BJJ News

Buchecha Is 0-2-1 In the UFC. Ryan Spann Knocked Him Out In Round Two. The Kindest Outcome Is a Quiet Exit.

May 09, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha

Ryan Spann gave himself a C+ for the night he knocked Buchecha out. Not a knock on Spann's honesty — he collected a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus and left the cage thinking he could've done better.

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RIP Macarrão — Rolls Gracie's Famous Five Are Now Four

May 08, 2026 · competition-results, famous-five

Marcio 'Macarrão' Stambowsky died on April 2, 2026. He was one of the original handful of black belts that Rolls Gracie promoted before Rolls's hang-gliding death in 1982, the group still known as the 'Famous Five' even though the count was always a little fuzzy.

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Khamzat Chimaev Wants to Compete for UAE at the Olympics in Wrestling — The UFC Champion Is Looking Beyond the Belt He Hasn't Defended Yet

May 07, 2026 · competition-results, khamzat-chimaev

Chimaev fights for the first time as UFC middleweight champion this Saturday. His coach announced Olympic plans on Wednesday.

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BJJ World: 'Sport Has All The Stars But None Of The Story' — Promotions Failing at Narrative

May 07, 2026 · competition-results, flograppling

Grappling has never had more talent. It's also never been this hard to explain to your non-training friends why they should care.

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8,000 Athletes Just Paid IBJJF Half a Million Dollars — The Champion Gets $2,700 Back

May 07, 2026 · athlete-news, brasileiro

The IBJJF Brasileiro just hit 8,000 registered athletes. Eight thousand people signed up, paid their fees, and will descend on Barueri, São Paulo from April 24 to May 3 for the single largest jiu-jitsu competition ever held.

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Ethan Crelinsten Defended His Polaris Title. Then He Used Polaris's Mic to Call Out UFC BJJ.

May 07, 2026 · competition-results, competitive-landscape

Ethan Crelinsten submitted Shai Gerena with a rear naked choke at Polaris 36, held up his Polaris Lightweight Championship, and told the FloGrappling broadcast he wanted someone else's title. "UFC BJJ, I want that f—king belt," he said in his post-fight interview.

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Was 42 and Competing in NAIA Collegiate Wrestling — Not Masters Division, Against Actual 20-Year-Olds

May 07, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

was 42 years old, 285 pounds, and standing on a collegiate wrestling mat in Iowa in January. Across from him: a heavyweight from Central Methodist University, born around 2003.

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FloGrappling Said Goodbye To Craig Jones On April 5. He's Spent Every Day Since Using The Farewell As A Microphone.

May 02, 2026 · ben-kovacs, cji

FloGrappling said goodbye to Craig Jones on April 5. The farewell was gracious.

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