BJJ News

RAF 7's Security Gamble Against Dillon Danis—How a Wrestling Card Became a Containment Operation

May 31, 2026 · athlete-news, colby-covington

Back in March 2026, Real American Freestyle learned an expensive lesson about risk management in combat sports. When RAF 7 rolled into Tampa on March 28, the promotion had already made a decision that said everything you needed to know about one of its competitors: they hired additional security per

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Gym Owner's Harsh Feedback Philosophy Backfires as Students Quit

May 30, 2026 · bjj, coaching-methods

There's a gym in your area. There's probably more than one.

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Mario Lopez Earns Brown Belt as Galvao Seeks Redemption

May 29, 2026 · andre-galvao, athlete-news

Mario Lopez earned his brown belt the way most serious grapplers do: by showing up, putting in years of work, and winning a major tournament. The IBJJF Master North American Championship doesn't hand out medals for showing up early.

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Ffion Davies Returns to UFC BJJ 9 After Title Loss

May 29, 2026 · bjj, comeback

When you lose a championship, the standard play is to disappear for a while. Cry into your açaí bowl.

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Tainan Dalpra & Gabi Pessanha Chase IBJJF Grand Slam at Worlds 2026

May 29, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj

When you're the last two athletes standing in a four-tournament gauntlet, the Grand Slam stops being a hypothetical achievement and becomes a very real, very exhausting reality. That's where Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha find themselves one week out from IBJJF Worlds 2026 in Los Angeles.

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Fowler vs. Johnson II: UFC BJJ Rematch Under Controversial Rules

May 29, 2026 · adcc-trials, bjj-competition

That's how long Mason Fowler and Devhonte Johnson have been waiting for a do-over, and on June 4, 2026, they're finally getting one. Except it's not really a do-over.

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Roosevelt Sousa Banned by USADA, UFC BJJ Books Title Fight

May 29, 2026 · bjj, combat-sports-regulation

There is a specific kind of cognitive dissonance that happens when you watch a sport announce, with total confidence, that it has solved a problem—and then immediately creates the exact problem it just solved. Roosevelt Sousa knows that feeling now.

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Mario Lopez, 52, Won an IBJJF Title Yesterday and Got a Brown Belt on the Podium

May 28, 2026 · brown-belt, celebrity-bjj

When you picture someone walking into the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach for the IBJJF Master International North American Championship, submitting their opponent in the lightweight division, and then getting promoted to brown belt on the podium — you probably don't picture A.C. Mario Lopez, 52, did e

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