BJJ News–Tagged "competition-results"

ADCC Youth Championship Stands Alone for First Time

Aug 09, 2026 · adcc, competition

For fifteen years, ADCC Youth existed in the shadow of the main event. Kids would grind their brackets on the side while the adults got the main stage, the live stream, the sponsorship money.

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Dern Defends Her Crown in Robertson's Backyard. Philadelphia Gets a Real Fight.

Aug 09, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Mackenzie Dern travels to Philadelphia on August 15 to defend her UFC strawweight title against Gillian Robertson, and the moment is worth unpacking because everything about it is interesting—and nothing about it is simple. Robertson gets to fight for the belt at home.

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Islam Makhachev: Taekwondo Black Belt He Doesn't Deserve

Aug 08, 2026 · belt-standards, belts

Islam Makhachev just got handed a taekwondo black belt he specifically said he doesn't deserve. And he said it out loud, on the record, unapologetically.

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Sean Strickland Cliff Dare: Friend's Near-Drowning

Aug 08, 2026 · athlete-behavior, athlete-safety

On July 30-31, Sean Strickland posted Instagram Stories filming a cliff-diving incident that started as content and ended with someone's life in actual danger. The setup was standard influencer material: a group of friends at a scenic location, a dare, and a camera rolling.

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BJJ Nurse Safely De-escalates Aggressive Patient

Aug 06, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj

October 2024, 2 a.m., Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Emergency Department. Daniel Nelson is a registered nurse with ten years of jiu-jitsu training.

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Mackenzie Dern Wasn't at UFC 330. Here's Why That Matters.

Aug 06, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj

You know that moment in the gym when someone says, 'Yeah, I heard Gordon Ryan's moving to California,' and by the end of class it's evolved into 'Gordon Ryan opened a gym AND started a supplement line'? Each person adds something.

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ADCC Worlds 2026 Is Losing Athletes to UFC BJJ — Double-Gold Winner Just Chose the Commercial Event Over the Crown Jewel

Aug 06, 2026 · adcc, athlete-migration

Adele Fornarino, a double-gold ADCC medalist — the kind of credential that used to mean everything in grappling — withdrew from ADCC Worlds 2026. Not for a family emergency.

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Skipped ADCC 2026: 'I Won't Compete Against Younger Athletes For Free' — And He Had a Point

Aug 05, 2026 · adcc, athlete-pay

Rafael Lovato Jr., a 43-year-old veteran of elite grappling and MMA competition, announced he would skip ADCC 2026. His reason was direct: he was done competing against twenty-somethings without a paycheck.

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