BJJ News — nicky-rod

When Kaynan Duarte lost to Ruslan Abdulaev in an upset at the AIGA Global Champions League in June 2025, Gordon Ryan's immediate response was not sympathy or silence. It was: "You got owned by unknown obese man." Duarte, a two-time ADCC world champion with credentials Ryan had to respect, had just a

When UFC decided to get into the grappling event business, a lot of practitioners had questions. Like: will these be real grappling matches, or just celebrities awkwardly pummeling each other while Dana White grins at a production monitor?

UFC BJJ 7 is tonight. Three title fights. The promotion's most stacked card to date. And the matchup the grappling world has been requesting since both men signed — Nicholas Meregali vs Nicky Rod —...