BJJ News

ADCC Removed Its Public Invite List After Fans Found a Fugitive, a Nazi-Salute Account, and a Post-Cardiac Competitor on the Bracket

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

ADCC operates on the honor system. You trust that the organization vetting the world's best submission grapplers for its marquee event has done some kind of basic due diligence before emailing out invitations.

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When ADCC Invited Josh Saunders Despite CJI's Public Exclusion on Character Grounds

Jun 16, 2026 · accountability, adcc

When ADCC released its invite list for the year's championship event, Josh Saunders landed in the +99 kg bracket at what remains the most prestigious submission grappling competition on earth. It should have been a straightforward achievement story: a former professional rugby league player turned b

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ADCC Invited Josh Saunders to Worlds — The Same Man Who Performs Nazi Salutes on Video

Jun 16, 2026 · accountability, adcc

It landed like a grenade that nobody wanted to pick up. Back on May 3rd, BJJDoc announced that ADCC had extended invitations to several competitors for the 2026 World Championship, and tucked into that list was Josh Saunders, slotted into the Men's +99kg division.

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Gianni Grippo Is Back in ADCC — First Invite in 11 Years, Won Trials at 34 With Zero Conceded Points

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Nobody scored on Gianni Grippo at ADCC West Coast Trials. Seven matches, five submissions, zero points conceded across the entire -66kg bracket.

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Adele Fornarino Is ADCC Absolute Champion. She Can't Sell a Seminar in Australia.

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2024

Adele Fornarino walked out of the 2024 ADCC World Championships with two titles: the -55kg championship and the absolute. She was the first Australian to win anything at ADCC, ever.

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Carlos Gracie Jr. Got The Red Belt This Week — Whom IBJJF Once Demoted

Jun 16, 2026 · carlos-gracie-jr, competition-results

On Saturday, April 25, IBJJF founder Carlos Gracie Jr. received his ninth-degree red belt at the Gracie Barra 40th anniversary summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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A Jury Just Ruled Ticketmaster An Illegal Monopoly — Meanwhile Grappling Fans Need Five Separate Paywalls To Watch Their Sport

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, bjj-fanatics

A federal jury in Manhattan handed down a verdict on April 17th that should have felt like a watershed moment for any fan tired of paying gatekeepers. After a five-week trial, they ruled that Live Nation and Ticketmaster had operated an illegal monopoly, stifled competition, and systematically overc

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Active Police Investigator Melqui Galvao Allegedly Used His Badge To Block Misconduct Complaints For Years. A 13-Minute Voice Memo Did Not Care.

Jun 16, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-safety

Melqui Galvao wasn't coaching as a private citizen. He was an active civil police investigator in the state of Amazonas.

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