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Kyra Gracie: The Gracie Family Paid Women Champions $2,000 While Men Earned $50,000 — And Forbade Them From Training In The First Place

Kyra Gracie: The Gracie Family Paid Women Champions $2,000 While Men Earned $50,000 — And Forbade Them From Training In The First Place

May 15, 2026 · adcc, competition-results
That's the pay gap Kyra Gracie says existed inside the Gracie family for its own champions. Not in some rival organization.
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Kyra Gracie Says Her Own Family Tried to Block Her From Training — The Gracies Almost Stopped the Gracies

Kyra Gracie Says Her Own Family Tried to Block Her From Training — The Gracies Almost Stopped the Gracies

May 13, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
The Gracie name is jiu-jitsu. It's on the lineage walls, in the textbooks, baked into every gym that traces its roots to Rio.
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Accused Grappler Returns to Training at Simple Man — Community Debates Whether One-Year Timeout at Your Brother's Gym Counts

Accused Grappler Returns to Training at Simple Man — Community Debates Whether One-Year Timeout at Your Brother's Gym Counts

Apr 11, 2026 · accountability, community
Jacob "Jay Rod" Rodriguez is training at Simple Man Martial Arts again. If you need a second to process that sentence, take your time.
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Fornarino Finished Her Opponent In 2:02 On The Undercard. The Main Event Went The Distance To A Decision.

Fornarino Finished Her Opponent In 2:02 On The Undercard. The Main Event Went The Distance To A Decision.

Apr 07, 2026 · fornarino, matchmaking
UFC BJJ 7 had a problem most grappling promotions would kill for: too many finishes to fit in the main event slot. Five submissions in eight matches. A 62.5% finish rate — the best in...
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