Ashton Kutcher Earned His Black Belt. He Spent Six Years at Brown Belt.
Six years at brown belt. That's Ashton Kutcher's number.
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BJJ News — rigan-machado
Rigan Machado Got His 9th-Degree Red Belt From The Man IBJJF Demoted Him Under — At A Ceremony The IBJJF Didn't Sanction
Three weeks ago, on April 10, Rigan Machado walked into the Combat Submission Wrestling World Conference in Los Angeles and walked out a 9th-degree red belt. Rorion Gracie tied it on him.
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Chuck Norris's BJJ Black Belt: First Celebrity Credential In History Nobody Questioned
March 2026 was, among other things, the month the BJJ community decided to audit every martial arts credential in existence. Senator Markwayne Mullin told a congressional staffer he was a "black belt world champion" who defeated a Gracie at Worlds.
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Rigan Machado Receives 9th-Degree Red Belt From The Man IBJJF Demoted Him Under — At A Ceremony The IBJJF Didn't Sanction
Rorion Gracie promoted Rigan Machado to 9th-degree red belt at the CSW World Conference on April 10. The IBJJF's own database had listed Machado — a Pan Am champion, ADCC medalist, and 40-year veteran — as just a 3rd-degree black belt.
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