The BJJ Champion Who Just Choked Out a Gracie Is Calling Out Paddy Pimblett
Andrew Tackett put Jonnatas Gracie to sleep with a face crank at 1:44 of the first round at UFC BJJ 10 in Las Vegas on August 20. Fourth consecutive title defense.
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Brazilian prosecutors charged a grappler this week for a banned pile driver that broke an opponent's neck, and BJJ is watching the courts enforce what its own rules couldn't.
courts stepping in where rules didn't
Bryce Mitchell Challenges Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11
Mikey Musumeci—the reigning UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion and one of the most technically complete no-gi grapplers alive—will face Bryce Mitchell, an active UFC fighter and wrestling-heavy bantamweight who has decided that mixing it up in pure grappling competition is a good idea
Mike Perry vs Dillon Danis: Duel Arena 1 This Friday
If you've been on the grappling internet for longer than a single scroll, you know exactly who Mike Perry and Dillon Danis are. And you know that putting them in a cage together is either the worst idea combat sports has ever had or the best three-minute investment of your Friday
UFC BJJ 10 peaked at 5,000 viewers and then lost audio for 30 straight minutes — does the UFC actually care about grappling, or is it just parking it on a channel nobody watches?
The UFC's grappling series drew a smaller crowd than your local open mat.
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Craig Jones publicly opened an investigation into allegations surrounding Melqui Galvao.
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Craig Jones announced he is investigating allegations involving Melqui Galvao.
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