BJJ News

IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

Apr 28, 2026 · athlete-news, athlete-welfare

On Tuesday, the IBJJF and CBJJ issued a joint statement permanently banning Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Melquisedeque "Melqui" Galvão from both organizations and from every event they sanction. The statement called his alleged conduct "unacceptable" and a violation of "the most fundamental ethical pri

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Netflix Is Selling Rousey vs Carano As A 'Legacy' Fight. Between Them, It's Been 29 Years Since A Real Win.

Apr 28, 2026 · gina-carano, judo

Netflix is selling the May 16 card at the Intuit Dome as a moment. The main event is Ronda Rousey against Gina Carano.

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UFC Puts a Cage on the White House Lawn for Trump's 80th Birthday — Jon Jones Wasn't Invited and Retired Over It

Apr 28, 2026 · alex-pereira, competition-results

There's an Octagon going on the South Lawn of the White House. That sentence is real.

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Cassia Moura's First UFC BJJ Title Defense Is Against A Woman Making Her UFC BJJ Debut

Apr 28, 2026 · bianca-basilio, cassia-moura

Cassia Moura's first UFC BJJ title defense is against a woman who has never fought in UFC BJJ. On May 21 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, the 20-year-old women's flyweight champion meets Bianca Basilio in the co-main event of UFC BJJ 8.

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Buchecha's Original UFC Vegas 116 Opponent Pulled Out. The UFC Found A Light Heavyweight. His Record Is Still 0-1-1.

Apr 27, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha

When the UFC originally booked Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida vs. Max Gimenis for UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, the pitch almost wrote itself.

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Gilbert Burns Names Raoni Barcelos As The UFC's Best BJJ Practitioner — The Same Weekend Buchecha And Vieira Lose On The Feet

Apr 27, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha

Gilbert Burns retired at UFC Winnipeg on April 19, lost to Mike Malott in the main event, did the whole goodbye script. A UFC welterweight title shot.

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