BJJ News

Melqui Galvão Enters Formal Interrogation Phase in São Paulo — What Happens Next in Brazil's Criminal Process

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-misconduct, athlete-news

When Melqui Galvão was transferred to a civil police prison in São Paulo on May 10, the jiu-jitsu world watched a case move into territory that most of the sport had never seen at this scale before. By May 12 — just 20 days ago now — the case against him had crossed a critical threshold in Brazil's

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Helena Crevar Defended Her Polaris Lightweight Title Against Amanda Pamela Nicole — Here's How It Went Down

Jun 11, 2026 · amanda-pamela-nicole, athlete-news

When Helena Crevar stepped onto the Polaris 37 mat to defend her lightweight championship against Amanda Pamela Nicole, she was still 18 years old and already holding two major belts. By June 1st, the dust had settled on what turned out to be one of the more interesting title defenses in the women's

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RAF 10: Will Chimaev vs Danis Actually Happen?

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, ben-askren

Louis on Friday, and if you squint at the card hard enough, it looks legitimate. Khamzat Chimaev vs Dillon Danis headlines.

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When Yuri Simoes Got the Biggest Grappling Offer of His Career—Then Announced an MMA Return the Same Week

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc-2026, athlete-news

Yuri Simoes managed to pull off a scheduling contradiction that left the grappling world scratching its head. On May 10th, ADCC officially confirmed he would headline the 2026 World Championship in Krakow, Poland in a superfight against Kaynan Duarte for the vacant heavyweight title.

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Garry Tonon Finally Free: Nine Years Later, ONE Championship's Matching Rights Clause Is Gone

Jun 11, 2026 · competition-results, contract

When ONE Championship quietly released Garry Tonon alongside four other fighters, the immediate reaction was predictable—financial cleanup, roster trimming ahead of a Japan pivot, standard promotion housekeeping. But the real story wasn't the release itself.

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Chimaev vs. Danis at RAF 10: Grappling Breakdown

Jun 11, 2026 · allstars, athlete-news

RAF 10 takes place Saturday night in St. Louis, and if you've been following the sport casually, you probably know Khamzat Chimaev is fighting Dillon Danis.

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When a BJJ World Champion Named Herself

Jun 11, 2026 · alliance, athlete-news

Brenda Larissa did something the sport of jiu-jitsu wasn't particularly set up to handle: she recorded twenty minutes of testimony, published it under her own name, and described what she said was fourteen years of abuse at the hands of Melqui Galvão, an Alliance black belt, founder of BJJ College i

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Kron Gracie Says His Father's MMA Advice 'Is Not Working.' The Most Decorated Gracie in History Is Getting Called Out By His Own Son.

Jun 11, 2026 · coaching, competition-results

Rickson Gracie's advice isn't working. The one actually eating punches inside the UFC cage.

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