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Jun 26, 2026, 07:39 AM
Philip Rowe: 'There's No One Elite' in UFC BJJ — The Competition Is Not At World Level
Philip Rowe, the UFC welterweight who actually knows what a leg lock is supposed to look like, went on The Casuals MMA and said something that made everyone uncomfortable because it was completely accurate: "There's no one elite in UFC BJJ. There's no one elite around." The state
Jun 26, 2026, 07:09 AM
B-Team Jiu-Jitsu Returns: Craig Jones Delivers Zero Details
Craig Jones just announced that B-Team Jiu-Jitsu is returning. You know what B-Team is.
Jun 25, 2026, 03:30 PM
Marcus Buchecha Retires With 13 World Titles — Also 0-2-1 in MMA, So He's Taking Both Sports at Once
Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida announced he was retiring from competition. The statement was clean: "I think that my mission was fulfilled in the sport." And technically, he was right.
Jun 25, 2026, 08:47 AM
PGF Doubles Season 10 — Expansion Gamble Raises Saturation Questions
Professional Grappling Federation announced Season 10 with a significant expansion: eight teams instead of four, two matches per week instead of one, and forty-plus elite grapplers on rotation. The stated goal was to increase match volume to maintain competitive intensity.
Jun 25, 2026, 08:17 AM
Andrew Wiltse Opens New Academy, Launches YouTube Channel, Posts Public Apology to Craig Jones
Andrew Wiltse didn't ease back into BJJ. He came back with a public apology, a YouTube channel, and a gym in Nebraska, and he did those things in roughly that order.
Jun 25, 2026, 07:40 AM
Bryce Mitchell Won at UFC Vegas 118, Then Called the White House UFC Card 'A Birthday Party for Trump While World War 3 Is Happening'
Bryce Mitchell defeated previously unbeaten Santiago Luna via arm triangle submission at 4:52 of the third round at UFC Vegas 118 on June 6, 2026. It was his 10th octagon victory—clean finish, technical grappling, career momentum climbing.
Jun 24, 2026, 03:58 PM
Song Yadong Submits Former Champ, Casually Asks 'Who Doesn't Know Jiu-Jitsu?'
Song Yadong submitted Deiveson Figueiredo via guillotine choke at UFC Macau on May 30, 2026. That's a technical fact.
Jun 24, 2026, 03:28 PM
Izaak Michell — Who Has an Active Felony Warrant — Was Booked to Fight Francisco Lo at ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok
Izaak Michell was booked for ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok on July 11, 2026, to face Francisco Lo in a welterweight submission grappling match at Lumpinee Stadium. The matchup itself read like a reasonable test: two grapplers still searching for their first ONE Championship victo
Jun 24, 2026, 08:28 AM
Tainan Dalpra and Mica Galvão Have Never Competed at the Same IBJJF Major — The Sport's Two Best Active Gi Competitors Keep Missing Each Other
Dalpra has three world titles. Galvão has the Super Grand Slam.
Jun 24, 2026, 07:28 AM
Owen Jones Steps In for Kade Ruotolo — Short-Notice ONE Fight Night 44 Call Creates Opening for Rising Star
Owen Jones got the call. The kind of call that changes careers — a short-notice opportunity to step onto one of ONE Championship's biggest stages against Fabricio Andrey at ONE Fight Night 44, filling the spot Kade Ruotolo left open.
Jun 23, 2026, 04:52 PM
Gordon Ryan Retired But Never Stopped Critiquing Everyone Else's Losses
When Kaynan Duarte lost to Ruslan Abdulaev in an upset at the AIGA Global Champions League in June 2025, Gordon Ryan's immediate response was not sympathy or silence. It was: "You got owned by unknown obese man." Duarte, a two-time ADCC world champion with credentials Ryan had to
Jun 23, 2026, 04:21 PM
RAF 9 Lineup Proved UFC Athletes Only Need Wrestling When Punches Aren't Allowed
There was a moment in every combat athlete's career when they voluntarily walk into a format that removes their biggest advantage. RAF 9 in Arlington on June 1st was that moment for five UFC-credentialed fighters: Gable Steveson (UFC heavyweight, making his wrestling promotion de
Jun 23, 2026, 03:51 PM
Fight 2 Win Expands to Brazil for First Time — F2W 316 São Paulo Success Signals Geographic Shift
Fight 2 Win 316 took place in São Paulo in late May, marking the promotion's first event in Brazil. It wasn't a guest appearance or a visiting circus—it was F2W 316, a regular sequence event in the city that birthed the Gracie family legacy, redefined through the Miyao brothers,
Jun 23, 2026, 10:00 AM
John Danaher Says Winning Means Nothing If You Win the Wrong Way — Three Days Before IBJJF Worlds
John Danaher, the BJJ coach renowned for his analytical mind and aversion to direct sunlight, posted a philosophical gem just three days before the IBJJF World Championships kicked off. That "winning doesn't mean anything if you win the wrong way." Oh, John.
Jun 23, 2026, 09:29 AM
BJJ Black Belt Dies During Training in Tijuana — Training Partner Detained
Francisco Martínez Hernández, a 59-year-old black belt, showed up to evening class at Villegas MMA in the El Dorado neighborhood of Tijuana on April 19 like he had done countless times before. He rolled with a training partner named Joshua Isaac Suarez Briseño, 27.
