in watching the No Gi World Championships taking place today in Long Beach, CA, head on over to ScottOnTheNet for a live stream. Thanks, Scott!
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		<title>Watch the &#8216;09 No Gi World Championships live</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/10/31/watch-the-09-no-gi-world-championships-live/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/10/31/watch-the-09-no-gi-world-championships-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 No Gi World Championships are being held next week in Long Beach, CA, and if you&#8217;re interested in watching them, they will be streaming live and for free at NoGi.com. Thanks to Scott Wallace over at ScottOnTheNet for bringing this to my attention as he and I have several teammates from Toronto BJJ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A jiu-jitsu reality series</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/10/19/a-jiu-jitsu-reality-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure if this is a web series, a proposed TV series or what, but I&#8217;d be a regular viewer. A couple of young talented Gracie black belts living it up in Miami? What&#8217;s not to like? The Valente Brothers, Pedro and Gui, seem charismatic enough, and if they focus as much on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Diego Sanchez met Saulo Ribeiro</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/10/12/when-diego-sanchez-met-saulo-ribeiro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UFC lightweight contender Diego Sanchez is three kinds of crazy. His coach, BJJ great Saulo Ribeiro, is the polar opposite, a soft-spoken gentle man who can also turn you into a pretzel. But Sanchez is right about one thing &#8211; Ribeiro wears these stylish eyeglasses that give him an unsuspecting teacherly appearance. But when he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADCC 2009 highlight video</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/29/adcc-2009-highlight-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/29/adcc-2009-highlight-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<title>Xande Ribeiro gives an injury update</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/29/xande-ribeiro-gives-an-injury-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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Just a quick Abu Dhabi-related update. Men&#8217;s -98.9 kg ADCC sub wrestling champion Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro posted to his Facebook status regarding the injury that forced him to tap during the Absolute Final against Braulio Estima:
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THE SUPPORT. IS A BLESSING HAVE FRIENDS/FANS LIKE THIS. Wasn&#8217;t my shoulder, was a muscle injury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADCC match videos</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/28/adcc-match-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mat rat Scott Wallace over at Scott On The Net has compiled a bunch of videos of matches from the weekend&#8217;s ADCC in Barcelona as well as links to interviews with some of the winners. Below is Pablo Popovitch vs. Marcelo Garcia in the -76.9 kg final.


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		<title>ADCC Absolute results</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/27/adcc-absolute-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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In the ADCC Men&#8217;s Absolute Final, divisional champ Xande Ribeiro suffered an arm injury during an inverted triangle escape and had to tap out to Braulio Estima. Estima, who also claimed the -87.9 kg title over Andre Galvao, is now slated to face Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in an ADCC superfight in 2011. Third place went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADCC crowns champions</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/27/adcc-crowns-champions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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The Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Submission Wrestling Championships handed out its hardware today with Rafael Mendes, Pablo Popovich, Braulio Estima, Xande Ribeiro and Fabricio Werdum each earning men’s divisional titles while Luanna Alzuguir and Hannette Staack Quadros took home women’s titles.
Men’s -65.9 kg
There is a new name on the world jiu-jitsu stage and it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road to the ADCC final four</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/09/26/road-to-the-adcc-final-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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The stage is set for Sunday’s semi-finals and finals at the ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships in Barcelona. Here’s how Saturday’s brackets played out:
Men’s +99 kg
Two-time ADCC champ and six-time world champ Saulo Ribeiro will meet defending ADCC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum in one semi-final after out-pointing Koji Kanechika (5&#215;2) in the opening round and [...]]]></description>
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