BJJ News–Tagged "mma-crossover"

Alice Ardelean Hit the First Capsule Lock in UFC History — She Learned It on TikTok

May 17, 2026 · alice-ardelean, competition-results

On Saturday at UFC Vegas 117, a strawweight prelim turned into a small piece of history. Alice Ardelean submitted Polyana Viana at 4:36 of the second round with a capsule lock, a leg compression submission that had never been finished in a UFC fight.

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UFC BJJ 8 Lost Another Fight to Injury — The Card Is Five Days Away and Already on Its Third Version

May 17, 2026 · bianca-basilio, cassia-moura

The card they announced in April doesn't exist anymore. UFC BJJ 8 is Thursday, May 21 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

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Gordon Ryan Posted About Hanging Politicians. Craig Jones Released His Wife's Arrest Footage and Sold the Merch.

May 16, 2026 · athlete-news, beef

Craig Jones just turned Gordon Ryan's wife's arrest into a merch drop. Backstory: Nathalia Santoro, Ryan's wife, was arrested in Texas last October after a high-speed police chase.

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260-Pound Powerlifter Larry Wheels Cannot Cope With Getting Outgrappled by Lightweight MMA Fighters — And He Can't Believe It

May 16, 2026 · celebrity-crossover, cobey-fehr

I got bitched out." That's Larry Wheels, walking out of Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas after getting submitted by professional fighters who weigh 100 to 125 pounds less than him. He said it into his own camera.

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Jeff Glover Wants to Fight Chris Bones to Settle Whether He Has Any Rickson Lineage At All

May 16, 2026 · chris-bones, community

Jeff Glover is not a Rickson Gracie black belt. His lineage runs through a different branch entirely — Rolls Gracie, then Ricardo Miller — not a Rickson in sight, and he's never claimed otherwise.

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Derek Moneyberg Got a BJJ Black Belt in 3.5 Years. Now He's Suing Sean Strickland for Saying It Out Loud.

May 15, 2026 · anti-slapp, athlete-news

Derek Moneyberg is suing Sean Strickland. For a hotel hallway comment, and the implication that a financial influencer with zero competition record might not be a legitimate BJJ black belt.

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Fabricio Andrey Wants Kade Ruotolo's Belt So Bad He'll Gain 25 Pounds to Get It

May 14, 2026 · athlete-news, fabricio-andrey

Fabricio Andrey has a problem. He's arguably the most exciting submission grappler on the planet right now, he's undefeated in ONE Championship, and his boss won't give him a featherweight title because the division doesn't technically exist yet.

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Matt Serra Says The Best Gyms Don't Push Beginners Into Sparring — An Entire Industry Just Stopped Nodding

May 13, 2026 · beginner-bjj, bjj-academy

Matt Serra has opinions on what a beginner should look for in a BJJ gym. The 5th-degree black belt, first American to ever earn a Renzo Gracie black belt, UFC Hall of Famer, and one half of the Long Island accent that built modern East Coast jiu-jitsu sat down and explained, in detail, that the best

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