BJJ News — flograppling

F2W Finally Left North America. After 316 Shows, It Took Brazil to Do It.

F2W Finally Left North America. After 316 Shows, It Took Brazil to Do It.

Fight to Win hit a historic milestone — not because of what happened, but because of where it happened. Three hundred and sixteen shows.
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BJJ World: 'Sport Has All The Stars But None Of The Story' — Promotions Failing at Narrative

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

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

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

FloGrappling said goodbye to Craig Jones on April 5. The farewell was gracious.
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UFC BJJ Is Moving Behind the Paramount+ Paywall — The Free YouTube Era That Fixed the Product Ends Just as People Started Watching

UFC BJJ Is Moving Behind the Paramount+ Paywall — The Free YouTube Era That Fixed the Product Ends Just as People Started Watching

Here's the timeline of UFC BJJ getting its act together, in case you want to know exactly how long the window was. UFC BJJ launched in June 2025 with all the subtlety of a Dana White press conference — big promises, questionable matchmaking, and viewership numbers that made Craig Jones pull up his s
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Mica Galvao's Career Pivot Away From Points Lasted About As Long As You'd Expect

Mica Galvao's Career Pivot Away From Points Lasted About As Long As You'd Expect

In December 2024, Mica Galvao sat down and said something that made every grappling media outlet scramble for a headline. "I no longer train with the goal of competing in organizations that prioritize points or advantages," he told BJJEE.
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BJJ Has World-Class Athletes, World-Class Events, And Absolutely Zero Idea How To Tell A Story About Any Of It

BJJ Has World-Class Athletes, World-Class Events, And Absolutely Zero Idea How To Tell A Story About Any Of It

BJJ's biggest promotions have the rosters, the production budgets, and the exclusive contracts. What they don't have is a single answer for why a non-fan should care about any of it.
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CJI Now Exists Outside Every Structure in Grappling. The Community Has Seen This Before.

CJI Now Exists Outside Every Structure in Grappling. The Community Has Seen This Before.

Here's the math on the Craig Jones Invitational. CJI 1, August 2024: two million in prizes, free YouTube stream, over 100,000 concurrent viewershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CraigJonesInvitational, half a million raised for charity.
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