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Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: The First UFC Title Fight Built Entirely on Jiu-Jitsu

Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: The First UFC Title Fight Built Entirely on Jiu-Jitsu

Jun 13, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
For the first time in UFC history, a title fight is being headlined by two athletes whose entire professional identity is built on jiu-jitsu. Not as a secondary skill.
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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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Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant

Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant

Jun 12, 2026 · ben-askren, comeback
Ben Askren is coming back to fighting less than a year after a double lung transplant. We live in a sport where fighters pop anti-inflammatories before morning open mat like vitamins.
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Craig Jones' Training Secret: What Teammates Revealed

Craig Jones' Training Secret: What Teammates Revealed

Jun 12, 2026 · athlete-narrative, craig-jones
Craig Jones built his no-gi reputation on a specific narrative: he was different. While everyone else was in the gym destroying their bodies with traditional strength training, Jones claimed he was just rolling, flowing, outsmarting people through technique and timing.
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Gabriel Bonfim Defeats Belal Muhammad 50-45

Gabriel Bonfim Defeats Belal Muhammad 50-45

Jun 11, 2026 · belal-muhammad, competition-results
Gabriel Bonfim didn't just beat Belal Muhammad on June 6 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. All three rounds, all three judges: 50-45, 50-45, 50-45.
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Bryce Mitchell's 8-Second Arm-Triangle at UFC Fight Night

Bryce Mitchell's 8-Second Arm-Triangle at UFC Fight Night

Jun 11, 2026 · arm-triangle, bryce-mitchell
That's all Bryce Mitchell needed to remind the combat sports world why we stare at our phones at 1 a.m. on a Tuesday waiting for preliminary fight results.
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Mario Lopez Earns Brown Belt as Galvao Seeks Redemption

Mario Lopez Earns Brown Belt as Galvao Seeks Redemption

May 29, 2026 · andre-galvao, athlete-news
Mario Lopez earned his brown belt the way most serious grapplers do: by showing up, putting in years of work, and winning a major tournament. The IBJJF Master North American Championship doesn't hand out medals for showing up early.
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Tainan Dalpra & Gabi Pessanha Chase IBJJF Grand Slam at Worlds 2026

Tainan Dalpra & Gabi Pessanha Chase IBJJF Grand Slam at Worlds 2026

May 29, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj
When you're the last two athletes standing in a four-tournament gauntlet, the Grand Slam stops being a hypothetical achievement and becomes a very real, very exhausting reality. That's where Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha find themselves one week out from IBJJF Worlds 2026 in Los Angeles.
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