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BJJ News — mma-crossover

Roger Gracie's Heel Hook Myth Is Older Than MMA Itself

Roger Gracie's Heel Hook Myth Is Older Than MMA Itself

Jun 08, 2026 · gracie-family, heel-hooks
Roger Gracie, the Gracie family patriarch and defender of traditional lineage, recently restated a claim that's been bouncing around BJJ circles since before the Fertitta brothers bought the UFC: heel hooks don't work in real fighting because the moment you grab someone's foot, you get punched in th
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Mikey Musumeci Announced He Was Going Full Dagestani—Then Finished His Title Defense the Same Way He Always Does

Mikey Musumeci Announced He Was Going Full Dagestani—Then Finished His Title Defense the Same Way He Always Does

Jun 07, 2026 · mikey-musumeci, mma-crossover
Mikey Musumeci made one of the stranger career announcements in recent grappling history. Sixteen days before his title defense against Kevin Dantzler on May 16th, the world's most dominant leg locker went on record saying he was essentially retiring from leg locks.
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Netflix Lost Mokaev to Visa Issues Five Days Before Its First MMA Card Aired

Netflix Lost Mokaev to Visa Issues Five Days Before Its First MMA Card Aired

Jun 07, 2026 · adriano-moraes, event-preview
When Netflix's first major MMA card was supposed to land on May 14th, the whole thing had the makings of a statement moment. The Intuit Dome was booked.
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Renato Canuto Suspended For Modafinil — A 'Focus Drug' That The BJJ Community Pretended Never Worked

Renato Canuto Suspended For Modafinil — A 'Focus Drug' That The BJJ Community Pretended Never Worked

Jun 07, 2026 · checkmat, mma
The Nevada Athletic Commission temporarily suspended Renato Canuto following a post-bout test from his March 13 win at Tuff-N-Uff 152 that came back positive for modafinil and its metabolites, according to BJJ Doc. Canuto had knocked out Dylan Aparis at 1:45 of round one, run his MMA record to 4-0,
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Werdum and dos Santos Are Going Back to War — But Nobody's Striking This Time

Werdum and dos Santos Are Going Back to War — But Nobody's Striking This Time

Jun 07, 2026 · dos-santos, heavyweight-grappling
Two former UFC heavyweight champions have fought each other twice in the octagon. Now they're meeting in pure grappling.
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Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

Jun 07, 2026 · competition-results, corner-stoppage
There is a specific kind of painful irony that only combat sports can produce. Not theatrical irony.
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UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion Caught Biting Opponent On Camera — Response: 'That's What You Get For The Oil Check'

UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion Caught Biting Opponent On Camera — Response: 'That's What You Get For The Oil Check'

Jun 07, 2026 · andrew-tackett, biting
Andrew Tackett bit a man on camera, laughed about it, and kept his UFC BJJ welterweight title. That was the whole story.
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Tatiana Suarez Became The First Person To Ever Finish Loopy Godinez — She's A Wrestler

Tatiana Suarez Became The First Person To Ever Finish Loopy Godinez — She's A Wrestler

Jun 07, 2026 · competition-results, loopy-godinez
Tatiana Suarez locked in a rear-naked choke against Loopy Godinez at UFC 327 in Miami on April 12. At 2:29 of the second round, Godinez tapped.
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