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Roosevelt Sousa Banned by USADA, UFC BJJ Books Title Fight

Roosevelt Sousa Banned by USADA, UFC BJJ Books Title Fight

May 29, 2026 · bjj, combat-sports-regulation
There is a specific kind of cognitive dissonance that happens when you watch a sport announce, with total confidence, that it has solved a problem—and then immediately creates the exact problem it just solved. Roosevelt Sousa knows that feeling now.
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UFC BJJ Launches Amateur Tournament Circuit for 2026

UFC BJJ Launches Amateur Tournament Circuit for 2026

May 27, 2026 · amateur-grappling, bjj-tournaments
For a sport that's always debating its mainstream appeal, this is a development. UFC BJJ just announced their first-ever open tournaments for amateur competitors, set to kick off in Fall 2026.
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Gilbert Burns Returns to Grappling at UFC BJJ 9 vs. Monteiro

Gilbert Burns Returns to Grappling at UFC BJJ 9 vs. Monteiro

May 27, 2026 · bjj, comeback
When you're Gilbert 'Durinho' Burns, a UFC welterweight contender fresh out of a grueling war, what's a guy to do with some downtime? Apparently, you don't take a vacation.
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Dagestani Mikey: From Staph to Heel Hook to Calling Out Tsarukyan, The Layers Of Irony Keep Stacking

Dagestani Mikey: From Staph to Heel Hook to Calling Out Tsarukyan, The Layers Of Irony Keep Stacking

May 21, 2026 · Arman Tsarukyan, Dagestani Mikey
The man they called a butt scooter is about to defend a UFC title. Mikey Musumeci — five-time IBJJF world champion, the best pure jiu-jitsu player at 125 pounds, and the human being specifically targeted by the UFC BJJ no-butt-scooting rule that the promotion quietly abandoned once they realized the
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Mikey Musumeci's IBJJF Rant: 'Attacking Jiu-Jitsu' Is a Liability... Except When He's Attacking His Way to World Titles

Mikey Musumeci's IBJJF Rant: 'Attacking Jiu-Jitsu' Is a Liability... Except When He's Attacking His Way to World Titles

May 21, 2026 · IBJJF, Mikey Musumeci
When you're two weeks out from defending a UFC BJJ title under submission-only rules, but can't resist taking shots at the IBJJF's points system, you know you're dealing with Mikey Musumeci. The five-time IBJJF world champion turned UFC BJJ titleholder has never been shy about his disdain for the fe
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Mason Fowler Couldn't Defend His SUG Title Last Friday — His UFC BJJ Contract Made Him the First Concrete Casualty of the Exclusivity Policy

Mason Fowler Couldn't Defend His SUG Title Last Friday — His UFC BJJ Contract Made Him the First Concrete Casualty of the Exclusivity Policy

May 20, 2026 · athlete-news, exclusivity
When the UFC announced its BJJ exclusivity contracts earlier this year, the grappling community mostly reacted with shrugged shoulders and wait-and-see energy. It sounded like corporate fine print — the kind of clause that exists in documents nobody reads until someone's already in trouble.
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UFC BJJ 9 Is June 4 — Nicky Rod vs. Roosevelt Sousa and Ffion Davies Return Are the Headline

UFC BJJ 9 Is June 4 — Nicky Rod vs. Roosevelt Sousa and Ffion Davies Return Are the Headline

May 20, 2026 · competition, competition-results
When UFC decided to get into the grappling event business, a lot of practitioners had questions. Like: will these be real grappling matches, or just celebrities awkwardly pummeling each other while Dana White grins at a production monitor?
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UFC BJJ Booked a Man Serving a 3-Year USADA Ban as Their June Title Contender

UFC BJJ Booked a Man Serving a 3-Year USADA Ban as Their June Title Contender

May 18, 2026 · anti-doping, doping
Roosevelt De Sousa had a December to remember. On December 13, 2025, he won the IBJJF gi world title in the ultra-heavyweight division.
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