BJJ News

ADCC Silently Removes Izaak Michell From 2026 Worlds

Jun 27, 2026 · 66kg, adcc-worlds

ADCC removed Izaak Michell from the 2026 Worlds roster. You found out because his name vanished from the bracket.

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Coach Sentenced 178 Years for Abusing Young BJJ Athletes

Jun 26, 2026 · abuse, bjj

Brazilian jiu-jitsu was supposed to be the way out. For Matheus Gabriel and at least eleven other children from economically vulnerable backgrounds in Brazil, it became the path that led directly to a predator.

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Islam Makhachev Declines All Grappling Matches Outside UFC

Jun 26, 2026 · bjj, competition-results

Islam Makhachev is the most dominant grappler in mixed martial arts. Nineteen-minute average control time.

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Enoque Galvão Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges — Police Say He Smuggled Phone Into Jail to Pressure Witnesses

Jun 23, 2026 · bjj, bjj-college

The legal troubles of the Galvão family deepened significantly when Enoque Galvão, brother of jiu-jitsu coach Melqui Galvão, was arrested on sexual assault charges strikingly similar to those already facing his sibling. The arrest marked another dark chapter in what had become an uncomfortable saga

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Rafael Mendes Retirement: Brothers Debunk Doping Myth

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, bjj

Rafael Mendes should've been one of the faces of jiu-jitsu for the next decade. Double ADCC champion.

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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

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. Returns to Jiu-Jitsu After 14 Years — A Three-Time World Champion Discovers His Calling Again

Jun 01, 2026 · bjj, competition-results

The jiu-jitsu world got a reminder that some legacies don't stay retired. Rafael Lovato Jr., the three-time IBJJF World Champion and ADCC bronze medalist who'd been away from competitive grappling since 2012, stepped back onto the mats for UFC BJJ 9 on May 26th to face Horlando Monteiro.

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