BJJ News

Tainan Dalpra & Gabi Pessanha Chase IBJJF Grand Slam at Worlds 2026

May 29, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj

When you're the last two athletes standing in a four-tournament gauntlet, the Grand Slam stops being a hypothetical achievement and becomes a very real, very exhausting reality. That's where Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha find themselves one week out from IBJJF Worlds 2026 in Los Angeles.

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Roosevelt Sousa Banned by USADA, UFC BJJ Books Title Fight

May 29, 2026 · bjj, combat-sports-regulation

There is a specific kind of cognitive dissonance that happens when you watch a sport announce, with total confidence, that it has solved a problem—and then immediately creates the exact problem it just solved. Roosevelt Sousa knows that feeling now.

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Danaher Exposes BJJ Coaching Waste: Why Most Gyms Fail Students

May 28, 2026 · athlete-news, atos

When John Danaher says your coach is wasting your time and money, he's not being provocative — he's being precise. And that precision is the problem.

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PGF Season 10 Expands to 8 Teams: Talent or Oversaturation?

May 28, 2026 · bjj, competition

The Professional Grappling Federation is doing what every sports league does when it thinks it's figured out the formula: it's doubling down. Season 10 roster expansion from 4 to 8 teams.

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ADCC Kraków 2026 Struggles with Only 11% Tickets Sold

May 27, 2026 · adcc, bjj

ADCC 2026 in Kraków is supposed to be the crown jewel of the grappling calendar. The athletes you actually care about.

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Wrestles College at 42 After BJJ Dominance

May 27, 2026 · bellator, bjj

When you've achieved just about everything in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, earned a black belt under one of the sport's most revered names, conquered the pro grappling circuit, and won a major MMA title, what's left? For most, that's a career arc ending in retirement, coaching, or broadcasting.

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RAF 9 Card Features UFC Stars — Why Fans Still Question Credentials

May 27, 2026 · bjj, competition-culture

When MMA purists complain about 'wrestlefing,' it's usually after a grueling three-round decision where two highly credentialed grapplers spent most of the fight in a clinch or controlling position. It's hard to blame them.

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Gilbert Burns Returns to Grappling at UFC BJJ 9 vs. Monteiro

May 27, 2026 · bjj, comeback

When you're Gilbert 'Durinho' Burns, a UFC welterweight contender fresh out of a grueling war, what's a guy to do with some downtime? Apparently, you don't take a vacation.

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