BJJ News

Gabi Garcia Targeting Historic Fifth ADCC Title at 40 — In a Tournament That Can't Fill Its Arena

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Gabi Garcia is going to Kraków this September to win her fifth ADCC title. She has four already — 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 — all in the Women's +65kg division.

Read more →

Fabricio Andrey Gets His ADCC 2026 Invite Two Weeks After Formally Leaving the Team Under Criminal Investigation

Jun 13, 2026 · accountability, adcc-2026

In August 2023, Fabricio Andrey explained why he was leaving the team that made him. The explanation wasn't exactly illuminating.

Read more →

Ruslan Abdulaev: The Heavyweight Nobody Could Move Made It to ADCC 2026

Jun 12, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

When Ruslan Abdulaev's ADCC World Championships invite was officially announced, it landed without the usual controversy or debate that had surrounded several other 2026 selections. But the real story wasn't the invite itself — it was the twenty-one-day chain reaction that preceded it, starting with

Read more →

Yuri Simoes Won Three ADCC Titles. Then He Went 0-2 in ONE Championship MMA. Now He's Trying Again.

Jun 12, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Yuri Simoes never gave up a single point in the 2022 ADCC absolute. He gave up two unanimous decisions in MMA.

Read more →

Gabi Garcia's Fifth ADCC Title Chase and the Arena That Stayed Half-Empty

Jun 12, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Gabi Garcia showed up in Kraków to make history. The venue showed up half-full.

Read more →

When Yuri Simoes Got the Biggest Grappling Offer of His Career—Then Announced an MMA Return the Same Week

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc-2026, athlete-news

Yuri Simoes managed to pull off a scheduling contradiction that left the grappling world scratching its head. On May 10th, ADCC officially confirmed he would headline the 2026 World Championship in Krakow, Poland in a superfight against Kaynan Duarte for the vacant heavyweight title.

Read more →

When ADCC's Kraków Ticket Disaster Became a Case Study in Self-Sabotage

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

When ADCC's ticket sales numbers finally became impossible to ignore, the math told a story that no amount of spin could fix. The numbers were bleak enough that they deserved a second look — and they still are.

Read more →

Main Character JJ's Inaugural Invitational Handed Out Six Title Belts in One Night—And Exposed How Every Promotion in 2026 Is Playing the Same Game

Jun 10, 2026 · adcc-2026, competition-results

When Main Character Jiu-Jitsu staged its first-ever Invitational event on May 3rd, the promotion made a decision that said everything about where regional grappling had landed in 2026: it took every divisional belt it had ever stamped into existence and threw them all onto a single Saturday card. On

Read more →

BJJ News — adcc-2026