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Chimaev's RAF Double-Header: 13 Days, Two Matches

Chimaev's RAF Double-Header: 13 Days, Two Matches

Sep 07, 2026 · catch-wrestling, competition-results
Khamzat Chimaev's calendar for September is going to hurt. Here's a scheduling problem disguised as ambition: Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA fighter with Swedish wrestling pedigree and Chechen grappling lineage, has committed to back-to-back wrestling matches at Real American Freestyle (RAF) events.
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Burns Challenges Covington to RAF Wrestling Match

Burns Challenges Covington to RAF Wrestling Match

Aug 26, 2026 · colby-covington, combat-sports
Gilbert Burns has found his next chapter, and it's not in the Octagon. The former UFC welterweight title contender who hung up his MMA gloves in 2026 has been making waves in the grappling world, and now he's looking to settle one of his oldest scores—except not on the mat, and not in submission gra
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Gilbert Burns' 88-Second Return to Pure Grappling

Gilbert Burns' 88-Second Return to Pure Grappling

Jun 27, 2026 · gilbert-burns, grappling
Two months ago, Gilbert Burns announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He'd just lost his fifth consecutive UFC fight—a streak that included losses to some of the division's best, but also losses to fighters below his peak level.
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UFC BJJ 9: Mason Fowler Defended the Title, Nicky Rodriguez Submitted His Opponent in 3 Minutes, and Burns Returned — All Three Called For The Same Fight

UFC BJJ 9: Mason Fowler Defended the Title, Nicky Rodriguez Submitted His Opponent in 3 Minutes, and Burns Returned — All Three Called For The Same Fight

Jun 26, 2026 · gilbert-burns, grappling-matchmaking
UFC BJJ 9 handed the grappling world the most beautiful scheduling nightmare in recent memory: three fighters with legitimate claims to the same opponent, only one of whom can get it. Mason Fowler defended his UFC BJJ title.
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Gilbert Burns Won His UFC BJJ Debut in About 60 Seconds. He's 40. That's It. That's the Whole Thing.

Gilbert Burns Won His UFC BJJ Debut in About 60 Seconds. He's 40. That's It. That's the Whole Thing.

Jun 26, 2026 · adcc, competition-results
Gilbert Burns walked into the octagon at forty years old and finished his opponent in about a minute. Sixty seconds of technical dominance, and it was over.
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Gilbert Burns 88-Second Return at UFC BJJ 9

Gilbert Burns 88-Second Return at UFC BJJ 9

Jun 12, 2026 · arm-triangle, gilbert-burns
Eighty-eight seconds. That's how long it took Gilbert Burns to remember why he's a genuinely dangerous grappler, even when he's been focused on punching people in the face for two years.
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Joe Rogan Said Chimaev Has Been Winning Because He Hasn't Wrestled Anyone — Burns And Usman Were The Real Tests

Joe Rogan Said Chimaev Has Been Winning Because He Hasn't Wrestled Anyone — Burns And Usman Were The Real Tests

Jun 02, 2026 · competition-results, gilbert-burns
Joe Rogan spent part of episode 2487 of his podcast, released April 22 with Action Bronson, explaining that Khamzat Chimaev was, in fact, a freak. Then he spent the rest of it explaining why we didn't actually know how big a freak yet.
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Gilbert Burns Returns to Grappling at UFC BJJ 9 vs. Monteiro

Gilbert Burns Returns to Grappling at UFC BJJ 9 vs. Monteiro

May 27, 2026 · bjj, comeback
When you're Gilbert 'Durinho' Burns, a UFC welterweight contender fresh out of a grueling war, what's a guy to do with some downtime? Apparently, you don't take a vacation.
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