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Sep 17, 2026, 11:38 AM
Editorial Standards Blocked This UFC BJJ 11 Preview
Here's the thing nobody wants to talk about: you can write the perfect headline and kill publication anyway. Not because it's boring or wrong tonally, but because when you follow the sourcing back, there's nothing there.
Sep 16, 2026, 07:51 AM
Fox Nation Drops RAF Moscow Broadcast After Sanctions Experts Warn Event May Violate Federal Law
broadcaster quietly kills exclusive rights to a combat sports event just days before airtime, there's usually one reason: someone's lawyers got very loud. That's exactly what happened with Real American Freestyle's Moscow card scheduled for September 5.
Sep 14, 2026, 10:07 PM
ADCC Blue Belt Effect: Why You Buy New Gear and Philosophy
It happens every time. The ADCC stream ends.
Sep 13, 2026, 10:25 PM
Firas Zahabi Plans TRT at 50—GSP's Coach Speaks Out
Firas Zahabi, the 46-year-old head coach at TriStar Gym and architect of Georges St-Pierre's dynasty, did something that most elite combat sports figures won't do in public: he told the truth. During a recent gym Q&A, Zahabi revealed that he plans to start testosterone replac
Sep 13, 2026, 09:55 PM
Craig Jones Kills Promotion, Launches Resort Camp
Craig Jones had a problem: running a jiu-jitsu promotion is hard. You need consistent athlete availability.
Sep 13, 2026, 08:54 PM
Why Grappling Fans Aren't Actually Watching Events
There's a specific moment of clarity that hits when your favorite grappling platform announces a paywall. It's not the moment you decide whether to pay.
Sep 13, 2026, 06:03 PM
Gym Issues ADCC Conduct Policy: Please Try to Be Good
There's a moment in every gym's trajectory when the owner realizes: we have to put this in writing. This week, one gym did exactly that.
Sep 13, 2026, 01:31 PM
Constraint-Led Coaching: All Theory, No Submissions
There's a special breed of jiu-jitsu coach who has invested so deeply in the theoretical framework of their teaching methodology that they've accidentally forgotten how to teach jiu-jitsu. Not forgot the techniques—forgot the part where students actually submit people.
Sep 13, 2026, 01:00 PM
Grappling Fed Reminds Athletes: Cornerman Rules Exist
You know that sign your gym has posted near the water fountain? The one that says 'Please clean your gi before class'?
Sep 12, 2026, 09:12 PM
Mikey Musumeci's Unverified MMA Claim & BJJ Journalism
Mikey Musumeci might be heading to MMA. Depending on which outlet you trust, which is increasingly the entire problem with how the BJJ world consumes news about its own athletes.
Sep 12, 2026, 07:41 PM
ADCC 2026 Krakow: Day 1 Results & Referee Drama
ADCC 2026 is happening in Krakow, and Day 1 just proved that even the most prestigious grappling tournament on Earth operates under a set of rules that apparently shift depending on who's on the mat. The World Championship continued its tradition of delivering talent, drama, and
Sep 12, 2026, 07:11 PM
Livia Barasine Wins at ADCC: Survivor Defeats Galvao
Livia Barasine submitted Sarah Galvao via armlock at 6:05 in the Women's -65kg opening round at ADCC 2026 in Krakow and advanced to the quarterfinals. But the match isn't the story.
Sep 12, 2026, 02:48 PM
Gamrot's Rear-Naked Choke Weakness Exposed at ADCC
Mateusz Gamrot is UFC's No. 5 ranked lightweight.
Sep 12, 2026, 02:18 PM
ADCC 2026 Krakow: Day 1 Results & Post-Match Chaos
The Krakow crowd showed up expecting championship-level jiu-jitsu. ADCC 2026 delivered exactly that on Day 1.
Sep 12, 2026, 10:33 AM
ADCC 2026 -66kg: Olivarez Defeats Zapashov Amid Rule Crisis
You watch submission grappling to watch submission grappling. Scrambles that reward positioning.
Sep 12, 2026, 10:03 AM
ADCC Bracket Reveal: 75K Views Beats Most UFC BJJ Events
There's a specific moment in every grappling nerd's week: you refresh ADCC's social feed, your phone buzzes, and suddenly you're staring at a bracket visualization like it's the morning of a title fight. Except this week, the bracket reveal was the fight.
