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Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera Grappling Match: UFC's Solution to Beating Real Grapplers Is Having Strikers Learn to Grapple

Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera Grappling Match: UFC's Solution to Beating Real Grapplers Is Having Strikers Learn to Grapple

Sep 05, 2026 · competition-results, grappling
When Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera announced they were stepping into a pure grappling competition, the BJJ community did what it always does when an MMA fighter pretends to have a ground game: nodded politely while internally screaming. Jose Aldo is a generational striking talent.
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Colby Covington Joins Hype FC for Submission Grappling

Colby Covington Joins Hype FC for Submission Grappling

Sep 03, 2026 · colby-covington, combat-sports
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.
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Song Yadong Escaped Umar's Half Guard With a Slick Deep Half — Then Knocked Him Cold in R2 at UFC Shanghai

Song Yadong Escaped Umar's Half Guard With a Slick Deep Half — Then Knocked Him Cold in R2 at UFC Shanghai

Aug 31, 2026 · bantamweight-title-talk, competition-results
Umar Nurmagomedov walked into the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center on August 29, 2026, as the betting favorite, the undefeated hype train, the obvious next UFC Bantamweight title challenger. He had Khabib's last name and his gym's grappling pedigree.
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UFC Fighter Stan Dorsainvil Is Still Working Part-Time at Home Depot: 'Times Are Getting Hard'

UFC Fighter Stan Dorsainvil Is Still Working Part-Time at Home Depot: 'Times Are Getting Hard'

Aug 27, 2026 · combat-sports-pay, competition-results
Stan Dorsainvil made his UFC debut over the weekend of August 23rd and 24th, 2026. That's the part everyone hears—the big one, the card, the Octagon, the dream realized.
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Islam Makhachev Holds Two Belts, Tests Gym-Loyalty Code

Islam Makhachev Holds Two Belts, Tests Gym-Loyalty Code

Aug 19, 2026 · competition-results, fighter-code
Islam Makhachev pulled out the gym-loyalty card on Mighty Cast with conviction that sounds unshakeable in the moment and complicated in practice. The principle: teammates who train together for years should not compete against each other.
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ADCC-Invited Mateusz Gamrot Gets Submitted in Round 1 Three Weeks Before He's Supposed to Compete at Worlds

ADCC-Invited Mateusz Gamrot Gets Submitted in Round 1 Three Weeks Before He's Supposed to Compete at Worlds

Aug 14, 2026 · adcc, competition-results
Mateusz Gamrot got submitted in Round 1 at UFC Vegas 120 on August 8. Quillan Salkilld caught him in a rear naked choke at 4:25.
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Gable Steveson's UFC Debut: Built to Last, Not Hyped to Pop

Gable Steveson's UFC Debut: Built to Last, Not Hyped to Pop

Aug 09, 2026 · competition-results, fighter-development
Gable Steveson's finally getting his UFC call. The wrestler-turned-grappler signed his deal, got his second fight booked for September 19, and the opponent is exactly what you'd expect: someone 0–2 with no pro wins.
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Dern Defends Her Crown in Robertson's Backyard. Philadelphia Gets a Real Fight.

Dern Defends Her Crown in Robertson's Backyard. Philadelphia Gets a Real Fight.

Aug 09, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results
Mackenzie Dern travels to Philadelphia on August 15 to defend her UFC strawweight title against Gillian Robertson, and the moment is worth unpacking because everything about it is interesting—and nothing about it is simple. Robertson gets to fight for the belt at home.
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