Colby Covington proved something remarkable in fourteen months: if you're elite at one combat sport, you can cash in on credentials in the next. He retired from MMA in May 2026 after twelve years in the UFC.
Mikey Musumeci—the reigning UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion and one of the most technically complete no-gi grapplers alive—will face Bryce Mitchell, an active UFC fighter and wrestling-heavy bantamweight who has decided that mixing it up in pure grappling competition is a good idea. This is what happe
On July 3, 2026, UFC bantamweight Bryce Mitchell did what UFC bantamweights do—talked trash on a grappler he shouldn't have. He called Mikey Musumeci, the UFC's first submission grappling world titleholder and five-time IBJJF world champion, a homosexual slur wrapped in a critique of guard pulling.
Izaak Michell was booked for ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok on July 11, 2026, to face Francisco Lo in a welterweight submission grappling match at Lumpinee Stadium. The matchup itself read like a reasonable test: two grapplers still searching for their first ONE Championship victories, both with legi
The grappling world had to update its mental database on Kade Ruotolo. The reigning ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion had just secured his first career knockout victory, extending his mixed martial arts record to a pristine 4-0.