BJJ News

ADCC Prize Money Is Shockingly Low — Jozef Chen's Take

Jul 27, 2026 · adcc, athlete-pay

Jozef Chen didn't mince words. He's one of the best no-gi grapplers alive—a multiple ADCC title contender, a submission machine, the kind of guy who dismantles everyone they put in front of him.

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Blue Belt Sandbagging: Hidden MMA Record Exposed

Jul 25, 2026 · belt-standards, bjj

Ikigai Submission Grappling removed blue belt competitor Avazbek Akyolov from their tournament bracket this month after discovering his 4-0 professional MMA record and prior freestyle wrestling competition experience. The tournament explicitly restricted entries to competitors with fewer than six ye

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B-Team Black Belt Nearly Beats UFC Prospect on Four Days' Notice

Jul 25, 2026 · b-team-jiu-jitsu, damien-anderson

When Damien Anderson had Ezra Elliott's neck in a guillotine choke late in Round 1 at UFC Oklahoma City last Friday, the UFC's short-notice gamble looked like it might actually pay off. Anderson, a 5-0 prospect from the legendary B-Team Jiu-Jitsu, had gotten the call to fight Elliott just four days

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Arman Tsarukyan's Olympic Gamble: What Happens to That UFC Title Shot?

Jul 25, 2026 · competition-results, makhachev

Arman Tsarukyan is ranked 2 in the UFC lightweight division. He's 23-3 in professional MMA across 26 fights since 2019.

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MMA Veterans Test Pure Grappling at BJJ Stars 19

Jul 24, 2026 · bjj-stars, event-preview

There's a moment in every MMA fighter's career where someone asks: "Have you ever tried pure grappling?" Most laugh it off. Some actually show up.

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Gordon Ryan Asked Khamzat Chimaev for ADCC. No Response

Jul 24, 2026 · adcc-2024, bjj-news

Gordon Ryan has built a career on proving that grapplers belong in the room with anyone, anywhere. New Wave Jiu-Jitsu in Austin.

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Cory Sandhagen Fought With Torn Hamstring at UFC 329

Jul 24, 2026 · cory-sandhagen, fighting-injured

Cory Sandhagen took a kneebar from Mario Bautista in the first round of UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A legitimate threat to the hamstring that forced a scramble.

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UFC BJJ 10 Championship Fights & Women's Division

Jul 24, 2026 · grappling, industry

UFC BJJ 10 is happening Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Women's featherweight division debuts.

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