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Tommy Langaker

Tommy Langaker pairs Adult Middle No-Gi wins and ADCC qualification with ONE Championship title challenges.

Biography

In 2011, Tommy Langaker began practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu full-time. He later returned to Norway, joining Kimura/Nova Uniao with coach Jose Carlos, and earned his black belt in 2017. His results have spanned federation competition and ADCC qualification. In 2023, he placed first in Adult Middle on the black-belt men’s table at both the World IBJJF No-Gi and European No-Gi IBJJF events. He also won the Professional Male -76.9 kg division at ADCC’s second European, Middle East and African Trial in 2022, then repeated the result at the second qualifier in 2024. Each win qualified him for the ADCC World Championship. ONE Championship brought another thread to his career. The promotion announced Langaker as Kade Ruotolo’s challenger for the Lightweight Submission Grappling World Title at ONE Fight Night 11 in June 2023. Their rematch at ONE 165 in January 2024 ended with Ruotolo winning by unanimous decision and retaining the title. Langaker’s profile is marked by no-gi results, two ADCC qualifying wins, and title challenges on the ONE stage.

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