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Josh Saunders Posted Nazi Salutes. Sport Jiu-Jitsu Decided That Was a Him Problem, Not a Sport Problem.

Josh Saunders is still sponsored. His coaching business is still taking clients.

Sun, Jul 19, 07:48 AM ET ↗
Just Dropped
news
7/19
Josh Saunders Posted Nazi Salutes. Sport Jiu-Jitsu Decided That Was a Him Problem, Not a Sport Problem.
SHORT
7/17
Fowler Chokes Out Johnson | UFC BJJ 9 #Shorts
news
7/17
Fight 2 Win 316 Held 52-Match Card in São Paulo; Willson Bueno Closes Event with Kneebar Victory
news
7/16
UFC BJJ 9 Results: Fowler Chokes Out Johnson to Retain Title, Burns Returns With RNC, Nick Rod Calls His Shot
news
7/16
Ronda Rousey Already Made Kayla Harrison's Argument For Her
ZEITGEIST

Josh Saunders' Nazi salutes drew an SPJJ shrug and a Perth doctor was charged with manslaughter this week, and BJJ is finding out how little the sport polices.

accountability gap widening

PICKS OF THE WEEKWEEK OF JUL 19, 2026
▸ ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Mason Fowler

You choked Johnson out cold at UFC BJJ 9 and kept the belt — no decision, no scorecard, no doubt. While Nick Rod called his shot for the cameras, you just went and finished the fight. Champ stays champ.

SHORT Jul 17, 2026, 03:21 PM ET

Fowler Chokes Out Johnson | UFC BJJ 9 #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Fowler locks down Johnson with a devastating bloodchoke at UFC BJJ 9. Submission wrestling at its most brutal and elegant. Sources: - UFC BJJ 9 Results: https://www.ufc.com/ #Grappling #MartialArts
Jul 17, 2026, 03:11 PM ET

Fight 2 Win 316 Held 52-Match Card in São Paulo; Willson Bueno Closes Event with Kneebar Victory

Fight 2 Win 316 held 52 technical grappling matches on May 23 in São Paulo, with multiple submission finishes punctuating the card. Willson Bueno closed one with a kneebar that needed no commentary to justify itself.
QUESTION OF THE DAY

Mikey Musumeci is booked for an MMA debut in September while ADCC's roster keeps shrinking — do you follow grapplers who leave for MMA, or does that feel like losing one of ours?

Musumeci's MMA debut lands as ADCC bleeds names.

UPCOMING ON THE MATFULL CALENDAR →
Recent Results
ONE
07/11
ONE Fight Night 33
Allycia Rodrigues kept her atomweight Muay Thai belt with a third-round KO at Lumpinee, while the Michell-Lo grappling bout quietly vanished from the card.
Women's Atomweight Muay Thai ChampionshipAllycia Rodrigues · Featherweight Muay ThaiAbdulla Dayakaev · Bantamweight MMAJhanlo Mark Sangiao · Women's Atomweight MMAChihiro Sawada · Featherweight MMAIbragim Dauev · Bantamweight Muay ThaiVladimir Kuzmin · Women's Atomweight Muay ThaiMartyna Kierczynska
Polaris
07/10
Polaris 38
Polaris 38 in Bath crowned its first Welterweight Grand Prix champion, with Tommy Langaker taking the $30,000 purse and the title belt in front of a FloGrappling audience.
Welterweight Grand PrixTommy Langaker
CBJJ
06/27
CBJJ Brazilian No-Gi Championship
CBJJ ran its first FloGrappling-broadcast No-Gi Championship as an ADCC Krakow qualifier, with Tainan Dalpra and Elisabeth Clay headlining a black belt field chasing Grand Slam berths.
Black Belt MenTainan Dalpra · Black Belt WomenElisabeth Clay · Black Belt FeatherweightHaakon Andersen Hopstock · Black Belt LightweightDawid Jaworski
ONE
06/27
Fabricio Andrey vs Kade Ruotolo
Fabricio Andrey jumped two weight classes on the back of a callout campaign, forcing Kade Ruotolo into a lightweight submission grappling title defense in Thailand.
Lightweight Submission GrapplingKade Ruotolo
ONE
06/27
Fabricio Andrey vs Owen Jones (non-title)
Robbed of his title shot when Kade Ruotolo broke his hand, Fabricio Andrey settled for a non-title win over replacement Owen Jones in Thailand.
Welterweight Submission Grappling (non-title)Fabricio Andrey
Notable Beats
win
07/17
Willson Bueno

Willson Bueno closed out Fight 2 Win 316 in Sao Paulo with a kneebar finish on a 52-match card.

controversy
07/19
Josh Saunders

Josh Saunders posted Nazi salutes on social media, and Sport Jiu-Jitsu treated the fallout as an individual matter.

win
07/16
Andrew Fowler

Andrew Fowler retained his UFC BJJ title at UFC BJJ 9, choking out Johnson to close the championship bout.

win
07/16
Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns returned at UFC BJJ 9 and took the win by rear naked choke in his comeback appearance.

win
07/16
Nick Rodriguez

Nick Rodriguez called his shot ahead of his UFC BJJ 9 bout and delivered on it during the event card.

Athlete SpotlightMason Fowler →

Mason Fowler Chokes Out Johnson to Retain His UFC BJJ Title

Fowler walked into UFC BJJ 9 as champion and walked out the same way, finishing Johnson by choke to keep the belt. In a promotion built on the finish, he keeps answering the only question that counts.

  • —Fowler retained his UFC BJJ title by submitting Johnson.
  • —He closed the card with a choke, not a decision.
DEVELOPING STORIES 16 TRACKED
ongoing · 111d quiet

ADCC women's pay & treatment

UPDATE 07:10: STRUCTURAL-FAILURE DATA POINT.

3 TAKES →
ongoing · 99d quiet

Atos/Galvao allegations & exodus

UPDATE 06:10: SAN DIEGO POLICE / PROSECUTORS CLOSED THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST ANDRE GALVAO for insufficient evidence (BJJEE, May 1).

3 TAKES →
developing · 112d quiet

Basilio MMA transition

Basilio MMA transition

1 TAKES →
ongoing · 100d quiet

BJJ safety reckoning / Michell fugitive

BJJ safety reckoning / Michell fugitive

3 TAKES →
ongoing · 83d quiet

BJJ-vs-MMA debate (wrestling-base BJJ thesis)

UPDATE : Six-voice consensus arc: Rockhold (Apr 7) → Gilbert Burns names Barcelos (Apr 25) → Joe Rogan on Chimaev's wrestling gap (Apr 27) → Bernardo Faria + Tom DeBlass defending Buchecha/Vieira (Apr 27-28) → GSP "nothing I could do" sparring Danaher (Apr 28).

3 TAKES →
ongoing · 121d quiet

Butt scoot / guard pull entertainment debate

Butt scoot / guard pull entertainment debate

2 TAKES →