The superstars of gi grappling shone at the biggest BJJ event of the year, the IBJJF World Championships. Mica Galvao, Mayram Manique, Adam Wardzinski and Gabi Pessanha were the standout performers. If you want to know why, check out the latest edition of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle.

In the red corner we have the ADCC headlined by the biggest grappling star on the planet Gordon Ryan. In the blue corner there is CJI, the tournament created by Craig Jones.

The two events go head-to-head in Las Vegas on Saturday 17 August, with the first day of the CJI taking place unchallenged on the Friday and the ADCC finals facing no competition on the Sunday.

Why is this all happening? Who is competing where? Which event looks better? They are all questions that Calum and Ross answer on the latest edition of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle.

00:00 Introduction to ADCC vs CJI

03:50 Speculation on who might switch to CJI

15:22 Prizemoney

23:23 CJI rules and scoring

29:10 Should it have got to this stage?

Since recording Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa has become the latest athlete to commit to competing at the Craig Jones Invitational.

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Forget all the chat around ADCC and the Craig Jones Invitational, there's the best gi BJJ on the planet happening at the IBJJF Worlds on June 1 and 2.

The biggest event in BJJ has arrived, the IBJJF World Championships, where the black belts will compete on June 1 and 2. Mica Galvao and Tainan Dalpra will both be hoping to claim gold, will they win their respective divisions?

In part one of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle's preview, Ross and Calum are joined by Shay Montague, who has previously topped the podium at the Worlds, in the purple and brown belt roosterweight categories.

They cover the lighter weights in the men's divisions, talking about athletes including Diego Pato, Kennedy Maciel and Cole Abate.

00:00 Introduction and catch-up with Shay Montague

02:17 Will Tainan reclaim the middleweight title?

05:21 Will Mica win lightweight?

11:57 Male featherweight is the deepest division

19:59 Shay's thoughts on roosterweight

25:16 Light featherweight, the success of AOJ and coaching in BJJ

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Grappling superstar Gordon Ryan has announced that he wants to win two golds at this year's ADCC suggesting that he will do the +99kg division as well as the superfight against Yuri Simoes.

On the a special edition of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle, we analyse what it means for the world's premier submission grappling event, in addition to starting a discussion about who we think is the greatest of all time in BJJ.

00:00 Gordon Ryan's Quest for Double Gold at ADCC

22:39 Is Roger Gracie the GOAT?

24:43 Or is Marcelo Garcia the GOAT?

28:55 Ricardo Arona's Dominance in ADCC

31:17 Rafael Mendes' ADCC Achievements

34:07 Previewing the Brazilian Qualifiers for the Aiga Tournament

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Nick Rodriguez beat Mason Fowler in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 then asked for a match with Gordon Ryan or Nicholas Meregali.

Is the B-Team big man ready to take on either of the New Wave superstars, who are at the forefront of the competitive BJJ / submission grappling scene?

On the latest Jiu Jitsu Oracle we cover the main talking points coming out of FPI, including what's next for Luke Griffith after his huge win over Kaynan Duarte.

Ross and Calum also discuss the latest on the tournament Craig Jones is putting together to rival the ADCC and an exciting card being put together by WNO.

Lastly the Oracle laments the matches we aren't going to see at the IBJJF World Championships. While Tainan Dalpra and Tye Ruotolo are in at middleweight, it looks like Mica Galvao will move down to lightweight and Jansen Gomes will go up to medium heavy. What might have been...

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B-Team is out for revenge. In the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7, Nick Rodriguez goes up against Mason Fowler, who has previously beaten Rodriguez's team-mate Craig Jones. Can Nicky Rod avenge the loss for the B-Team as the UFC continues its promotion of BJJ / grappling?

A similar proposition awaits Nick's brother Jay Rodriguez. Jay faces Jonnatas Gracie, who defeated Jay Rod's frequent training partner Nick Ryan at FPI 5.

On the latest Jiu Jitsu Oracle, Calum and Ross preview those matches and the rest of the card that includes Kynan Duarte v Luke Griffith and Giancarlo Bodoni v Gabriel Arges.

We also take a look at this weekend's ADXC4 show, featuring Espen Mathiesen v Leon Larman and Ffion Davies v Mo Black.

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Nicky Ryan and Nicholas Meregali produced the stand-out performances at the latest Who's Number One grappling event. On the latest Jiu Jitsu Oracle, Ross and Calum discuss their victories and how both athletes look heading into the ADCC world championships.

The episode also features a chat about the BJJ event that is being put together by Craig Jones.

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Mica Galvao continues to slay anyone in his path. After three submission victories at the Brasileiros, the next stop on Mica's quest for a Super Grand Slam is the IBJJF World Championships.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Maciel also added Brazilian Nationals gold to his successes at the Euros and Pans. Why are the keys to their victories? Find out on the latest edition of the Jiu Jitsu Oracle.

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Mica Galvao, Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones have the best submission rate in elite grappling with 80% of their victories coming by way of tap out. Will Mica be able to keep up his record at the IBJJF Brasileiros despite suffering an injury in his last tournament?