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Burroughs Called Out Makhachev in Moscow—Dominated a Russian World Champion, Then Went Straight at the UFC Champ Cageside

Burroughs Called Out Makhachev in Moscow—Dominated a Russian World Champion, Then Went Straight at the UFC Champ Cageside

Sep 06, 2026 · cross-discipline, islam-makhachev
On September 5, 2026, Jordan Burroughs did what Olympic wrestlers had been itching to do for twenty years: he showed up to someone else's house and said the quiet part out loud. The setting was RAF Wrestling in Moscow.
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Wrestler Offers $1,000 to Anyone Who Can Take Down Islam Makhachev in Open Mat: 'Cage Control Doesn't Exist Here'

Wrestler Offers $1,000 to Anyone Who Can Take Down Islam Makhachev in Open Mat: 'Cage Control Doesn't Exist Here'

Sep 01, 2026 · cage-control, islam-makhachev
Georgio Poullas, the wrestler behind the viral "$1,000 Take Me Down" challenge series, did something on August 31 that nobody in combat sports usually does: he talked himself out of his own trash talk before anyone could argue with him. Speaking to BJJEE, Poullas said he would "run [Islam Makhachev]
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Jordan Burroughs 11-0 at RAF 12, Calls Out Makhachev

Jordan Burroughs 11-0 at RAF 12, Calls Out Makhachev

Aug 26, 2026 · callout, competition-results
Jordan Burroughs didn't just make his Real American Freestyle grappling debut on August 22, 2026, at RAF 12 in Cleveland. He announced it with the kind of audacity that only comes from someone who's spent fifteen years being right about everything: he won 11-0 against Sean Brady, then immediately ca
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Islam Makhachev Holds Two Belts, Tests Gym-Loyalty Code

Islam Makhachev Holds Two Belts, Tests Gym-Loyalty Code

Aug 19, 2026 · competition-results, fighter-code
Islam Makhachev pulled out the gym-loyalty card on Mighty Cast with conviction that sounds unshakeable in the moment and complicated in practice. The principle: teammates who train together for years should not compete against each other.
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Islam Makhachev: Taekwondo Black Belt He Doesn't Deserve

Islam Makhachev: Taekwondo Black Belt He Doesn't Deserve

Aug 08, 2026 · belt-standards, belts
Islam Makhachev just got handed a taekwondo black belt he specifically said he doesn't deserve. And he said it out loud, on the record, unapologetically.
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Islam Makhachev Declines All Grappling Matches Outside UFC

Islam Makhachev Declines All Grappling Matches Outside UFC

Jun 26, 2026 · bjj, competition-results
Islam Makhachev is the most dominant grappler in mixed martial arts. Nineteen-minute average control time.
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Islam Makhachev Has No BJJ Black Belt But Knows Exactly Which MMA Fighters' Black Belts Are Fake

Islam Makhachev Has No BJJ Black Belt But Knows Exactly Which MMA Fighters' Black Belts Are Fake

Jun 13, 2026 · belt-credentialing, bjj-black-belt
Islam Makhachev doesn't have a BJJ black belt. His grappling came up through combat sambo — world champion in 2016 — and Russian wrestling.
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Roosevelt De Sousa's 3-Year Ban For Meldonium—A Substance Banned A Full Decade Prior

Roosevelt De Sousa's 3-Year Ban For Meldonium—A Substance Banned A Full Decade Prior

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, doping
The BJJ community got handed a piece of paperwork that nobody particularly wanted to think about too hard. USADA announced that Roosevelt Sousa, the 2025 No-Gi Absolute World Champion, would not compete in an IBJJF event until January 12, 2029.
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