Prime pound-for-pound grappler Ffion Davies has signed a multi-match UK unique contract with Polaris.
The UK’s high submission grappling promotion, Polaris, has signed Ffion Davies to an unique multi-match contract.
Polaris introduced the deal on social media.
“We’re extraordinarily proud to announce the signing of Ffion Davies to a UK unique contract,” mentioned Roy Billington, Polaris’ Head of Athlete Relations. “Watching Ffion develop and develop as an athlete over time has really been a pleasure to observe and we hope by working collectively we may help take her profession to the following degree.
“At Polaris we’re dedicated to serving to European athletes develop their private manufacturers and attain the best factors in our sport and we hope Ffion and our different signed athletes proceed to do superb issues.”
The deal is unique solely with respect to the UK, which means that Davies is free to compete outdoors of the nation in different promotions, equivalent to FloGrappling’s Who’s Quantity One (WNO).
About Ffion Davies
Broadly considered the game’s high pound-for-pound feminine competitor and named Grappling Insider’s 2023 Female Grappler of the Year, Davies is unequivocally probably the most completed European BJJ athlete ever.
The 29-year-old has discovered ample success competing in each gi and no-gi occasions. In 2023, she gained her second IBJJF gi world title and captured double gold on the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, making her a four-time no-gi world champion.
Along with her IBJJF titles, she is the reigning ADCC 60kg world champion and the present WNO flyweight champion.
Davies is a multiple-time Polaris veteran, having made her promotional debut in 2019 with a victory over Gezari Matuda. She most just lately competed for the group in early 2023 on the Polaris 66kg Grand Prix, the place she defeated Giovanna Jara earlier than struggling a submission loss to Elisabeth Clay.
Davies is at present using a 12-match win streak, most just lately defeating UFC star Luana Pinheiro at ADXC 2. She is slated to defend her WNO flyweight title in opposition to no-gi world champion Amanda “Tubby” Alequin on February 9 at WNO 22.
