BJJ News

Jordan Burroughs Signs With RAF, Immediately Calls Out Makhachev and Tsarukyan

Jun 26, 2026 · competition-results, grappling

Jordan Burroughs signed with RAF and immediately called out two UFC lightweights by name. Not as a stepping stone.

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RAF 9 Lineup Proved UFC Athletes Only Need Wrestling When Punches Aren't Allowed

Jun 23, 2026 · combat-sports, competition-results

There was a moment in every combat athlete's career when they voluntarily walk into a format that removes their biggest advantage. RAF 9 in Arlington on June 1st was that moment for five UFC-credentialed fighters: Gable Steveson (UFC heavyweight, making his wrestling promotion debut against Alexandr

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Kamaru Usman Says Brock Lesnar Would Beat Jon Jones In A Pure Wrestling Match — Both Wrong For Different Reasons

Jun 19, 2026 · brock-lesnar, competition-results

Kamaru Usman went on the Pound for Pound podcast he co-hosts with Henry Cejudo and answered a fan question: who would win a freestyle wrestling match, Real American Freestyle rules, no MMA, between Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar. Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle and a two-division UFC champ

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Mikey Musumeci Is Training Wrestling and Boxing for an MMA Debut — The Butt-Scoot Champion Is Tired of Being Called a Wimp

Jun 15, 2026 · athlete-news, boxing

Mikey Musumeci has five BJJ world titles. He's the current UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion.

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Schultz Claims Gracie Family Blocked ADCC And Destroyed Tapes

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

Mark Schultz doesn't do jiu-jitsu. The 1984 Olympic wrestling gold medalist is a wrestler — a sport that makes BJJ look like tai chi in a sensory deprivation tank.

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Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant

Jun 12, 2026 · ben-askren, comeback

Ben Askren is coming back to fighting less than a year after a double lung transplant. We live in a sport where fighters pop anti-inflammatories before morning open mat like vitamins.

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Joe Rogan Warned Chimaev About Wrestling After the Title Loss — He Was Already Booked Anyway

Jun 12, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Joe Rogan went on his podcast and spelled out a specific injury concern about Khamzat Chimaev's decision to compete in freestyle wrestling just six weeks after losing the UFC middleweight title. By the time Rogan finished naming that concern, Chimaev was already locked in for RAF 10 on June 13 in St

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RAF 10: Will Chimaev vs Danis Actually Happen?

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, ben-askren

Louis on Friday, and if you squint at the card hard enough, it looks legitimate. Khamzat Chimaev vs Dillon Danis headlines.

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