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F2W Finally Left North America. After 316 Shows, It Took Brazil to Do It.

F2W Finally Left North America. After 316 Shows, It Took Brazil to Do It.

Fight to Win hit a historic milestone — not because of what happened, but because of where it happened. Three hundred and sixteen shows.
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BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Named 14 Years of Alleged Abuse by Melqui Galvão

BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Named 14 Years of Alleged Abuse by Melqui Galvão

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world faced a reckoning it couldn't ignore. The machinery of institutional response had already been set in motion—the IBJJF and CBJJ announced a permanent ban on April 28, the same day police arrested Melqui Galvão in Manaus.
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Strickland's 76% Takedown Defense vs Chimaev's 55% Takedown Success — What The UFC 328 Math Actually Showed

Strickland's 76% Takedown Defense vs Chimaev's 55% Takedown Success — What The UFC 328 Math Actually Showed

When UFC 328 went down at the Prudential Center in Newark on May 9, the betting line told one story while the grappling stats told another. Sean Strickland was a +310 underdog at FanDuel heading in.
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UFC Launched Amateur BJJ 'Opens' With Submission-Only Black Belt Finals — Because Decisions Weren't Broken Enough

UFC Launched Amateur BJJ 'Opens' With Submission-Only Black Belt Finals — Because Decisions Weren't Broken Enough

The UFC did something unexpected: it launched an amateur BJJ circuit and immediately solved a problem that's plagued sport jiu-jitsu for two decades. Make winning non-negotiable.
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SUG 30 Went Down on UFC Fight Pass — After 4.5 Years Dark, Chael's Comeback Landed With All the Drama You'd Expect

SUG 30 Went Down on UFC Fight Pass — After 4.5 Years Dark, Chael's Comeback Landed With All the Drama You'd Expect

Back in mid-May 2026, Submission Underground finally showed up again. When this went down recently — May 17 in Florianópolis, Brazil — it marked the official return of a grappling promotion that had simply vanished for four and a half years.
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ONE Championship's 2025 Submission Grappler of the Year Lost His Team in 152 Days

ONE Championship's 2025 Submission Grappler of the Year Lost His Team in 152 Days

Back in late 2025, things looked perfect for Diogo "Baby Shark" Reis. On December 31, ONE Championship announced its year-end awards, and Reis took Submission Grappler of the Year — the kind of capstone that closes out a flawless competitive season.
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Tatsuro Taira's 18 Wins, 10 Submissions, and the Night He Faced the Striker With the Highest Rate in UFC History

Tatsuro Taira's 18 Wins, 10 Submissions, and the Night He Faced the Striker With the Highest Rate in UFC History

Back in May 2026, there was a matchup that looked like a textbook clash of incompatible styles — the kind of fight that gets booked because both fighters earned it, not because anyone expected a clean narrative to emerge. Tatsuro Taira, sitting at 18 professional wins with 10 by submission, was fina
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Fowler vs. Johnson II: UFC BJJ Rematch Under Controversial Rules

Fowler vs. Johnson II: UFC BJJ Rematch Under Controversial Rules

That's how long Mason Fowler and Devhonte Johnson have been waiting for a do-over, and on June 4, 2026, they're finally getting one. Except it's not really a do-over.
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