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ADCC Silver Medalist Marlon Tajik Opens Up On Faking His Age To Compete As A Teen

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October 2, 2026

Marlon Tajik’s path to becoming an ADCC silver medalist includes an unusual chapter from his teenage years – a one-year competition ban in Sweden after he falsified his age to face tougher opponents. Tajik began training traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu at age seven before switching to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu around 11. By 14, he’d already run out […]

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