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When ADCC Ran Five Simultaneous Opens Across Five Countries—And Revealed Its Real Problem

When ADCC Ran Five Simultaneous Opens Across Five Countries—And Revealed Its Real Problem

ADCC pulled off something ambitious—or desperate, depending on your read on it. On May 30, the organization coordinated qualifier events across Portugal, the United States, Wales, Moldova, and Slovakia, all happening on the same calendar date.
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Livia Barasine Emerges as First Named Competitor on Record in Galvão Case

Livia Barasine Emerges as First Named Competitor on Record in Galvão Case

When Livia Barasine released her statement on May 4, the jiu-jitsu community got its first named adult face attached to the allegations against coach Melqui Galvão. She didn't emerge from anonymity because she'd been hiding.
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Worlds Entry Fee Just Hit $204. Then USADA Showed Up With a Clipboard.

Worlds Entry Fee Just Hit $204. Then USADA Showed Up With a Clipboard.

The 2026 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship is coming to Long Beach. The Walter Pyramid will host five days of elite grappling from May 28 to 31.
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Tsarukyan vs. Danis Confirmed for Hype FC April 8—Then Quietly Cancelled Just 11 Days After Danis Got Mauled by Covington

Tsarukyan vs. Danis Confirmed for Hype FC April 8—Then Quietly Cancelled Just 11 Days After Danis Got Mauled by Covington

On March 28, Colby Covington tech-falled Dillon Danis at RAF 07 in Tampa, putting the grappling world on notice that when Danis steps into a submission-only ruleset against elite wrestlers, his finish record doesn't protect him. Danis hung tough through the first period—matched Covington 4-4, earned
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Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

There is a specific kind of painful irony that only combat sports can produce. Not theatrical irony.
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UFC Enters Amateur Jiu-Jitsu With Submission-First Rules. The Establishment Is Nervous.

UFC Enters Amateur Jiu-Jitsu With Submission-First Rules. The Establishment Is Nervous.

UFC just did something the IBJJF has been too afraid to do for twenty years: admit that jiu-jitsu competitions suck to watch when they're decided by advantages and stalling. With the launch of UFC BJJ Opens—a new amateur ruleset designed explicitly to reward submissions and eliminate the dead-time t
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Colby Covington vs Arman Tsarukyan: Genius Matchup or Last Gasp

Colby Covington vs Arman Tsarukyan: Genius Matchup or Last Gasp

Colby Covington and Arman Tsarukyan are fighting July 18 at RAF 11, and the BJJ community is about to find out if this is the most brilliant matchup of the summer or just RAF desperately trying to keep Covington's relevance alive after his UFC departure. Let's be clear about what's happening here.
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Tatiana Suarez Became The First Person To Ever Finish Loopy Godinez — She's A Wrestler

Tatiana Suarez Became The First Person To Ever Finish Loopy Godinez — She's A Wrestler

Tatiana Suarez locked in a rear-naked choke against Loopy Godinez at UFC 327 in Miami on April 12. At 2:29 of the second round, Godinez tapped.
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