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Kayla Harrison Calls The IJF's Leg-Grab Ban 'Political' And Modern Judo 'Kind Of Boring' — 'How Are You Going To Ban An Original Throw?'

Kayla Harrison Calls The IJF's Leg-Grab Ban 'Political' And Modern Judo 'Kind Of Boring' — 'How Are You Going To Ban An Original Throw?'

Kayla Harrison has two Olympic gold medals in judo, a UFC bantamweight title around her waist, and a public diagnosis of her old sport that the International Judo Federation cannot really argue with: modern judo is, in her words, "kind of boring." The leg-grab ban they've defended for sixteen years?
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CJI 3 Has a $10M Prize Pool — and Still No Date

CJI 3 Has a $10M Prize Pool — and Still No Date

Just a matter of motivation." Craig Jones said that about CJI 3 in July 2025. The prize pool — $10 million, the largest in grappling history by a margin that makes every other promotion feel embarrassed — is sitting there, confirmed and funded.
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Franjinha Miller: No-Gi Has A Cleaner Path To The Olympics Than Gi — And The Old Guard Is Splitting On Its Own Question

Franjinha Miller: No-Gi Has A Cleaner Path To The Olympics Than Gi — And The Old Guard Is Splitting On Its Own Question

Franjinha Miller came out this week and said what a lot of people have been quietly thinking: no-gi has a cleaner path to the Olympics than gi does. Then he said the part everyone is skipping past.
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Franjinha Miller: BJJ Will Never Make the Olympics Because Private Entities Control the Sport

Franjinha Miller: BJJ Will Never Make the Olympics Because Private Entities Control the Sport

Alliance BJJ co-founder Romero "Franjinha" Miller gave BJJ Doc the most honest answer anyone in the sport has offered on the Olympics question: "I don't think it's gonna be Olympic. It's too much private companies running the show right now." That was last Friday.
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ADCC's Absolute Champion Can't Fill a Seminar in Her Own Country — Australians Think They're Already Good Enough

ADCC's Absolute Champion Can't Fill a Seminar in Her Own Country — Australians Think They're Already Good Enough

She submitted Beatriz Mesquita on penalties. She submitted Bia Basilio with an armlock to win her weight class.
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Khamzat Chimaev Just Lost His First Fight. The Narrative Was Always the Problem.

Khamzat Chimaev Just Lost His First Fight. The Narrative Was Always the Problem.

Khamzat Chimaev lost a fight last night. It's a short sentence.
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Jeremy Stephens Missed Weight, Got Submitted, Hit 20 UFC Losses, and Left Without a Word

Jeremy Stephens Missed Weight, Got Submitted, Hit 20 UFC Losses, and Left Without a Word

King Green submitted Jeremy Stephens in round one at UFC 328, handing Stephens his record 20th UFC loss. Stephens spent his pre-fight week demanding the UFC raise fighter bonuses — then showed up five pounds over and forfeited 30% of his purse.
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Sean Strickland Is a Two-Time UFC Middleweight Champion. That Sentence Shouldn't Make Sense.

Sean Strickland Is a Two-Time UFC Middleweight Champion. That Sentence Shouldn't Make Sense.

Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion. You can read that twice.
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