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PGF Doubles Season 10 — Expansion Gamble Raises Saturation Questions

PGF Doubles Season 10 — Expansion Gamble Raises Saturation Questions

Professional Grappling Federation announced Season 10 with a significant expansion: eight teams instead of four, two matches per week instead of one, and forty-plus elite grapplers on rotation. The stated goal was to increase match volume to maintain competitive intensity.
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Craig Jones Cancels CJI 3, Keeps the Money

Craig Jones Cancels CJI 3, Keeps the Money

Craig Jones killed the tournament that bears his name. Not because the market didn't support it.
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John Danaher on His Two Favorite Types of Students: 'Polar Opposites'

John Danaher on His Two Favorite Types of Students: 'Polar Opposites'

John Danaher sat down with BJJEE on May 30 and described his two favorite types of students as "polar opposites": total beginners learning fundamentals and advanced athletes refining nuances. That wasn't a hot take—that was just smart coaching.
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Rorion Gracie Created The UFC As A Jiu-Jitsu Infomercial, Sold It For $1M — It's Now Worth $12 Billion

Rorion Gracie Created The UFC As A Jiu-Jitsu Infomercial, Sold It For $1M — It's Now Worth $12 Billion

That's what Rorion Gracie walked away from. Robert Drysdale laid it out on the Jiu-Jitsu Revolution podcasthttps://bjjdoc.com/2026/04/12/adcc-veteran-questions-if-gracies-ever-believed-in-mma-as-a-sport-they-sold-ufc-the-first-chance-they-got/ last week, and the numbers are the kind that keep you aw
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A $11 Million Company Claims 18,000 Gyms. Only 800 Checked the Box.

A $11 Million Company Claims 18,000 Gyms. Only 800 Checked the Box.

Mixed Martial Arts Group Limited wants you to know that business is booming. The company — which trades on the NYSE under the ticker MMA, because subtlety is dead — just announced "frictionless self-onboarding" for its BJJLink gym management platform.
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