BJJ News

Ben Kovacs on Craig Jones and the Grappling Pay Ratchet

Aug 31, 2026 · adcc, athlete-compensation

Ben Kovacs sits at the intersection of two things most people in grappling try not to think about simultaneously: money and honesty. As the general manager of FloGrappling and founder of the Guardian Jiu-Jitsu Foundation, he's the guy who has to explain why elite athletes are getting paid what they'

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CJI Raised the Price. ADCC Can't Afford to Lower It.

Aug 29, 2026 · adcc, athlete-pay

When Ben Kovacs, FloGrappling's General Manager, described Combat Jiu-Jitsu International's impact on the grappling landscape as a "hugely painful time," he was being diplomatic. What he actually meant: One competitor showed up, proved athletes were worth real money, then disappeared — leaving ADCC

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ADCC Youth Worlds Reshape Elite BJJ Pipeline

Aug 04, 2026 · academy-pipeline, adcc

There's a tournament happening in Austin this weekend that nobody outside the sport is going to watch, and that's exactly the point. The ADCC Youth World Championships are coming to Texas with the quiet inevitability of a slow-motion takedown.

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A Jury Just Ruled Ticketmaster An Illegal Monopoly — Meanwhile Grappling Fans Need Five Separate Paywalls To Watch Their Sport

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, bjj-fanatics

A federal jury in Manhattan handed down a verdict on April 17th that should have felt like a watershed moment for any fan tired of paying gatekeepers. After a five-week trial, they ruled that Live Nation and Ticketmaster had operated an illegal monopoly, stifled competition, and systematically overc

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

Jun 02, 2026 · brazil, f2w

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

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

Apr 26, 2026 · accessibility, flograppling

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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