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Jul 7, 2026, 08:59 AM
Kron Gracie Dismantles Danaher's Coaching Mythology
On July 2-3, 2026, Kron Gracie did what the grappling community whispers in group chats but never says out loud: he publicly called out John Danaher as a bullshit artist who talks a good game but can't actually grapple. It was the Lex Fridman Podcast.
Jul 7, 2026, 08:29 AM
Gillian Robertson Says Dern's ADCC Gold 'Doesn't Matter Now' — Dern Responds She's Motivated to Submit Her
Gillian Robertson took a shot at Mackenzie Dern's ADCC gold medal. Dern came back swinging.
Jul 7, 2026, 07:59 AM
Bryce Mitchell Called Guard Pulling 'Gay' — Mikey Musumeci Accepted His Challenge Anyway
On July 3, 2026, UFC bantamweight Bryce Mitchell did what UFC bantamweights do—talked trash on a grappler he shouldn't have. He called Mikey Musumeci, the UFC's first submission grappling world titleholder and five-time IBJJF world champion, a homosexual slur wrapped in a critiqu
Jul 7, 2026, 07:24 AM
Kron Gracie Called Danaher's Coaching 'Bullsh*t' — Gordon Ryan Responded: 'Kron Has 1 ADCC Title, 0 Champions Built'
Here's a thing that happens in grappling: every few years, someone with real results decided that the coaching establishment was lying to you. Kron Gracie, two-time ADCC medalist (2015, 2019), became that someone in early July 2026.
Jul 5, 2026, 08:07 AM
East Brunswick Gym Posts $45K-To-$65K Salary For A Full-Time BJJ Coach — Community Realizes That's What The Job Actually Pays
An East Brunswick, New Jersey academy posted a real public job listing for a full-time, salaried BJJ coaching position: $45,000 to $65,000. Brown belt or higher.
Jul 5, 2026, 07:37 AM
Laura Sanko Re-signs With UFC and Paramount — Still the Only Black Belt in the Booth
UFC and Paramount announced a long-term extension for Laura Sanko this week, locking the 43-year-old color commentator, desk analyst, and BJJ black belt into the booth through the Paramount+ era of UFC broadcasting. It's one of the first big on-air re-ups of that era, which kicke
Jul 3, 2026, 03:21 PM
Melqui Galvao's Former Teammates Discouraged Victims From Reporting — 'You're Going to Destroy the Team'
Brazilian Deputy Alessandra Campêlo revealed a disturbing dimension to the criminal case against jiu-jitsu instructor Melqui Galvao: even while detained in a Manaus prison on sexual abuse charges, he was allegedly orchestrating an intimidation campaign against alleged victims, pr
Jul 2, 2026, 03:20 PM
Jon Jones Said Gable Steveson Was 'Moving Like He Never Left.' The UFC Put Him on Prelims.
There was a gap between what Jon Jones was saying and what the UFC was doing. Jones, one of the most dominant strikers in combat sports history, went on record praising his training partner Gable Steveson.
Jul 2, 2026, 08:17 AM
Helena Crevar and Sarah Galvao Both Won Golds at American Nationals in Las Vegas — They Didn't Face Each Other
Helena Crevar and Sarah Galvao both left Las Vegas as American Nationals champions. Neither had to face each other to get there.
Jul 2, 2026, 07:14 AM
ADCC Asia/Oceania Trials Results: 8 Qualified in Gold Coast — Frankland and Rudolph Led the Pack to Krakow
Six first-timers headed to Krakow. That alone was the story.
Jul 1, 2026, 03:56 PM
Bryce Mitchell Said BJJ Professors Were Teaching 'Gayness' — Also Refused to Watch Musumeci
UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell aired strong opinions about jiu-jitsu this week on his podcast, ArkanSanity, and in Reddit AMAs, continuing a line of criticism he'd repeated since February. Mitchell's take: some Brazilian jiu-jitsu professors were "teaching gayness." The specifi
Jul 1, 2026, 03:26 PM
UFC Flyweight Tracy Cortez Submits Streamer N3on Twice in Clip That Hit 2.5 Million Views
You know that moment at the gym when a white belt confidently announces they're gonna take down the brown belt? You don't even need to finish your water bottle before you know how this ends.
Jul 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
Jacob Rodriguez Returns Amid Accountability Questions
Jacob Rodriguez is competing again. The 2024 ADCC silver medalist announced his return to sanctioned grappling competition on July 24, 2026, at Pit Submission Series—his first official match in 17 months.
Jul 1, 2026, 09:22 AM
Max Holloway Earned Black Belt From Charles Oliveira
Max Holloway's career took an interesting turn at UFC 326 when Charles Oliveira submitted him. Most fighters would dust that off and move on.
Jul 1, 2026, 08:49 AM
Mica Galvão's Double Gold Return at New Jersey Open
Mica Galvão didn't issue a statement. He didn't do the podcast circuit or the carefully-calibrated reemergence.
