BJJ News — crossover

When a 260-pound man with a 900-pound squat walks into an MMA gym and announces he'll be fine because he's strong, you already know how this goes. The rest of us learned this in week two of white belt, from a quiet purple belt who weighed 170 pounds and never seemed to rush.

Jiu-jitsu has spent the better part of a decade trying to crack into the mainstream. Craig Jones built CJI.

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.

Claudia Gadelha confirmed it at the UFC BJJ 7 post-event presser: Arman Tsarukyan has agreed to face bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci at catchweight under the UFC BJJ banner. No date yet. Possibly August. Pending Hunter...