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Kade Ruotolo Fights Tomorrow Night in Bangkok. It's His Toughest MMA Test. Nobody Is Watching.

Kade Ruotolo Fights Tomorrow Night in Bangkok. It's His Toughest MMA Test. Nobody Is Watching.

May 13, 2026 · athlete-news, bangkok
The fight is Friday night. The start time is 8 PM local, which is somewhere between "reasonable breakfast" and "early commute" depending on which continent you're on.
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Chimaev Just Lost His UFC Title. His Next Fight Is Against the Guy Who Cancels Everything.

Chimaev Just Lost His UFC Title. His Next Fight Is Against the Guy Who Cancels Everything.

May 13, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
Two days after losing the UFC middleweight title on a split decision, after reportedly cutting 46 pounds and spending fight week in oxygen deprivation, Khamzat Chimaev signed for a catchweight wrestling main event against Dillon Danis at RAF 10 on June 13. Chimaev went into UFC 328 at the Prudential
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Dean Lister Says BJJ Was Tougher Then But Better Now — Both Halves Of The Sport Are About To Be Mad

Dean Lister Says BJJ Was Tougher Then But Better Now — Both Halves Of The Sport Are About To Be Mad

May 12, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
If you wanted to start a fight in any BJJ academy on earth this week, all you had to do was read Dean Lister's BJJEE interview out loud at the front desk. Lister, ADCC absolute champion and the guy who walked up to John Danaher in 2000 and asked "why would you ignore 50% of the human body?", publish
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CJI 3 Has a $10M Prize Pool — and Still No Date

CJI 3 Has a $10M Prize Pool — and Still No Date

May 12, 2026 · athlete-news, cji
Just a matter of motivation." Craig Jones said that about CJI 3 in July 2025. The prize pool — $10 million, the largest in grappling history by a margin that makes every other promotion feel embarrassed — is sitting there, confirmed and funded.
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Franjinha Miller: No-Gi Has A Cleaner Path To The Olympics Than Gi — And The Old Guard Is Splitting On Its Own Question

Franjinha Miller: No-Gi Has A Cleaner Path To The Olympics Than Gi — And The Old Guard Is Splitting On Its Own Question

May 12, 2026 · adcc, andre-galvao
Franjinha Miller came out this week and said what a lot of people have been quietly thinking: no-gi has a cleaner path to the Olympics than gi does. Then he said the part everyone is skipping past.
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Former Police Investigator Melqui Galvão Was Transported to São Paulo in a Police Car Trunk — The Former Cop Is Now the Cargo

Former Police Investigator Melqui Galvão Was Transported to São Paulo in a Police Car Trunk — The Former Cop Is Now the Cargo

May 09, 2026 · arrest, athlete-news
He arrived at Guarulhos International Airport on the night of May 7 with what Brazilian press described as a fixed and defiant gaze. Melqui Galvão spent years with the Amazonas Civil Police, training law enforcement in defensive techniques across the country.
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Kade Ruotolo's Training Wheels Are Officially Off

Kade Ruotolo's Training Wheels Are Officially Off

May 09, 2026 · athlete-news, christian-lee
Three first-round submissions. That's the Kade Ruotolo MMA experience so far.
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Buchecha Is 0-2-1 In the UFC. Ryan Spann Knocked Him Out In Round Two. The Kindest Outcome Is a Quiet Exit.

Buchecha Is 0-2-1 In the UFC. Ryan Spann Knocked Him Out In Round Two. The Kindest Outcome Is a Quiet Exit.

May 09, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha
Ryan Spann gave himself a C+ for the night he knocked Buchecha out. Not a knock on Spann's honesty — he collected a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus and left the cage thinking he could've done better.
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