BJJ News

Owen Jones Steps In for Kade Ruotolo — Short-Notice ONE Fight Night 44 Call Creates Opening for Rising Star

Jun 24, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Owen Jones got the call. The kind of call that changes careers — a short-notice opportunity to step onto one of ONE Championship's biggest stages against Fabricio Andrey at ONE Fight Night 44, filling the spot Kade Ruotolo left open.

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Gordon Ryan Retired But Never Stopped Critiquing Everyone Else's Losses

Jun 23, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

When Kaynan Duarte lost to Ruslan Abdulaev in an upset at the AIGA Global Champions League in June 2025, Gordon Ryan's immediate response was not sympathy or silence. It was: "You got owned by unknown obese man." Duarte, a two-time ADCC world champion with credentials Ryan had to respect, had just a

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John Danaher Says Winning Means Nothing If You Win the Wrong Way — Three Days Before IBJJF Worlds

Jun 23, 2026 · athlete-news, competition

John Danaher, the BJJ coach renowned for his analytical mind and aversion to direct sunlight, posted a philosophical gem just three days before the IBJJF World Championships kicked off. That "winning doesn't mean anything if you win the wrong way." Oh, John.

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Mica Galvao Broke Silence: Father Threatened Bullet in Head at Age 14, Pulled Gun on Pregnant Amit Elor

Jun 22, 2026 · abuse-allegations, athlete-news

Mica Galvao broke five years of silence about his father, Melqui Galvao, with a statement that reframed everything the jiu-jitsu community had understood about one of the sport's most dominant coaching figures. The statement wasn't a vague allusion to "difficult childhood" or "tough coaching methods

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Andre Galvao Faced Second Accuser in Sexual Harassment Case After Purple Belt Andressa Simas Went Public

Jun 22, 2026 · accountability, andre-galvao

Andressa Simas, a purple belt and former Atos Jiu-Jitsu athlete, went public on May 23, 2026 with allegations of sexual harassment against André Galvão. According to her statement, she had filed a police report three months earlier—meaning the BJJ community had been operating largely in the dark whi

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Kade Ruotolo Drops His First MMA Knockout, Stays Perfect at 4-0

Jun 22, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

The grappling world had to update its mental database on Kade Ruotolo. The reigning ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion had just secured his first career knockout victory, extending his mixed martial arts record to a pristine 4-0.

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Is Asking If CJI 3 Is Cancelled — Craig Jones Hasn't Said Anything

Jun 20, 2026 · athlete-news, cji

Craig Jones has been busy. After Sean Strickland beat Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 on May 10, Jones got on social media to flag a potential issue: "I'm a camp curse." Strickland asked him to come back.

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Fan Who Purchased $847 Mat-Side Seat At World Submission Grappling Championship Reports Optimal Viewing Angle For Athletes' Pre-Match Butt-Scooting Ritual — Plans To Return

Jun 19, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

You paid eight hundred dollars to be this close. The mat-side seat at a major submission grappling event puts you right there: no screens, no distance, just you and two of the best grapplers alive separated by a strip of mat.

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