BJJ News–Tagged "black belt"

Ashton Kutcher's 15-Year Black Belt

Aug 30, 2026 · ashton-kutcher, black-belt

Here's what everyone saw: Ashton Kutcher on The Tonight Show in January 2026, doing a textbook sweep while Jimmy Fallon laughed and the audience applauded for thirty seconds. Quick demo, quick joke (Kutcher said Machado gave him the belt "out of pity" for his age), quick pivot to whatever celebrity

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Max Holloway Earned Black Belt From Charles Oliveira

Jul 01, 2026 · black-belt, charles-oliveira

Max Holloway's career took an interesting turn at UFC 326 when Charles Oliveira submitted him. Most fighters would dust that off and move on.

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Mikey Musumeci Said Moneyberg Was Fine — Jake Shields Has the Texts to Prove He Said It

Jun 27, 2026 · black-belt, craig-jones

Here's a thing that happens in jiu-jitsu: someone gets a black belt and the internet explodes. Then, over time, the people who signed off on it quietly distance themselves.

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2026 Concludes: New Black Belt Champions Crowned at Season Finale

Jun 23, 2026 · adgs, black-belt

Well, another Abu Dhabi Grand Slam season has officially wrapped, and for those keeping score (or just barely keeping up), a new crop of black belt champions have been crowned. It's the annual ritual: the top-tier athletes show up, the bracket gets whittled down, and somewhere in the mix, a few fres

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Black Belt Walks Away From Orlando Academy After Leadership Dismissed Multiple Women's Misconduct Reports — Coach Says Admin's Response Was 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him'

Jun 18, 2026 · accountability, black-belt

A story broke that landed exactly where it needed to land: squarely in the category of institutional failure so complete that it almost reads like satire. Black belt Louis Eduardo walked away from Orlando Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and the reason he gave was a sentence so stark the headline almost writes

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BJJ 6th-Degree Black Belt Chokes Out Racist Aggressor at Steamer Lane Surf Break — Goes Viral in Two Communities

Jun 04, 2026 · black-belt, community

He didn't throw a single punch. Sandro Santiago — 6th-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Santa Cruz gym founder — had a racist aggressor swing at him on the beach at Steamer Lane.

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