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Melqui Galvao Is Still Running His Academy — From Prison, Via Phone

Melqui Galvao Is Still Running His Academy — From Prison, Via Phone

May 13, 2026 · accountability, athlete-news
Melqui Galvao was transferred to a São Paulo prison on May 10. Brazilian deputy Alessandra Campêlo went public this week with the claim: Galvao has been making video calls from inside the facility — 20 to 30 minutes at a time — to students connected to his BJJ College project in Manaus.
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Jay Rod Is Definitely Not Training at Simple Man, Says Gym Where Jay Rod Is Training

Jay Rod Is Definitely Not Training at Simple Man, Says Gym Where Jay Rod Is Training

May 05, 2026 · accountability, b-team
Jay Rodriguez — the ADCC silver medalist banned from B-Team in May 2025https://bjjdoc.com/2025/05/07/jay-rodriguez-j-rod-makes-a-statement-after-b-team-confirms-he-was-banned/ for predatory behavior toward female teammates — is training at Simple Man Martial Arts. The gym says he's not.
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Accused Grappler Returns to Training at Simple Man — Community Debates Whether One-Year Timeout at Your Brother's Gym Counts

Accused Grappler Returns to Training at Simple Man — Community Debates Whether One-Year Timeout at Your Brother's Gym Counts

Apr 11, 2026 · accountability, community
Jacob "Jay Rod" Rodriguez is training at Simple Man Martial Arts again. If you need a second to process that sentence, take your time.
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Second Arrest Warrant Issued for Izaak Michell as Australian Media Tracks Him Down Living in a Van

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

Apr 07, 2026 · accountability, adcc
There are now two active arrest warrants for Izaak Michell in the state of Texas. The first, out of Hays County, charges sexual assault — a second-degree felony carrying two to twenty years. The second,...
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Checkmat Takes Two Years To Investigate Abuse Allegations, Two Days To Expel Coach Who Taught At Wrong Gym

Checkmat Takes Two Years To Investigate Abuse Allegations, Two Days To Expel Coach Who Taught At Wrong Gym

Apr 03, 2026 · accountability, checkmat
Jackson Douglas got his Checkmat black belt in 2020 under Lucas Leite. He competed at the highest level. And in March 2026, the organization expelled him over a weekend. The sequence: On a Friday, Douglas...
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Sport's Most Inappropriate Person Now Serves As Its Most Trusted Whistleblower

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

Apr 03, 2026 · accountability, bjj-culture
AUSTIN, TX — Craig Jones, the Australian grappler best known for oil-checking opponents on camera, promoting events while shirtless, and once getting physically escorted out of FloGrappling headquarters by security, has completed an unlikely career...
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Kyle Boehm Says 'Temporary Break' — Gym Owner Says '100% Banned'

Kyle Boehm Says 'Temporary Break' — Gym Owner Says '100% Banned'

Apr 01, 2026 · 10th planet, accountability
Kyle Boehm, a 10th Planet black belt and 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials heavyweight winner, was banned from 10th Planet San Diego after a student reported harassment. That's according to gym owner Geo Martinez, who...
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