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Rafael Lovato Jr. Returns to Jiu-Jitsu After 14 Years — A Three-Time World Champion Discovers His Calling Again

Rafael Lovato Jr. Returns to Jiu-Jitsu After 14 Years — A Three-Time World Champion Discovers His Calling Again

The jiu-jitsu world got a reminder that some legacies don't stay retired. Rafael Lovato Jr., the three-time IBJJF World Champion and ADCC bronze medalist who'd been away from competitive grappling since 2012, stepped back onto the mats for UFC BJJ 9 on May 26th to face Horlando Monteiro.
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Kade Ruotolo Met His Hardest MMA Test — How a 22-Year-Old Submission Machine Faced 15-6 Veteran Hiroyuki Tetsuka

Kade Ruotolo Met His Hardest MMA Test — How a 22-Year-Old Submission Machine Faced 15-6 Veteran Hiroyuki Tetsuka

Kade Ruotolo walked into Lumpinee Stadium on May 15 to face Hiroyuki Tetsuka: 21 professional fights, an 87% finishing rate, and a fresh TKO of Shinya Aoki on his record sheet. At the time, it represented exactly what the booking suggested — the moment where a submission phenom's highlight reel met
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Tony Ferguson Books RAF 10 vs Tsarukyan — UFC Hall Of Famer At 42 Joins The Sixth Tsarukyan Wrestling Match In Six Months

Tony Ferguson Books RAF 10 vs Tsarukyan — UFC Hall Of Famer At 42 Joins The Sixth Tsarukyan Wrestling Match In Six Months

When Ariel Helwani broke the news that Tony Ferguson had agreed to wrestle Arman Tsarukyan at RAF 10, the internet did what it always does: it checked the calendar and started doing math. The booking was set for June 13 at Chaifetz Arena in St.
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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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