BJJ News

Islam Makhachev Declines All Grappling Matches Outside UFC

Jun 26, 2026 · bjj, competition-results

Islam Makhachev is the most dominant grappler in mixed martial arts. Nineteen-minute average control time.

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Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison: The Obvious UFC Setup

Jun 26, 2026 · competition-results, elisha-ellison

The UFC has booked Gable Steveson's debut against Elisha Ellison on July 11. If you don't know who Elisha Ellison is, that's exactly the point.

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Fight 2 Win 316 São Paulo Success — F2W's First Brazilian Event Signals Geographic Expansion Beyond North America

Jun 26, 2026 · brazil, competition-results

Fight 2 Win pulled off something that would have sounded absurd a decade ago: it brought professional submission grappling back to Brazil as a foreign import. Not as an innovation from the birthplace of jiu-jitsu, but as a product manufactured in North America and re-exported to its source.

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Marcus Buchecha Says He's Done Competing in BJJ — The Most Decorated Gi Champion of His Generation Is Out

Jun 26, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Marcus Buchecha Almeida announced he was done competing in gi jiu-jitsu. Not retired from teaching.

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ESPN Announced a Gracie Family Documentary — But Which Story Gets Told?

Jun 26, 2026 · bjj-culture, combat-sports

ESPN announced plans for a Gracie family documentary. This is a big deal for a sport built on the myth of the Gracie family — the way jiu-jitsu was invented by them, perfected by them, exported to the world by them, and now they're the guys in charge of defining what jiu-jitsu is and where it's goin

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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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Philip Rowe: 'There's No One Elite' in UFC BJJ — The Competition Is Not At World Level

Jun 26, 2026 · competition, competition-results

Philip Rowe, the UFC welterweight who actually knows what a leg lock is supposed to look like, went on The Casuals MMA and said something that made everyone uncomfortable because it was completely accurate: "There's no one elite in UFC BJJ. There's no one elite around." The statement was worth cons

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B-Team Jiu-Jitsu Returns: Craig Jones Delivers Zero Details

Jun 26, 2026 · announcement, b-team-jiu-jitsu

Craig Jones just announced that B-Team Jiu-Jitsu is returning. You know what B-Team is.

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