Conner DeAngelis Talks No-Gi, Traveling Brazil, and Brown Belt Competition

Hyperfly athlete Conner DeAngelis is one of the most promising competitors of today's generation. A purple belt gi world champion and blue and purple no-gi world champion, the Atos brown belt now looks to add the brown belt no-gi world title to his growing list of accomplishments.

We caught up with Conner at Keenan Cornelius' new gym, Legion Jiu-Jitsu, in San Diego ahead of the 2019 No-Gi World Championship.

Connor explained his thoughts on no-gi training and competition, what's changed now that he's a competitive brown belt, and details from his recent three week trip to Brazil.

Give him a follow on Instagram here. 

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