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RAF 9 Is Eleven Days Out — Gable Steveson Debuts, Covington Faces Weidman, and Five UFC Names Are on One Card

RAF 9 Is Eleven Days Out — Gable Steveson Debuts, Covington Faces Weidman, and Five UFC Names Are on One Card

May 20, 2026 · chris-weidman, colby-covington
When you hear 'wrestling promotion,' your brain probably pictures a dusty college field house, a single table of volunteers, and a guy with a clipboard arguing about weight classes. RAF 9 on May 30 in Arlington, Texas is not that.
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Mason Fowler Couldn't Defend His SUG Title Last Friday — His UFC BJJ Contract Made Him the First Concrete Casualty of the Exclusivity Policy

Mason Fowler Couldn't Defend His SUG Title Last Friday — His UFC BJJ Contract Made Him the First Concrete Casualty of the Exclusivity Policy

May 20, 2026 · athlete-news, exclusivity
When the UFC announced its BJJ exclusivity contracts earlier this year, the grappling community mostly reacted with shrugged shoulders and wait-and-see energy. It sounded like corporate fine print — the kind of clause that exists in documents nobody reads until someone's already in trouble.
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Larry Wheels Has a 660-Pound Bench. He Got Tapped By a 135-Pound Bantamweight Who Is Also Significantly Less Strong.

Larry Wheels Has a 660-Pound Bench. He Got Tapped By a 135-Pound Bantamweight Who Is Also Significantly Less Strong.

May 20, 2026 · cobey-fehr, grappling
You already know how this ends. You knew the second you read the headline, because if you've trained jiu-jitsu for more than six months, you've lived a version of this.
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Kron Gracie Publicly Says His Father Rickson's MMA Advice 'Isn't Working' — And Has Never Worked

Kron Gracie Publicly Says His Father Rickson's MMA Advice 'Isn't Working' — And Has Never Worked

May 20, 2026 · athlete-news, coaching
Rickson Gracie's MMA advice never worked. That's not an outsider's take.
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Khamzat Chimaev's Corner Told Him He Was Winning. He Wasn't. Now He's Wrestling Dillon Danis to Earn a Rematch.

Khamzat Chimaev's Corner Told Him He Was Winning. He Wasn't. Now He's Wrestling Dillon Danis to Earn a Rematch.

May 19, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
The fight wasn't decided in the Octagon. It was decided on the corner stool between rounds four and five.
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Larry Wheels Squatted 900 Pounds. A 135-Pound PFL Fighter Choked Him Out in 20 Seconds.

Larry Wheels Squatted 900 Pounds. A 135-Pound PFL Fighter Choked Him Out in 20 Seconds.

May 19, 2026 · crossover, larry-wheels
When a 260-pound man with a 900-pound squat walks into an MMA gym and announces he'll be fine because he's strong, you already know how this goes. The rest of us learned this in week two of white belt, from a quiet purple belt who weighed 170 pounds and never seemed to rush.
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Joe Rogan Said 'Here Is My Fear' About Chimaev at RAF 10 — He's Not Wrong

Joe Rogan Said 'Here Is My Fear' About Chimaev at RAF 10 — He's Not Wrong

May 19, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
Here is a thing that happened: Khamzat Chimaev went into UFC 328 having allegedly cut somewhere between 42 and 50 pounds, fought five brutal rounds against Sean Strickland, lost his middleweight title on a split decision, and then signed to wrestle Dillon Danis at RAF 10 on June 13. Joe Rogan looked
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Mikey Musumeci Says IBJJF Punishes You For Actually Fighting — He Should Know, He Won Under Both Systems

Mikey Musumeci Says IBJJF Punishes You For Actually Fighting — He Should Know, He Won Under Both Systems

May 19, 2026 · brasileiro, competition
Mikey Musumeci has five IBJJF world titles. He's the first American to win multiple black belt world championships at IBJJF Worlds.
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