Gilbert Burns 88-Second Return at UFC BJJ 9
Eighty-eight seconds. That's how long it took Gilbert Burns to remember why he's a genuinely dangerous grappler, even when he's been focused on punching people in the face for two years.
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Exclusivity clauses became grappling's real opponent this week, springing Garry Tonon from ONE while a SUG champion sat out because the UFC owned his calendar.
pattern coming into focus
Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant
Ben Askren is coming back to fighting less than a year after a double lung transplant. We live in a sport where fighters pop anti-inflammatories before morning open mat like vitamins.
An MMA Fighter With a 2-2 Record Drowned Saving Four Teenage Girls — He Did More With His Career Than Most Champions Ever Will
We spend a lot of time in this community arguing about records. Submission percentages.
Russian guys are paying $80 to get fake cauliflower ear injected so they look like they train — would you ever buy the one badge you're supposed to earn on the mat?
Cauliflower ear is now a paid cosmetic. Mat time not included.
06/11
Bryce Mitchell won by 8-second arm-triangle at UFC Fight Night, one of the fastest submission finishes on record.
06/11
Gabriel Bonfim defeated Belal Muhammad by a lopsided 50-45 unanimous decision.
06/11
Demetrius Johnson called it quits on IBJJF Masters, saying his life doesn't change if he wins or loses.
06/07
Renato Canuto was suspended after testing positive for modafinil, a focus drug long dismissed in the BJJ community.
06/07
Tatiana Suarez became the first person to ever finish Loopy Godinez, stopping her as a wrestler.
Buchecha Is 0-2-1 in the UFC After a Round Two KO. The Kindest Outcome Now Is a Quiet Exit.
The most decorated heavyweight in IBJJF history just got knocked out by Ryan Spann. Three fights, zero wins, and the gap between mat legend and MMA contender keeps widening. Greatness in one sport doesn't transfer on a timeline.
- —Ryan Spann finished him in round two.
- —13-time world champion, still searching for his first UFC win.
- —The grappling resume can't punch back.
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