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Nicky Rodriguez Faced Mason Fowler for the UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Title at UFC BJJ 11 — Their First Meeting Had No Weight Limit

Nicky Rodriguez Faced Mason Fowler for the UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Title at UFC BJJ 11 — Their First Meeting Had No Weight Limit

Sep 11, 2026 · competition, grappling
Two years prior, Nicky Rodriguez had walked into UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 and beaten Mason Fowler 6-0. It was the kind of win that felt inevitable on paper: Rodriguez, a heavyweight (99kg+) grappler who had spent his entire career in the upper weight classes, faced Fowler without weight restric
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Mitchell Negotiates Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11—Still Underdog

Mitchell Negotiates Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11—Still Underdog

Aug 31, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, guard-pull
Bryce Mitchell did something we don't see very often in combat sports: he looked at his opponent's entire gameplan and said, "Actually, can you not do that?" And Mikey Musumeci, the UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion, apparently said yes. Here's what happened.
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UFC BJJ Recruits ADCC's 88kg Champion

UFC BJJ Recruits ADCC's 88kg Champion

Aug 27, 2026 · 88kg-champion, adcc
You know that moment when someone tells you they're really committed to a relationship, and then you catch them making out with your rival at a party? That's essentially what just went down between UFC BJJ and ADCC, except with significantly higher stakes and without the social awkwardness—or maybe
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The BJJ Champion Who Just Choked Out a Gracie Is Calling Out Paddy Pimblett

The BJJ Champion Who Just Choked Out a Gracie Is Calling Out Paddy Pimblett

Aug 26, 2026 · andrew-tackett, competition-results
Andrew Tackett put Jonnatas Gracie to sleep with a face crank at 1:44 of the first round at UFC BJJ 10 in Las Vegas on August 20. Fourth consecutive title defense.
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Bryce Mitchell Challenges Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11

Bryce Mitchell Challenges Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11

Aug 26, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, mikey-musumeci
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
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Andrew Tackett: PEDs Are Why BJJ Matches Suck

Andrew Tackett: PEDs Are Why BJJ Matches Suck

Aug 08, 2026 · andrew-tackett, drug-testing
Andrew Tackett didn't bury the lede. On a recent Mighty Cast podcast appearance, the UFC BJJ welterweight champion took a flamethrower to the sport's most obvious problem: athletes on steroids have turned grappling into a strength contest, and nobody's going to say it out loud except apparently Andr
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ADCC Worlds 2026 Is Losing Athletes to UFC BJJ — Double-Gold Winner Just Chose the Commercial Event Over the Crown Jewel

ADCC Worlds 2026 Is Losing Athletes to UFC BJJ — Double-Gold Winner Just Chose the Commercial Event Over the Crown Jewel

Aug 06, 2026 · adcc, athlete-migration
Adele Fornarino, a double-gold ADCC medalist — the kind of credential that used to mean everything in grappling — withdrew from ADCC Worlds 2026. Not for a family emergency.
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Ethan Crelinsten Loses Polaris Belt After UFC Callout

Ethan Crelinsten Loses Polaris Belt After UFC Callout

Aug 04, 2026 · ethan-crelinsten, lightweight
Polaris made a mistake. Not with Ethan Crelinsten—he played the game perfectly.
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