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Kade Ruotolo's Next Six Weeks Don't Math: A 21-Fight MMA Veteran, Then A Grappling Challenger Jumping 55 Pounds, And 22 Years Old Holding The Bag

Kade Ruotolo's Next Six Weeks Don't Math: A 21-Fight MMA Veteran, Then A Grappling Challenger Jumping 55 Pounds, And 22 Years Old Holding The Bag

Kade Ruotolo's next six weeks don't math. May 15, Bangkok, Lumpinee Stadium.
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Two Weeks Before Fighting Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland Begs UFC Not to Sign His Sparring Partner

Two Weeks Before Fighting Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland Begs UFC Not to Sign His Sparring Partner

Two weeks out from his middleweight title shot against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328, Sean Strickland's biggest public concern, somehow, is a different fighter. Strickland posted a video this week begging the UFC not to sign Johnny Eblen — the former Bellator middleweight champion, now in PFL, who's be
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Rorion Gracie Created The UFC As A Jiu-Jitsu Infomercial, Sold It For $1M — It's Now Worth $12 Billion

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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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