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Rorion Gracie Created The UFC As A Jiu-Jitsu Infomercial, Sold It For $1M — It's Now Worth $12 Billion

Apr 25, 2026 · business, competition-results

That's what Rorion Gracie walked away from. Robert Drysdale laid it out on the Jiu-Jitsu Revolution podcasthttps://bjjdoc.com/2026/04/12/adcc-veteran-questions-if-gracies-ever-believed-in-mma-as-a-sport-they-sold-ufc-the-first-chance-they-got/ last week, and the numbers are the kind that keep you aw

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Drysdale: Rorion Moved to California in 1978 — Then Sold the UFC for $1M at the First Opportunity

Apr 25, 2026 · bjj-history, gracie-family

Robert Drysdale went on the Jiu-Jitsu Revolution podcast this week and said the quiet part out loud. Rorion Gracie, the man who founded the UFC, never actually believed in MMA as a sport.

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Gilbert Burns Left His Gloves In The Cage Tonight — 12 IBJJF World Titles, A UFC Title Shot, And A Career That Deserved A Better Ending

Apr 22, 2026 · competition-results, durinho

Gilbert Burns is done. Saturday night at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, after Mike Malott stopped him at 2:08 of round three, Durinho walked to the center of the octagon, pulled off his gloves, and left them on the canvas.

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BJJ-to-MMA Reality Check Goes Viral: 'Nobody Taught Me How to Get Up From Bottom'

Apr 16, 2026 · craig-jones, guard

Every few months, the BJJ community rediscovers that lying on your back in a cage is a bad idea. Somebody tries MMA, gets absolutely mauled from bottom, and posts about it online like they're the first person in history to get punched while playing half guard.

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Gable Steveson Says Jon Jones Is the Perfect Coach, Ignoring Everything We Know About Jon Jones

Apr 12, 2026 · coaching, competition-results

Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones haven't fought since 2018, and they still can't stop throwing shots at each other. The latest battlefield?

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Jon Jones Road Rage Video Goes Viral: 'I Am Proud of Myself' for Not Getting Physical

Apr 12, 2026 · competition-results, gable-steveson

Jon Jones wants you to know he's growing as a person. On Saturday, a 19-year-old Albuquerque driver named Bryan Beltran posted footage — filmed through Meta Glasses, because of course — showing Jones confronting him in a parking lot near Central Avenue and Eubank.

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The Numbers Behind the Most Grappling-Dependent UFC Title Challenger in Years

Apr 11, 2026 · BJJ in MMA, flyweight

There's a number floating around that should make every jiu-jitsu practitioner sit up straight. That's the percentage of Tatsuro Taira's significant strikes that come from the ground.

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Jiri Prochazka Swam 30 Meters Under a Frozen Lake. Your Ice Bath Doesn't Count.

Apr 07, 2026 · cold exposure, Jiri Prochazka

Every martial arts gym in America has that one guy who won't shut up about his cold plunge routine. Three minutes in 50-degree water and suddenly he's posting shirtless Reels about "forging an unbreakable mind."...

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