After the biggest ever weekend of grappling with CJI and ADCC both staging events in Las Vegas, we ask who is now in the top tier of grapplers in the world?

In the build-up to both events, the Jiu Jitsu Oracle previewed every division and put who we perceived to be the best competitors into the coveted S tier. Now we are asking, who, regardless of the competitions they enter and divisions they take part in, can truly be considered as elite?

Athletes that Calum and Ross consider are:

00:00 Introduction

00:58 Kaynan Duarte

03:42 Felipe Pena

10:36 Gordon Ryan

15:41 Giancarlo Bodoni

18:20 Nicholas Meregali

21:24 Victor Hugo

22:54 Nicky Rod

26:15 Adele Fornarino

29:08 Ana Carolina Vieira

32:28 Ffion Davies

33:04 Baby Shark

33:59 Diego Pato

35:13 Mica Galvao

40:43 Kade Ruotolo

41:40 Tye Ruotolo

44:51 Conclusion

Since recording, Gordon Ryan has stated that he would consider matches against Nicky Rod and Craig Jones, but on specific terms that he has outlined on an Instagram post.

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Eight grapplers won weight division golds at the 2024 ADCC. But how did champions like Mica Galvao, Felipe Pena and Kaynan Duarte finish on top of the podium?

It was the greatest weekend of grappling events in history, with ADCC going up against CJI. We've already given our thoughts on CJI, so on this edition of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle we ask, how good was ADCC as a show?

Fresh off the greatest grappling show of all time, day two of the Craig Jones Invitational we look back at the finals and ahead to the future of the promotion.

In our final tier list before a huge weekend of grappling with ADCC and CJI both running in Las Vegas, we look at all three women's divisions and rate who we think has the best chance of winning.

Across the weight classes there is an interesting mix of veterans and young guns preparing to do battle. Among the more experience athletes are the likes of Mayassa Bastos, Bia Mesquita and Amy Campo. But they are going to be challenged by newcomers to the elite level such as Jasmine Rocha, Helena Crevar and Nia Blackman.

How will it all pan out? Tune into the Jiu Jitsu Oracle to find out.

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Grappling superstar Mica Galvao is the favourite to win the -77kg title at the ADCC. The big question is, can anyone challenge him? Mica's path to glory has been helped by some elite athletes moving over to the rival CJI event. But the ADCC has still put together a strong bracket.

Which heavyweight will walk away with the biggest prize in grappling ? Craig Jones has picked 16 grapplers to battle it out for glory at #cji

The bracket for the best division we have ever seen in grappling is out and we know the matches in the first round of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), But who will win those bouts and ultimately progress to claiming $1 million?

Some giant grapplers are ready to throw down at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). But who is most likely to win? Will it be Nicky Rod, Victor Hugo, former UFC star Luke Rockhold, or someone else?

The brackets are out for the Craig Jones Invitational and as soon as they dropped, Ross and Calum recorded their thoughts on how both the -80kg and +80 divisions are shaping up.

The lighter category in CJI is arguably the greatest grouping of grapplers in history, featuring the likes of Kade and Tye Ruotolo, Nicky Ryan, Andrew Tackett and Jozef Chen.

The big boy division contains Nicky Rod, Victor Hugo and William Tackett among the 16 contenders.

But, who is facing who in both divisions? And who does Calum think will win each first round match? Tune in to the latest edition of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle to find out.

Ross and Calum also discuss organiser Craig Jones revealing that they unsuccessfully tried to put together Marcelo Garcia v Charles Olivera and Mikey Musumeci v Alex Volkanovski. Thankfully Mackenzie Dern seems to have come through her recent UFC fight fit enough to take on Ffion Davies, while Craig is still scheduled to face Gabi Garcia.

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Hosts: Calum Burke and Ross McTavish