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Jacob Rodriguez Faced Vagner Rocha at Karate Combat 62, Settling a Family Grudge

Jacob Rodriguez Faced Vagner Rocha at Karate Combat 62, Settling a Family Grudge

Jul 26, 2026 · adcc, competition-results
Jacob Rodriguez returned to competition on July 24 at Karate Combat 62, stepping onto the mat to face Vagner Rocha—and walking straight into a family beef that had been cooking since before he ever got his silver medal. Here's what mattered: the Rodriguezes and Rochas had never grappled directly as
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ADCC 2026: Fourth Defending Champion Passed—And Bodoni Surfed Instead of Defending

ADCC 2026: Fourth Defending Champion Passed—And Bodoni Surfed Instead of Defending

Jul 25, 2026 · adcc, competition
The email dropped mid-July, buried in the ADCC digest no one reads until they're scrolling at 2 a.m. Another defending champion—that's four now, depending on how you're counting—wasn't coming back.
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Gordon Ryan: Brazil's Jiu-Jitsu Dominance Is Slipping

Gordon Ryan: Brazil's Jiu-Jitsu Dominance Is Slipping

Jul 24, 2026 · adcc, bjj
Gordon Ryan, the most dominant no-gi grappler of the past decade, recently made a claim that landed somewhere between trash talk and genuine observation: Brazil's grip on jiu-jitsu is slipping, and Brazilian practitioners will be "phased out." On the surface, it's audacious. An American saying Braz
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Josh Saunders Posted Nazi Salutes. Sport Jiu-Jitsu Decided That Was a Him Problem, Not a Sport Problem.

Josh Saunders Posted Nazi Salutes. Sport Jiu-Jitsu Decided That Was a Him Problem, Not a Sport Problem.

Jul 19, 2026 · accountability, adcc
Josh Saunders is still sponsored. His coaching business is still taking clients.
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ADCC Deleted Its Own Roster After Journalists Found a Fugitive — Then Quietly Kept Him On It

ADCC Deleted Its Own Roster After Journalists Found a Fugitive — Then Quietly Kept Him On It

Jul 10, 2026 · accountability, adcc
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.
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Craig Jones Demands ADCC Accountability on Roster

Craig Jones Demands ADCC Accountability on Roster

Jul 07, 2026 · accountability, adcc
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.
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July 11: Grappling's Most Stacked Night

July 11: Grappling's Most Stacked Night

Jul 07, 2026 · adcc, bjj
Mark your calendar for July 11, 2026. Actually, don't—you'll get distracted trying to figure out which stream to watch first, your credit card will get declined from subscription stacking, and by 8 p.m.
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ADCC's Talent Drain Deepens: Mica Galvao Off Card

ADCC's Talent Drain Deepens: Mica Galvao Off Card

Jul 07, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026
ADCC Worlds 2026 in Krakow is facing a talent drain that would look like a natural disaster if it were happening to any other promotion. Last week, ADCC removed Mica Galvao from the card—a move that should have sent shockwaves through the grappling community.
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