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Grappling Report: ADCC trials winner and top BJJ prospect Nick Rodriguez eyes WWE contract

Nick Rodriguez is probably the biggest phenomenon to ever enter the jiu jitsu world.

With only one year of BJJ training, Rodriguez has qualified for ADCC, won the Fight 2 Win purple belt title and submitted multiple black belts. While Rodriguez has a decent background in high school wrestling, his achievements on the mats are unheralded. Two weeks after his first ever class he defeated a black belt in competition.

While Rodriguez’s eyes are on his upcoming Polaris match and ADCC in September, the phenom has said that he has his eyes set on the WWE. In an interview with BJJ news website grapplinginsider.