Sep 12, 2026, 07:25 AM
ADCC 2026: Simple Man's Historic No-Show
When Simple Man Martial Arts rebranded in July 2025 under Nicky Ryan and Damien Anderson, the message was clear: this is a serious team now. Nicky Ryan doesn't do casual projects.
Sep 11, 2026, 03:36 PM
Nicky Rodriguez Faced Mason Fowler for the UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Title at UFC BJJ 11 — Their First Meeting Had No Weight Limit
Two years prior, Nicky Rodriguez had walked into UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 and beaten Mason Fowler 6-0. It was the kind of win that felt inevitable on paper: Rodriguez, a heavyweight (99kg+) grappler who had spent his entire career in the upper weight classes, faced Fowler wi
Sep 11, 2026, 07:56 AM
Gordon Ryan's ADCC Non-Negotiable Stance Hits Different When He's Sitting This One Out
Gordon Ryan has a position on ADCC that sounds a lot more principled when you're not examining it too closely. The New Wave Jiu-Jitsu owner and competitor recently stated that ADCC would be "non-negotiable" in any contract negotiations with the UFC for a jiu-jitsu-specific event
Sep 8, 2026, 03:35 PM
Dana White Tells Philadelphia Eagles to Try Jiu-Jitsu. Here's Why He's Not Wrong.
Dana White, the UFC president who has spent thirty years turning hand-to-hand violence into a $20 billion enterprise, recently decided to play general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles. His unsolicited advice: try jiu-jitsu.
Sep 8, 2026, 01:58 PM
The Eternal ADCC Deferment: A Gym Culture Study
He corrects technique during flow rolls. He watches every ADCC match the day it drops on FloGrappling, texts the group chat with real-time commentary, and has strong opinions about judging.
Sep 7, 2026, 09:52 PM
Khamzat Chimaev Pins Tyron Woodley at RAF Moscow
On September 5, 2026, at Arena Mytishchi in Moscow, Khamzat Chimaev pinned Tyron Woodley in 1:34 of Round 1. Catchweight at 195 pounds.
Sep 7, 2026, 09:22 PM
Real-World Grappling: Brown Belt at Tesco Supermarket
Every jiu-jitsu gym has the conversation. It happens during water breaks, after rolling, on the drive home.
Sep 7, 2026, 08:52 PM
RAF Moscow: Nickal Beats Olympic Champ, Story Falls
The beautiful thing about grappling narratives is that they don't need much oxygen. You sketch a story in the sand—David vs Goliath, the comeback kid, the redemption arc—and the community fills in the blanks.
Sep 7, 2026, 03:37 PM
Burroughs Calls Out Makhachev After 10-0 Tech Fall at RAF Moscow—Makhachev Responds: 'In the Cage, Anywhere Anytime'
On September 5, 2026, at RAF Moscow, something shifted in the invisible hierarchy of combat sports. Jordan Burroughs, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, dominated his match with a 10-0 technical fall.
Sep 7, 2026, 12:38 PM
The Purple Belt's ADCC Paradox: Analysis Without Stakes
Every Monday at 7 p.m., before the hard rolls start, there's a purple belt at your gym who's just finished his second detailed breakdown of why ADCC 2028 will be "radically different" from 2026. He has fourteen specific points.
Sep 7, 2026, 08:24 AM
Chimaev's RAF Double-Header: 13 Days, Two Matches
Khamzat Chimaev's calendar for September is going to hurt. Here's a scheduling problem disguised as ambition: Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA fighter with Swedish wrestling pedigree and Chechen grappling lineage, has committed to back-to-back wrestling matches at Real American Freestyle
Sep 7, 2026, 07:53 AM
Rahmani Upsets ONE Heavyweight Champ Malykhin in Freestyle Wrestling
For three years, Artem Malykhin was the heavyweight immovable object at ONE Championship. Seventeen fights, zero losses, two divisional titles, submission finishes over legit wrestlers and grapplers.
Sep 7, 2026, 07:23 AM
Jonah Hill Nails It: The Celebrity Curse in Your Gym
"Everyone wants the story of — I choked out Jonah Hill." That's what actor and BJJ practitioner Jonah Hill said in a recent interview, and if you've trained long enough, you already know exactly what he means. Not because you've choked out a celebrity — most of us haven't.
Sep 6, 2026, 10:48 PM
Tyron Woodley's Comeback Win Lasted Just Two Weeks
Tyron Woodley is down 8-1 against Joaquin Buckley in the third round. Eight years without a win.