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Craig Jones Just Booked A $10 Million Main Event Against A Guy Who Doesn't Show Up

Craig Jones Just Booked A $10 Million Main Event Against A Guy Who Doesn't Show Up

Apr 29, 2026 · athlete-news, cji-3
Craig Jones just booked a ghost. Kamaru Usman summarized Dillon Danis's last twelve months of grappling activity in four words: "He doesn't show up." Days later, Craig Jones announced him as the main event of CJI 3, a $10 million grappling tournament scheduled for July 2026 at a venue to be determin
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IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

Apr 28, 2026 · athlete-news, athlete-welfare
On Tuesday, the IBJJF and CBJJ issued a joint statement permanently banning Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Melquisedeque "Melqui" Galvão from both organizations and from every event they sanction. The statement called his alleged conduct "unacceptable" and a violation of "the most fundamental ethical pri
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Buchecha's Original UFC Vegas 116 Opponent Pulled Out. The UFC Found A Light Heavyweight. His Record Is Still 0-1-1.

Buchecha's Original UFC Vegas 116 Opponent Pulled Out. The UFC Found A Light Heavyweight. His Record Is Still 0-1-1.

Apr 27, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha
When the UFC originally booked Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida vs. Max Gimenis for UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, the pitch almost wrote itself.
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Gilbert Burns Names Raoni Barcelos As The UFC's Best BJJ Practitioner — The Same Weekend Buchecha And Vieira Lose On The Feet

Gilbert Burns Names Raoni Barcelos As The UFC's Best BJJ Practitioner — The Same Weekend Buchecha And Vieira Lose On The Feet

Apr 27, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha
Gilbert Burns retired at UFC Winnipeg on April 19, lost to Mike Malott in the main event, did the whole goodbye script. A UFC welterweight title shot.
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UFC BJJ 8 Booked Four Former World Champions — And Forgot Everyone Else Who Actually Earned A Spot

UFC BJJ 8 Booked Four Former World Champions — And Forgot Everyone Else Who Actually Earned A Spot

Apr 27, 2026 · athlete-news, catchweight
UFC BJJ 8 has four former world champions on the card. None of them are fighting a challenger.
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Four Grappling Promotions Just Announced 'Revolutionary' Pay Raises. Combined, They Still Pay Less Than One UFC Bonus.

Four Grappling Promotions Just Announced 'Revolutionary' Pay Raises. Combined, They Still Pay Less Than One UFC Bonus.

Apr 23, 2026 · athlete-news, brianna-ste-marie
In the month of April 2026, four separate grappling promotions walked up to a microphone, cleared their throats, and announced that athlete pay was finally being revolutionized. Apex Submission League raised its per-fight minimum to forty dollars.
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UFC Vegas 116 Has Three BJJ World Champions On One Card. Only One Looks Like She Belongs.

UFC Vegas 116 Has Three BJJ World Champions On One Card. Only One Looks Like She Belongs.

Apr 19, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-to-mma
UFC Vegas 116 goes down on April 25 at the Meta Apex, and if you're a BJJ practitioner who also follows MMA, you might want to sit down for this one. Three Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champions are on the card. Between them, they hold enough IBJJF and ADCC gold to fill a trophy case the siz
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Community Fears CJI Is 'The Next Metamoris' — Craig Jones Claps Back

Community Fears CJI Is 'The Next Metamoris' — Craig Jones Claps Back

Apr 17, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
Eighty-four percent of the grappling community thinks CJI is the next Metamoris. Craig Jones's response was two words.
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