BJJ News — gable-steveson

McGregor vs Holloway 2 at UFC 329 Was the Most BJJ-Heavy Main Card in Years—and Nobody Saw It Coming

McGregor vs Holloway 2 at UFC 329 Was the Most BJJ-Heavy Main Card in Years—and Nobody Saw It Coming

When Dana White confirmed McGregor vs. Holloway 2 for UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas during International Fight Week, the MMA world did what it always does when McGregor's name gets attached to anything real.
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RAF 9 Card Features UFC Stars — Why Fans Still Question Credentials

RAF 9 Card Features UFC Stars — Why Fans Still Question Credentials

When MMA purists complain about 'wrestlefing,' it's usually after a grueling three-round decision where two highly credentialed grapplers spent most of the fight in a clinch or controlling position. It's hard to blame them.
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RAF 9 Is Eleven Days Out — Gable Steveson Debuts, Covington Faces Weidman, and Five UFC Names Are on One Card

RAF 9 Is Eleven Days Out — Gable Steveson Debuts, Covington Faces Weidman, and Five UFC Names Are on One Card

When you hear 'wrestling promotion,' your brain probably pictures a dusty college field house, a single table of volunteers, and a guy with a clipboard arguing about weight classes. RAF 9 on May 30 in Arlington, Texas is not that.
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RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

Real American Freestyle had three UFC names on the May 30 card already: Gable Steveson making his RAF debut against former UFC heavyweight Alexandr Romanov, Colby Covington against former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and Arman Tsarukyan against Keelon Jimison at 175. Then on April 18, at
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UFC Rejected Tsarukyan–Covington for RAF 9. The Same Week, It Approved Two Others.

UFC Rejected Tsarukyan–Covington for RAF 9. The Same Week, It Approved Two Others.

RAF 8 ended on a Saturday. By Sunday the UFC had a new policy problem to pretend it already had a policy for.
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Gable Steveson's UFC Mentor Un-Retired 22 Hours Before His Signing Was Announced

Gable Steveson's UFC Mentor Un-Retired 22 Hours Before His Signing Was Announced

On April 10, 2026, Jon Jones told Red Corner MMA that his gloves were hung up. "No more fighter Jones," he said.
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Jon Jones Retires Again, Walks It Back in Under 24 Hours, and Nobody Is Surprised

Jon Jones Retires Again, Walks It Back in Under 24 Hours, and Nobody Is Surprised

Jon Jones retired this week. On April 10, in an interview with Red Corner MMA, the 38-year-old former heavyweight champion declared himself done.
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Gable Steveson Says Jon Jones Is the Perfect Coach, Ignoring Everything We Know About Jon Jones

Gable Steveson Says Jon Jones Is the Perfect Coach, Ignoring Everything We Know About Jon Jones

Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones haven't fought since 2018, and they still can't stop throwing shots at each other. The latest battlefield?
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