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How Mica Galvao Named His New Team After Himself—While Walking Away From One Named After His Father

How Mica Galvao Named His New Team After Himself—While Walking Away From One Named After His Father

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
The jiu-jitsu world watched something rare unfold: a clean organizational break, executed without the usual corporate apologies or half-measures. When Micael "Mica" GalvĂŁo announced he was leaving Melqui GalvĂŁo Jiu-Jitsu and launching Mika Jiu-Jitsu, the move wasn't just a name change.
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Diogo Reis's Return to Competition After Leaving Fight Sports Manaus

Diogo Reis's Return to Competition After Leaving Fight Sports Manaus

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
When Diogo Reis stepped into the ONE Championship cage for Fight Night 43 on May 15, he was doing something that looked routine on the surface but carried weight underneath it. He was defending his ONE flyweight submission grappling championship against Yuki Takahashi.
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When Mackenzie Dern's Father Won Brasileiros Gold at 58 — Megaton Dias Took Master 7 Lightweight As João Miyao Claimed Master 1

When Mackenzie Dern's Father Won Brasileiros Gold at 58 — Megaton Dias Took Master 7 Lightweight As João Miyao Claimed Master 1

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, brasileiros
A quiet milestone slipped past the main narrative of what the IBJJF circuit was building toward. On May 1, when the masters block of the 2026 Brasileiros rolled through Barueri, Wellington "Megaton" Dias—who had just turned 58 the previous October—stepped onto the mat and won Master 7 Lightweight go
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Mikey Musumeci Says IBJJF Rules Encourage Strategy Over Fighting — 'It's So Easy to Lose'

Mikey Musumeci Says IBJJF Rules Encourage Strategy Over Fighting — 'It's So Easy to Lose'

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, competition
"Nobody actually wants to fight." That's Mikey Musumeci on IBJJF competition. Not a disgruntled blue belt venting after losing on advantages at a regional.
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When Mica Galvao Killed Mika Jiu-Jitsu Before It Started — 'Became Completely Unviable'

When Mica Galvao Killed Mika Jiu-Jitsu Before It Started — 'Became Completely Unviable'

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-college
Mica Galvao made a decision, then unmade it just as quickly. The gap between announcement and reversal was so compressed that Mika Jiu-Jitsu never even got a proper logo.
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Georgio Poullas Arrested After Glass Table Incident

Georgio Poullas Arrested After Glass Table Incident

Jun 10, 2026 · arrest, assault
There's a particular kind of irony in a man who made a name for himself with the phrase "take me down, win $1,000" getting arrested for an incident involving someone going through a glass table. Georgio Poullas, the Australian grappler and BJJ entrepreneur who built a substantial social media follow
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Bernardo Faria Defends Buchecha And Vieira After UFC Vegas — Not Failure' From The Only Two-Time Worlds Absolute Champ Who Never Tried MMA

Bernardo Faria Defends Buchecha And Vieira After UFC Vegas — Not Failure' From The Only Two-Time Worlds Absolute Champ Who Never Tried MMA

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, bernardo-faria
The morning after Buchecha got two-punched into next week and Rodolfo Vieira got out-cardioed by an unranked light heavyweight, Bernardo Faria sat down to defend them both. It's a defensible defense.
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Rafael Lovato Jr. Won Freestyle Wrestling at 42 — Proof That Grappling Lineage Never Expires

Rafael Lovato Jr. Won Freestyle Wrestling at 42 — Proof That Grappling Lineage Never Expires

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, college-wrestling
just won the Freestyle Wrestling US Open at 42 years old. Not as a comeback story.
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