Ethan Crelinsten Loses Polaris Belt After UFC Callout
Polaris made a mistake. Not with Ethan Crelinsten—he played the game perfectly.
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BJJ News — polaris
Helena Crevar Defended Her Polaris Lightweight Title Against Amanda Pamela Nicole — Here's How It Went Down
When Helena Crevar stepped onto the Polaris 37 mat to defend her lightweight championship against Amanda Pamela Nicole, she was still 18 years old and already holding two major belts. By June 1st, the dust had settled on what turned out to be one of the more interesting title defenses in the women's
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Main Character JJ's Inaugural Invitational Handed Out Six Title Belts in One Night—And Exposed How Every Promotion in 2026 Is Playing the Same Game
When Main Character Jiu-Jitsu staged its first-ever Invitational event on May 3rd, the promotion made a decision that said everything about where regional grappling had landed in 2026: it took every divisional belt it had ever stamped into existence and threw them all onto a single Saturday card. On
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Polaris 37 Is June 6 in Dublin — Crevar Defends, Ffion Is Out, and the Card Is Getting Interesting
Polaris 37 lost its biggest name. It found a better story.
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Ffion Davies Withdrew From Polaris Squads — Team Europe Is Now Captained By Nia Blackman
Here's something you don't get to say often in professional grappling: the biggest star in the sport just pulled out, and the person replacing her might end up being the actual story. Ffion Davies — multiple-time IBJJF world champion, ADCC champion, the dominant force in women's no-gi grappling for
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Ethan Crelinsten Defended His Polaris Title. Then He Used Polaris's Mic to Call Out UFC BJJ.
Ethan Crelinsten submitted Shai Gerena with a rear naked choke at Polaris 36, held up his Polaris Lightweight Championship, and told the FloGrappling broadcast he wanted someone else's title. "UFC BJJ, I want that f—king belt," he said in his post-fight interview.
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Four Grappling Promotions Just Announced 'Revolutionary' Pay Raises. Combined, They Still Pay Less Than One UFC Bonus.
In the month of April 2026, four separate grappling promotions walked up to a microphone, cleared their throats, and announced that athlete pay was finally being revolutionized. Apex Submission League raised its per-fight minimum to forty dollars.
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