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McGregor vs Holloway 2 at UFC 329 Was the Most BJJ-Heavy Main Card in Years—and Nobody Saw It Coming

McGregor vs Holloway 2 at UFC 329 Was the Most BJJ-Heavy Main Card in Years—and Nobody Saw It Coming

When Dana White confirmed McGregor vs. Holloway 2 for UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas during International Fight Week, the MMA world did what it always does when McGregor's name gets attached to anything real.
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UFC Winnipeg's Notorious Decision: When Sal D'Amato Struck Again and the Grappling Community Lost It

UFC Winnipeg's Notorious Decision: When Sal D'Amato Struck Again and the Grappling Community Lost It

Back in April 2026, UFC Winnipeg delivered what will likely go down as one of the most talked-about scorecards in recent memory. When the judges' decision came down in favor of Jasmine Jasudavicius over Karine Silva in a unanimous verdict, the reaction was swift and brutal.
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Joe Rogan Started Questioning the UFC — Fighter Pay, Chimaev's Timeline, and a Crack in the Alliance

Joe Rogan Started Questioning the UFC — Fighter Pay, Chimaev's Timeline, and a Crack in the Alliance

Back in late May 2026, something shifted in Joe Rogan's relationship with the UFC. Not in a way that suggested imminent rupture or a permanent split from the organization that's defined his media presence for two decades.
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Rerisson Gabriel Ended Diego Pato's Nine-Title Streak and Killed His Grand Slam Chase at Brasileiros

Rerisson Gabriel Ended Diego Pato's Nine-Title Streak and Killed His Grand Slam Chase at Brasileiros

Back in late April, Diego "Pato" Oliveira walked into Barueri carrying a streak so absurd it had stopped being a conversation starter and become something closer to accepted fact. Nine consecutive IBJJF major titles.
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Werdum vs Dos Santos 3: Two UFC Heavyweights Admit Defeat to Grappling

Werdum vs Dos Santos 3: Two UFC Heavyweights Admit Defeat to Grappling

When two former UFC heavyweight champions who built their legacies throwing hands at each other agree to meet on the mat—no strikes, no judges, just pure submission wrestling—you're watching combat sports come full circle. Except the circle is really a downward spiral, and everyone knows it.
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Nicholas Meregali Became The Sport's De Facto Whistleblower — And Why That Matters

Nicholas Meregali Became The Sport's De Facto Whistleblower — And Why That Matters

Back in late April 2026, something happened in Brazilian jiu-jitsu that exposed a fundamental structural problem in how the sport handles allegations, accountability, and the people willing to speak up. When Melqui Galvao turned himself in to police on April 27th on a 30-day temporary arrest order,
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Tatsuro Taira's 18 Wins, 10 Submissions, and the Night He Faced the Striker With the Highest Rate in UFC History

Tatsuro Taira's 18 Wins, 10 Submissions, and the Night He Faced the Striker With the Highest Rate in UFC History

Back in May 2026, there was a matchup that looked like a textbook clash of incompatible styles — the kind of fight that gets booked because both fighters earned it, not because anyone expected a clean narrative to emerge. Tatsuro Taira, sitting at 18 professional wins with 10 by submission, was fina
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Buchecha's UFC Vegas 116 Loss Exposed The BJJ-To-MMA Problem That Won't Go Away

Buchecha's UFC Vegas 116 Loss Exposed The BJJ-To-MMA Problem That Won't Go Away

Back in late April, when Marcus Buchecha stepped into the octagon against Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 116, the most decorated gi competitor of his generation had roughly ninety seconds to make his case that elite jiu-jitsu still scales in mixed rules. He got the opportunity.
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