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Buchecha: 'Competing Again Would Come From Ego' — 13-Time World Champion Says BJJ Career Is Over

Buchecha: 'Competing Again Would Come From Ego' — 13-Time World Champion Says BJJ Career Is Over

Jun 27, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha
Marcus Almeida didn't need to announce his retirement. Buchecha's been semi-retired for years—stepping in for the big matches, ghosting the smaller ones, treating competition like a Netflix subscription he renews when something good is on.
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Marcus Buchecha Says He's Done Competing in BJJ — The Most Decorated Gi Champion of His Generation Is Out

Marcus Buchecha Says He's Done Competing in BJJ — The Most Decorated Gi Champion of His Generation Is Out

Jun 26, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
Marcus Buchecha Almeida announced he was done competing in gi jiu-jitsu. Not retired from teaching.
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Marcus Buchecha Retires With 13 World Titles — Also 0-2-1 in MMA, So He's Taking Both Sports at Once

Marcus Buchecha Retires With 13 World Titles — Also 0-2-1 in MMA, So He's Taking Both Sports at Once

Jun 25, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida announced he was retiring from competition. The statement was clean: "I think that my mission was fulfilled in the sport." And technically, he was right.
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Gordon Ryan Retired But Never Stopped Critiquing Everyone Else's Losses

Gordon Ryan Retired But Never Stopped Critiquing Everyone Else's Losses

Jun 23, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
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
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Rafael Mendes Retirement: Brothers Debunk Doping Myth

Rafael Mendes Retirement: Brothers Debunk Doping Myth

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, bjj
Rafael Mendes should've been one of the faces of jiu-jitsu for the next decade. Double ADCC champion.
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Gordon Ryan Retired Four Months Ago. He'd Like to Tell You Who the Good UFC Grapplers Are Anyway.

Gordon Ryan Retired Four Months Ago. He'd Like to Tell You Who the Good UFC Grapplers Are Anyway.

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, gordon-ryan
Gordon Ryan can't train. His gut — destroyed by years of antibiotics fighting recurring staph infections — won't recover on any timeline he controls.
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Gordon Ryan Said He Was 'Retired.' Then He Kept Showing Up to the Mat—and the Camera Caught Him

Gordon Ryan Said He Was 'Retired.' Then He Kept Showing Up to the Mat—and the Camera Caught Him

Jun 02, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
About three weeks after Gordon Ryan posted his retirement announcement, footage started circulating that told a different story entirely. The timeline is worth unpacking, because it matters.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov Denies Dana White's Claims About UFC Retirement

Khabib Nurmagomedov Denies Dana White's Claims About UFC Retirement

May 23, 2026 · combat-sports, competition-results
When you've done everything in your combat sport, retired undefeated, and left a lasting legacy, you'd think the story of your career would be set. Especially when your reasons for retiring are as clear and emotional as a promise to your grieving mom.
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