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Mikey Musumeci: Why Grappling Is Dying Before ADCC

On September 3rd, one week out from ADCC, Mikey Musumeci gave an interview that landed like a depressing reality check: "The state of grappling is really bad right now." He wasn't being melodramatic. He was being precise.

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Just Dropped
ZEITGEIST

Gracie University is citing a purple belt beating a brown belt as proof its at-home program works, and BJJ is relitigating whether real jiu-jitsu can be learned off the mats.

old debate, freshly reopened

PICKS OF THE WEEKWEEK OF AUG 30, 2026
SHORT Sep 5, 2026, 11:14 AM ET

Banned Pile Driver Causes Cervical Spine Injury #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts A banned pile driver move injured Willian Masuda at an elite invitational tournament, sparking a criminal investigation and exposing enforcement failures in competitive jiu jitsu. Read the full article: https://bjjproblems.com/blogs/bjj-problems/willian-m

Sep 5, 2026, 07:54 AM ET

Chimaev -10000 Favorite: When Betting Prices Out Drama

Khamzat Chimaev is -10000 to beat Tyron Woodley at RAF Moscow on September 5. Negative ten thousand.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Ashton Kutcher earned his black belt after 15 years on the mats — does that slow grind make it more legit, or just prove jiu-jitsu was always his hobby, never his job?

Ashton Kutcher's 15-year black belt reopens the slow-cook debate

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
debut
09/02
Mikey Musumeci

Mikey Musumeci is set for his MMA debut after reportedly only three weeks of striking training, drawing scrutiny over his readiness.

promotion
09/03
Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante earned his coral belt at age 60, capping a 50-year jiu-jitsu legacy.

win
09/04
Muhammad Mokaev

Muhammad Mokaev won the ACBJJ 22 title using headbutts and called out Dana White for a UFC return.

win
08/31
Song Yadong

Song Yadong escaped Umar's half guard with a deep half and knocked him out in round two at UFC Shanghai.

injury
09/03
Willian Masuda

Willian Masuda suffered a cervical spine injury from a banned pile driver in a sanctioned event.

Athlete SpotlightElisabeth Clay →

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.
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