BJJ News

ADCC 2026 Was a Ticket Fiasco and Everyone Saw It Coming

Jun 03, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

When the dust settled on ADCC's qualification cycle for the September event in Poland, one number told the entire story: four tickets per day. That was the sales velocity for what's supposed to be the biggest submission grappling event on the planet, scheduled for September 12-13 at Tauron Arena Kra

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ADCC 2026's Replacement Superfight — And How Gordon Ryan's Exit Left Kaynan Duarte and Yuri Simoes Fighting in His Shadow

Jun 03, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

When Gordon Ryan announced his retirement just months before what was supposed to be his ADCC superfight showcase, he left the organization with more than just an empty slot on the September card. He left a roadmap of his dismissals, and ADCC filled that superfight with the exact two grapplers he'd

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Back in May, ADCC Finally Settled Its Superfight Void: Duarte vs Simoes Gets the Vacant Belt in September

Jun 03, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

When the ADCC 2026 superfight matchup was announced on May 12, it landed with the kind of quiet finality that only major decisions in submission grappling can carry. Yuri Simoes confirmed for Tauron Arena in Krakow on September 12-13.

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Gianni Grippo Is 34, Waited 11 Years for His Next ADCC Invite, and Just Went 7-0 Without Conceding a Point to Get It

Jun 02, 2026 · -66kg, adcc

Something genuinely disorienting happened in a packed expo hall in Pomona. Gianni Grippo walked into the ADCC West Coast Trials at 34 years old, entered the -66kg division, and walked out 7-0 with an ADCC invitation in hand.

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Gordon Ryan Said He Was 'Retired.' Then He Kept Showing Up to the Mat—and the Camera Caught Him

Jun 02, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

About three weeks after Gordon Ryan posted his retirement announcement, footage started circulating that told a different story entirely. The timeline is worth unpacking, because it matters.

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Werdum vs Dos Santos 3: Two UFC Heavyweights Admit Defeat to Grappling

Jun 01, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

When two former UFC heavyweight champions who built their legacies throwing hands at each other agree to meet on the mat—no strikes, no judges, just pure submission wrestling—you're watching combat sports come full circle. Except the circle is really a downward spiral, and everyone knows it.

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ADCC Kraków 2026 Struggles with Only 11% Tickets Sold

May 27, 2026 · adcc, bjj

ADCC 2026 in Kraków is supposed to be the crown jewel of the grappling calendar. The athletes you actually care about.

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Helena Crevar vs. Paige Ivette Clymer: High-Stakes Grappling at ONE Championship

May 22, 2026 · adcc, bjj

When you hear 'youngest ADCC podium placer' and 'ADCC Trials winner' in the same sentence, you know somebody at ONE Championship finally decided to give the fans what they actually want: pure, unadulterated, high-level grappling competition. We're talking about Helena Crevar going head-to-head with

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