Murilo Bustamante Earns Coral Belt: 50-Year Legacy at 60
Murilo Bustamante put on a coral belt on August 3rd, 2026, and that sentence carries more weight than most people who don't train will ever understand. Coral belt—8th-degree black—isn't a promotion you campaign for or market yourself into.
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Dillon Danis backed out of another booking this week without penalty, and BJJ is confronting how its biggest draws keep dodging accountability that would end anyone else's career.
frustration hardening
Mikey Musumeci
Called out by Bryce Mitchell one week, torching the IBJJF rulebook the next — you turned a challenge and a grievance into the same news cycle. Grappling's loudest featherweight is winning the week on volume alone, and UFC BJJ is happy to hand you the mic.
ADCC Worlds: The Ruotolos vs. the Survivors
The withdrawal cycle gutted brackets and inflated everyone's odds — but Kade and Tye don't need the charity. They walk into ADCC Worlds as the names the rest of the field was quietly hoping had pulled out.
Accountability Gap: BJJ's Silence Problem #Shorts
#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts When Josh Saunders made a Nazi salute at a major BJJ event, the community expected consequences. It got silence instead—exposing a critical accountability gap. Read the full article: https://bjjproblems.com/blogs/bjj-problems/josh-saunders-nazi-salutes-ac
Kron Said No to Ryan's Danaher Clause #Shorts
#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Gordon Ryan sent Kron Gracie a contract with Danaher as a condition. Kron walked. Read the full article: https://bjjproblems.com/blogs/bjj-problems/gordon-ryan-kron-gracie-contract-danaher-condition Sources: - Gordon Ryan Contract Negotiation: https://bj
Mikey Musumeci is making his MMA debut on three weeks of striking — is a world-class grappler brave for crossing over, or about to get exposed the second he can't grab a leg?
Musumeci's MMA debut on three weeks of striking
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Henry Cejudo pinned Merab Dvalishvili in 36 seconds at RAF 12 to take the crossover title in a revenge win.
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Song Yadong escaped Umar's half guard and knocked him cold in the second round at UFC Shanghai.
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Mikey Musumeci is set for his MMA debut in late September with only three weeks of striking training.
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Mike Perry withdrew with a shoulder injury after Dillon Danis pulled out of their scheduled bout.
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Ashton Kutcher earned his black belt after a 15-year journey in the sport.
Elisabeth Clay Broke Down the Circular Math Keeping ADCC's Women Underpaid
Clay showed how ADCC defends its pay gap: fewer women's slots mean smaller purses, smaller purses keep women away, and the shortage then excuses the slots. She turned a familiar complaint into a numbers case the promotion has to answer.
- —She named the loop ADCC uses to defend unequal purses.
- —The Atos featherweight argued structure, not just fairness.
ADCC women's pay & treatment
UPDATE 07:10: STRUCTURAL-FAILURE DATA POINT.
Atos/Galvao allegations & exodus
UPDATE 06:10: SAN DIEGO POLICE / PROSECUTORS CLOSED THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST ANDRE GALVAO for insufficient evidence (BJJEE, May 1).
Basilio MMA transition
Basilio MMA transition
BJJ safety reckoning / Michell fugitive
BJJ safety reckoning / Michell fugitive
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).
Butt scoot / guard pull entertainment debate
Butt scoot / guard pull entertainment debate