ADCC announced its 2026 Worlds invite roster with the kind of confidence that comes from not doing your homework. The list was published, then shared across social media, then celebrated as definitive proof of competitive legitimacy.
On July 2, Craig Jones spent hours on Instagram doing what ADCC apparently can't: naming specific people and citing specific reasons why they shouldn't compete at Worlds. Hays County sex offense warrants.
On Father's Day 2026, while most people were grilling and taking photos with their kids, Dustin Poirier was removed from a Delta flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on a misdemeanor public drunkenness charge. By Sunday evening, the UFC interim lightweight champion turned analy
ADCC 2026, scheduled for September 12–13 in Kraków, Poland, will be missing three of its defending champions. Diogo Reis (66 kg), Mica Galvao (77 kg), and Giancarlo Bodoni (88 kg) have withdrawn from the official roster.
Jacob Rodriguez is competing again. The 2024 ADCC silver medalist announced his return to sanctioned grappling competition on July 24, 2026, at Pit Submission Series—his first official match in 17 months.
Josh Hinger, a black belt coach who built his reputation inside the Atos system, publicly supported the sexual harassment and assault allegations made by Alexa Herse and Andressa Simas against André Galvão on May 24. Hinger didn't equivocate.