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Josh Hinger

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Josh Hinger is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and a former mixed martial arts fighter, born on May 28, 1982 in Whittier, California. A high school wrestler, he found jiu-jitsu in 2003 at the University of California, Irvine, trained under Chris Brennan, later joined Atos Jiu-Jitsu and received his black belt from Andre Galvao in December 2013. He is a three-time champion at the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, winning in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and a bronze medalist at the 2019 ADCC World Championship. After a stint in the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan and graduate study in Indiana, he also worked as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainer and cornerman for UFC champion Zhang Weili.

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