BJJ News — ufc

Kody Steele's UFC Perth Heel Hook Win Proved Combat Jiu-Jitsu Translates to the Cage

Kody Steele's UFC Perth Heel Hook Win Proved Combat Jiu-Jitsu Translates to the Cage

Kody Steele walked into UFC Perth and settled an argument that never stops being recycled through fighting podcasts. On May 7th, he submitted Dom Fan with a heel hook at 3 minutes and 56 seconds into round one—the kind of finish that forces people to reckon with what they actually know about submiss
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UFC 327 Had Three Submissions And The First-Ever Finish Of Loopy Godinez — Nobody Noticed Because A Man Won The Title On One Leg

UFC 327 Had Three Submissions And The First-Ever Finish Of Loopy Godinez — Nobody Noticed Because A Man Won The Title On One Leg

UFC 327 at Kaseya Center in Miami delivered one of the most grappling-rich cards in recent memory. A first-ever stoppage of a fighter who had gone 19 professional bouts without being finished.
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Trump's White House UFC Card Just Got Sued for Corruption. Yes, Really.

Trump's White House UFC Card Just Got Sued for Corruption. Yes, Really.

Let me walk you through something that actually happened today: a federal lawsuit was filed — formally, in court, with lawyers and everything — alleging that a White House UFC event is an illegal corrupt scheme because the sitting president is personally profiting from VIP ticket sales while holding
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Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

Khamzat Chimaev Spent This Week Explaining Why Jiu-Jitsu Is the Foundation of MMA Success — His Corner Cost Him the UFC Title Doing Exactly That

There is a specific kind of painful irony that only combat sports can produce. Not theatrical irony.
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UFC Enters Amateur Jiu-Jitsu With Submission-First Rules. The Establishment Is Nervous.

UFC Enters Amateur Jiu-Jitsu With Submission-First Rules. The Establishment Is Nervous.

UFC just did something the IBJJF has been too afraid to do for twenty years: admit that jiu-jitsu competitions suck to watch when they're decided by advantages and stalling. With the launch of UFC BJJ Opens—a new amateur ruleset designed explicitly to reward submissions and eliminate the dead-time t
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Tatiana Suarez Became The First Person To Ever Finish Loopy Godinez — She's A Wrestler

Tatiana Suarez Became The First Person To Ever Finish Loopy Godinez — She's A Wrestler

Tatiana Suarez locked in a rear-naked choke against Loopy Godinez at UFC 327 in Miami on April 12. At 2:29 of the second round, Godinez tapped.
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UFC Books Three BJJ Legends On One MMA Card — Zero Octagon Wins Between Them

UFC Books Three BJJ Legends On One MMA Card — Zero Octagon Wins Between Them

The UFC stacked UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, 2026 with three Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champions, all attempting the MMA crossover on the same night. It was supposed to be a love letter to the grappling community.
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Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal Headlines UFC Vegas — Back Control and Submission Specialists Clash at Featherweight

Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal Headlines UFC Vegas — Back Control and Submission Specialists Clash at Featherweight

Aljamain Sterling did what he's always done. He climbed onto Youssef Zalal's back, settled in like a man easing into a recliner, and stayed there for the better part of twenty-five minutes.
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