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Mokaev Won ACBJJ 22 Title with Headbutts, Called Out Dana White for UFC Return

Mokaev Won ACBJJ 22 Title with Headbutts, Called Out Dana White for UFC Return

Sep 04, 2026 · acbjj-22, dana-white
When Muhammad Mokaev finished his match at ACBJJ 22 in Istanbul on August 30, he hadn't just claimed a no-gi grappling title. The former UFC flyweight defeated Moris Boleyan by unanimous decision in nine minutes, employed headbutts as a primary control tactic throughout the bout, and walked out with
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ONE Fight Night 47: Lovato Jr Cancelled—Here's Why

ONE Fight Night 47: Lovato Jr Cancelled—Here's Why

Sep 03, 2026 · bjj-media, controversy
You saw the headline: ONE Fight Night 47, September 4 in Bangkok, Lovato Jr versus Jaworski on Prime Video. John Lovato Jr—43 years old, America's most decorated grappling specialist, a heavyweight submission artist who makes people stop mid-scroll and actually read the byline.
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Mikey Musumeci MMA Debut: Only 3 Weeks of Striking Training

Mikey Musumeci MMA Debut: Only 3 Weeks of Striking Training

Sep 02, 2026 · bantamweight, grappling
Here's a timeline that should make you laugh and/or deeply concerned: On July 13, 2026, Mikey Musumeci announced his MMA debut target for late September 2026 at 125 pounds. The same month he's scheduled to defend his UFC BJJ 11 grappling title at the same weight class.
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Craig Jones vs Gordon Ryan: Pre-ADCC Camp Rivalry

Craig Jones vs Gordon Ryan: Pre-ADCC Camp Rivalry

Sep 02, 2026 · adcc-2026, coaching
Actually, it's worse than that. Jones didn't cancel—he's accelerating a September camp in Mexico because Gordon Ryan's running a closed-door session in Budapest three days before ADCC.
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Tyron Woodley Says He'll 'Beat Chimaev Like a Drum' at RAF Moscow — Then Reality Showed Up

Tyron Woodley Says He'll 'Beat Chimaev Like a Drum' at RAF Moscow — Then Reality Showed Up

Sep 02, 2026 · comeback, competition-results
On August 22, 2026, Tyron Woodley did something he hadn't done in seven years: he won a fight. At RAF 12, the former UFC Welterweight Champion stopped Joaquin Buckley, snapping a losing streak that had lasted since his UFC 228 victory over Darren Till in September 2018.
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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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Ben Kovacs on Craig Jones and the Grappling Pay Ratchet

Ben Kovacs on Craig Jones and the Grappling Pay Ratchet

Aug 31, 2026 · adcc, athlete-compensation
Ben Kovacs sits at the intersection of two things most people in grappling try not to think about simultaneously: money and honesty. As the general manager of FloGrappling and founder of the Guardian Jiu-Jitsu Foundation, he's the guy who has to explain why elite athletes are getting paid what they'
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FloGrappling GM: CJI Was 'A Hugely Painful Time' — And the Pay Ratchet It Set Has Permanently Changed Grappling Economics

FloGrappling GM: CJI Was 'A Hugely Painful Time' — And the Pay Ratchet It Set Has Permanently Changed Grappling Economics

Aug 31, 2026 · adcc, competition-results
When Ben Kovacs, FloGrappling's general manager and founder of the Guardian Jiu-Jitsu Foundation, sat down on the Jits and Giggles podcast, he didn't mince words. The 2024 Craig Jones Invitational was "a hugely painful time." Not just for Craig.
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