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Helena Crevar and Sarah Galvao Both Won Golds at American Nationals in Las Vegas — They Didn't Face Each Other

Helena Crevar and Sarah Galvao Both Won Golds at American Nationals in Las Vegas — They Didn't Face Each Other

Jul 02, 2026 · american-nationals, competition-results
Helena Crevar and Sarah Galvao both left Las Vegas as American Nationals champions. Neither had to face each other to get there.
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Black Belt Calls Gym-Branded Gi Mandates 'Outdated And Unamerican' — Names New York Academy That Forces Members To Wear Blue Gis On Saturdays And Buy Their Own Brand

Black Belt Calls Gym-Branded Gi Mandates 'Outdated And Unamerican' — Names New York Academy That Forces Members To Wear Blue Gis On Saturdays And Buy Their Own Brand

Jun 16, 2026 · athlete-news, etiquette
Some gyms make you wear blue on Saturdays. A New York gym (the source didn't name it) enforces this, per a BJJDoc report.
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Carlos Gracie Jr. Got The Red Belt This Week — Whom IBJJF Once Demoted

Carlos Gracie Jr. Got The Red Belt This Week — Whom IBJJF Once Demoted

Jun 16, 2026 · carlos-gracie-jr, competition-results
On Saturday, April 25, IBJJF founder Carlos Gracie Jr. received his ninth-degree red belt at the Gracie Barra 40th anniversary summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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Draculino Says BJJ's Global Explosion Was 'Beyond His Wildest Dreams' — He's One of the Architects Who Caused It

Draculino Says BJJ's Global Explosion Was 'Beyond His Wildest Dreams' — He's One of the Architects Who Caused It

Jun 03, 2026 · bjj-history, competition-results
Draculino says he couldn't have imagined this. "Not even in my wildest dreams," said the coral belt legend in a recent interview, surveying a sport that now spans millions of practitioners worldwide, has made professional grappling careers viable without anyone needing to cross over into MMA, and is
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Ulpiano Malachias, Gracie Barra 5th Degree and One of Brazil's Most Beloved BJJ Figures, Has Passed Away

Ulpiano Malachias, Gracie Barra 5th Degree and One of Brazil's Most Beloved BJJ Figures, Has Passed Away

May 21, 2026 · coaches, community
The mats in Houston are quieter today. Professor Ulpiano Malachias, a 5th-degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr.
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BJJ Now Has An Anti-Doping Medal Table: Fight Sports 5, Alliance 4, Gracie Barra 3, Atos 2

BJJ Now Has An Anti-Doping Medal Table: Fight Sports 5, Alliance 4, Gracie Barra 3, Atos 2

May 14, 2026 · alliance, anti-doping
Five anti-doping violations: Cyborg, Porfirio, De Sousa, Rocha, and most recently Mica Galvão. Alliance sits second with four (Nogueira, Tayane Porfirio, Andrew, Gabi Garcia).
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Fight Sports Tops BJJ's PED Suspension Scorecard With Five. Alliance, Gracie Barra, And Atos Round Out The Standings Nobody Asked For.

Fight Sports Tops BJJ's PED Suspension Scorecard With Five. Alliance, Gracie Barra, And Atos Round Out The Standings Nobody Asked For.

May 12, 2026 · alliance, anti-doping
Counting was the whole novelty. BJJEE published a piece this week titled "The Dirty Scorecard: Which BJJ Teams Have The Most PED Violations?" and somewhere between the headline and the math, the sport finally got a leaderboard nobody volunteered for.
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