Jul 1, 2026, 08:14 AM
CBJJ No-Gi Nationals 2026: Elisabeth Clay, Tarik Hopstock, Pawel Jaworski Competed — Results Still Pending
Brazil's elite no-gi grapplers showed up to Ginásio Poliesportivo José Correa in Barueri, São Paulo, to settle the CBJJ Brazilian No-Gi National Championship for the first time on FloGrappling. Elisabeth Clay, Tarik Hopstock, Pawel Jaworski, Tainan Dalpra—names the community actu
Jul 1, 2026, 07:44 AM
Dustin Poirier Told Atlanta Airport Cops 'Go Ahead and Arrest Me' — So They Did
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 4:50 p.m., Dustin Poirier—two-time UFC lightweight champion, millionaire, and a man whose entire professional identity is built on controlled violence and composure—decided that the appropriate response to being denied boarding on a commercial flight
Jun 30, 2026, 06:18 PM
Ruslan Abdulaev Beat Kaynan Duarte Twice and He's Coming to Krakow — ADCC's Heavyweight Division Just Got a New Favorite
Most of the grappling world couldn't pick Ruslan Abdulaev out of a lineup six months ago. That's no longer true.
Jun 29, 2026, 03:39 PM
Valter Walker Claims He's Over Heel Hooks. His Game Plan Says Otherwise.
Valter Walker, UFC heavyweight, made a startling admission this week. Not of getting choked out or training through injuries or the things that normally grind fighters down.
Jun 29, 2026, 09:03 AM
Asu Almabayev Became the 4th Person to Land a Suloev Stretch in UFC History
A Suloev Stretch in the UFC was like spotting a wild unicorn at your local grocery store. Technically possible.
Jun 29, 2026, 08:22 AM
UFC Champion Merab Dvalishvili: '99.9% of Wrestlers Sacrifice Everything and Get Nothing Back'
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili went on Dominick Cruz's podcast yesterday and articulated a problem that sits at the center of combat sports economics: wrestlers, particularly those who don't reach the elite level, sacrifice their entire lives to the sport and receive
Jun 29, 2026, 07:51 AM
UFC 329: BJJ Black Belts Take Over the Title Fights
UFC 329 lands at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 11, and everyone's talking about McGregor vs Holloway 2. The rematch headlines the event at welterweight, and sure, there's genuine drama there—McGregor needs redemption after dropping to 155, Holloway's the last standing t
Jun 29, 2026, 07:21 AM
Craig Jones Admits PED Use Before ADCC 2017
Craig Jones finally admits what everyone already knew: he was juiced for ADCC 2017, and it never stopped. In a June 2026 appearance on the Fight Companion podcast with Nathaniel Cho, the leg lock specialist dropped the confession grappling has been waiting for but pretending didn
Jun 27, 2026, 04:52 PM
ADCC Silently Removes Izaak Michell From 2026 Worlds
ADCC removed Izaak Michell from the 2026 Worlds roster. You found out because his name vanished from the bracket.
Jun 27, 2026, 04:21 PM
Gable Steveson's UFC Debut: July 11 at UFC 329
On July 11, Gable Steveson walks into the Octagon at UFC 329 to face Elisha Ellison in his UFC debut. He's an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling (2020), two-time NCAA national champion, and he's come to MMA the only way that makes sense for someone at his level: three r
Jun 27, 2026, 03:51 PM
Kron Gracie Accuses Rafael Mendes of Steroid Use—Zero Clean Records
Kron Gracie did what nobody in elite grappling does quietly anymore: he said the quiet part out loud. This week, Kron publicly claimed that Rafael Mendes admitted to steroid use after his dominant 2009 ADCC run.
Jun 27, 2026, 03:20 PM
Conor McGregor Suspended 18 Months After Testing Positive for Banned Substances
Conor McGregor did it again. That kept getting pushed back anyway.
Jun 27, 2026, 02:09 PM
Gilbert Burns' 88-Second Return to Pure Grappling
Two months ago, Gilbert Burns announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He'd just lost his fifth consecutive UFC fight—a streak that included losses to some of the division's best, but also losses to fighters below his peak level.
Jun 27, 2026, 01:08 PM
Roosevelt Sousa Banned 3 Years for Meldonium
Roosevelt Sousa's career just got put in a submission hold with no referee to call the tap. On January 15, 2026, the UFC's anti-doping partner USADA handed down a three-year suspension to Sousa, a UFC contract grappler and title contender in UFC's BJJ division.
Jun 27, 2026, 09:23 AM
Mikey Musumeci Said Moneyberg Was Fine — Jake Shields Has the Texts to Prove He Said It
Here's a thing that happens in jiu-jitsu: someone gets a black belt and the internet explodes. Then, over time, the people who signed off on it quietly distance themselves.