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Craig Jones

Absolute MMA Middleweight

Leg lock pioneer and multiple-time ADCC finalist with an analytical approach to the position.

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Apr 27, 2026

FloGrappling Said Goodbye To Craig Jones On April 5 #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts FloGrappling gave Craig Jones the kindest goodbye in grappling media. He's spent every day since using it as free promo for CJI 3. Sources: - FloGrappling Confirms Split With Craig Jones: "Hey, Let's Not Do This": https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/flograppli

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Apr 27, 2026

Garry Tonon Is A Free Agent — Now Form A Line, Because Whoever Signs Him Wins The Year

Garry Tonon is a free agent. Stop reading for a second and let that sit, because the implications are bigger than the press release made them sound.

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Apr 27, 2026

Craig Jones Bet $10M On A Guy Who's 0-4 #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Craig Jones just made Dillon Danis the $10 million main event of CJI 3. Danis is 0-4 in twelve months with four cancellations. The promotion says there is no backup plan. Sources: - Craig Jones vs Dillon Danis Announced As CJI 3 Main Event: https://jitsma

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Apr 25, 2026

Craig Jones Confirms Full Split From Simple Man #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Craig Jones severs the last institutional tie with Simple Man. Add it to the pile: FloGrappling, ADCC, the equal pay pledge. CJI 3 drops with ten million and zero partners — and he's still the main event. Sources: - BJJEE: Craig Jones — CJI 3 and the inde

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Apr 17, 2026

Community Fears CJI Is 'The Next Metamoris' — Craig Jones Claps Back

Eighty-four percent of the grappling community thinks CJI is the next Metamoris. Craig Jones's response was two words.

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Apr 16, 2026

BJJ-to-MMA Reality Check Goes Viral: 'Nobody Taught Me How to Get Up From Bottom'

Every few months, the BJJ community rediscovers that lying on your back in a cage is a bad idea. Somebody tries MMA, gets absolutely mauled from bottom, and posts about it online like they're the first person in history to get punched while playing half guard.

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Apr 13, 2026

Craig Jones Named the Quiet Part Out Loud #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Craig Jones left Danaher. Founded B-Team. Left B-Team. Now he does not talk to Simple Man — the gym he built. His words: we do not align morally. Not business goals. Not creative differences. Morally. Then Jay Rodriguez — banned from B-Team for predatory b

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Apr 11, 2026

CJI Now Exists Outside Every Structure in Grappling. The Community Has Seen This Before.

Here's the math on the Craig Jones Invitational. CJI 1, August 2024: two million in prizes, free YouTube stream, over 100,000 concurrent viewershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CraigJonesInvitational, half a million raised for charity.

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Apr 11, 2026

Luke Rockhold Says None of Modern BJJ Works in MMA. His Co-Host Dismantled the Argument in Real Time.

Luke Rockhold won a UFC middleweight title with some of the best offensive jiu-jitsu in MMA history. He won a blue belt silver medal at Pan Amshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LukeRockhold and a purple belt gold at Worlds before he ever stepped in the cage.

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Apr 8, 2026

Zero Tolerance Lasts About a Year in BJJ #Shorts

Jay Rodriguez was expelled from B-Team for inappropriate behavior with female teammates. Eleven months later, he's back training at the same gym under a new name. Sources: - BJJDoc: Jay Rod Returns to Simple Man: https://bjjdoc.com/2025/12/28/exclusive-jay-rod-is-training-at-simp

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Apr 8, 2026

Hype Brazil: Tsarukyan vs Danis Cancelled Again — Third Straight Failure to Launch

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Apr 7, 2026

Second Arrest Warrant Issued for Izaak Michell as Australian Media Tracks Him Down Living in a Van

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Apr 5, 2026

Ralek Gracie Wants to Win $1M at CJI to Pay Off Metamoris Debts. He Hasn't Competed Since 2017.

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Apr 3, 2026

Sport's Most Inappropriate Person Now Serves As Its Most Trusted Whistleblower

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Mar 29, 2026

Pans Results, Craig Drops ADCC, Covington Mauls Danis #Shorts

IBJJF Pans black belt finals are done — AOJ took six golds, twins Enderson and Larissa Dias both won gold on the same day, and Gabi Pessanha's double Grand Slam dream is dead after Sarah Galvao beat her in the absolute final. Craig Jones pulled his $48K ADCC equal pay pledge bec

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Mar 29, 2026

Man With Prop Cash Suitcase Posts $10 Million Crypto Screenshot; Community Somehow Believes It

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Mar 29, 2026

Pans Results, Craig Jones Drops ADCC, Covington Mauls Danis

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Mar 27, 2026

Man With Prop Cash Suitcase Posts $10 Million Crypto Screenshot; Community Somehow Believes It

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Mar 21, 2026

ADCC Gave Women A Raise And Somehow Made The Pay Gap Worse

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