Jun 23, 2026, 08:59 AM
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Draws Record 2,388 Athletes; Israeli-Kuwaiti Podium Walkoff Overshadows Final Stop
The final stop of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2026 season drew a staggering 2,388 athletes—a new record for the event, according to Jitsmagazine.com. The numbers alone told a story about how much the sport had grown: nearly 2,400 grapplers in a single venue, representing every corne
Jun 23, 2026, 08:29 AM
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2026 Concludes: New Black Belt Champions Crowned at Season Finale
Well, another Abu Dhabi Grand Slam season has officially wrapped, and for those keeping score (or just barely keeping up), a new crop of black belt champions have been crowned. It's the annual ritual: the top-tier athletes show up, the bracket gets whittled down, and somewhere in
Jun 23, 2026, 07:58 AM
Cassia Moura Defended UFC BJJ Flyweight Title in Dominant Fashion — 20-Year-Old Champ Kept Perfect Record Intact
When Cassia Moura stepped into the cage to defend her UFC BJJ flyweight title, it became pretty clear that most people were finishing college applications at 20—not holding championship belts. Moura was the standard-bearer of a division, the measuring stick everyone else got comp
Jun 23, 2026, 07:28 AM
Enoque Galvão Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges — Police Say He Smuggled Phone Into Jail to Pressure Witnesses
The legal troubles of the Galvão family deepened significantly when Enoque Galvão, brother of jiu-jitsu coach Melqui Galvão, was arrested on sexual assault charges strikingly similar to those already facing his sibling. The arrest marked another dark chapter in what had become an
Jun 22, 2026, 05:58 PM
Yuri Simoes Returns to MMA at EMC Talents After 4-Year Absence — Three-Time ADCC Champ Wins by Armtriangle
When you hear about ADCC champions crossing over into MMA, the script usually involves a lot of hype, a few wild swings, and maybe a decision win where the grappling looks surprisingly… pedestrian. Or, if you're particularly unlucky, you get the 'stand and bang' phase, where a wo
Jun 22, 2026, 05:28 PM
Mica Galvao Broke Silence: Father Threatened Bullet in Head at Age 14, Pulled Gun on Pregnant Amit Elor
Mica Galvao broke five years of silence about his father, Melqui Galvao, with a statement that reframed everything the jiu-jitsu community had understood about one of the sport's most dominant coaching figures. The statement wasn't a vague allusion to "difficult childhood" or "to
Jun 22, 2026, 04:57 PM
Josh Hinger Backs Accusations Against André Galvão
Josh Hinger, a black belt coach who built his reputation inside the Atos system, publicly supported the sexual harassment and assault allegations made by Alexa Herse and Andressa Simas against André Galvão on May 24. Hinger didn't equivocate.
Jun 22, 2026, 04:27 PM
Andre Galvao Faced Second Accuser in Sexual Harassment Case After Purple Belt Andressa Simas Went Public
Andressa Simas, a purple belt and former Atos Jiu-Jitsu athlete, went public on May 23, 2026 with allegations of sexual harassment against André Galvão. According to her statement, she had filed a police report three months earlier—meaning the BJJ community had been operating lar
Jun 22, 2026, 03:42 PM
UFC BJJ Announced First-Ever Open Tournaments For Amateur Competitors — Expanding Beyond Pro Card
The competitive grappling landscape couldn't get any more saturated, or any more confusing to navigate than a white belt trying to guard pass. The UFC decided to throw its hat into the amateur ring anyway.
Jun 22, 2026, 08:58 AM
Fighter Faints After Losing Politically-Themed MMA Bout in São Paulo
In May 2026, Renato Moicano—the UFC vet, the trash talker, the guy who convinced you that his life was more interesting than the fights he was booking—launched his own MMA promotion. The name alone told you everything.
Jun 22, 2026, 08:28 AM
Kade Ruotolo Drops His First MMA Knockout, Stays Perfect at 4-0
The grappling world had to update its mental database on Kade Ruotolo. The reigning ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion had just secured his first career knockout victory, extending his mixed martial arts record to a pristine 4-0.
Jun 22, 2026, 07:47 AM
Rickson Gracie Stopped Speaking to His Son Over Boxing Training — A Front Kick From 1995
Rickson Gracie stopped talking to his son for years. Not because Kron lost a fight.
Jun 22, 2026, 07:16 AM
Gable Steveson's Mismatch Booking Reveals UFC's Wrestling Problem
Gable Steveson is a three-time NCAA wrestling champion. Two-time Olympic medalist (silver 2016, gold 2020).
Jun 21, 2026, 03:41 PM
UFC's Tsarukyan Challenged Olympic Gold Medalist Maroulis to Submission Grappling Match
In late May 2026, Arman Tsarukyan made noise about wanting to test his sambo-honed grappling against Helen Maroulis' Olympic wrestling gold. The catch was obvious: Maroulis was a freestyle wrestler who had never competed in submission grappling, and Tsarukyan hadn't actually aske
Jun 21, 2026, 09:04 AM
Simple Man Martial Arts Rebranded—But the MMA Gym Vision Never Materialized
On July 24, 2025, with Craig Jones already publicly halfway out the door, the remaining principals of B-Team Jiu-Jitsu sat down on their own podcast and announced the future. They were going to be a full MMA gym.