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Sebastian Attard talks about his IBJJF suspension and answers whether or not he will ever compete for them again.
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
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 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.
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.
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
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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Andy Murasaki is an IBJJF no gi world champion and three-time IBJJF world silver medalist, but he most recently won the 2024 edition of The Crown.
Jits Magazine spoke to Andy about the earliest days of his Jiu-Jitsu career, every single IBJJF world championship final, his performance at The Crown, the rematch with Tainan Dalpra, and a potential return to no gi competition.
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Discovering Jiu-Jitsu
6:54 Meeting Caio Terra & coming to the US
10:42 Moving to ATOS
11:37 Andy’s father
13:19 IBJJF no gi world championship 2022
16:05 Returning to no gi in 2024
21:26 Fighting through a broken rib (Tainan Dalpra)
29:19 Competing against teammates (Gustavo Batista)
32:09 Controversial decisions & visualisation (Mica Galvao)
36:19 The Crown 2024 recap
38:34 Tainan Dalpra withdrawing due to injury
43:30 Thanks & signing off