BJJ News–Page 11

Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12

Aug 26, 2026 · comeback, competition-results

Henry Cejudo pinned Merab Dvalishvili in 36 seconds at RAF 12 in Cleveland on Friday night. Let that number sit for a second.

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Burns Challenges Covington to RAF Wrestling Match

Aug 26, 2026 · colby-covington, combat-sports

Gilbert Burns has found his next chapter, and it's not in the Octagon. The former UFC welterweight title contender who hung up his MMA gloves in 2026 has been making waves in the grappling world, and now he's looking to settle one of his oldest scores—except not on the mat, and not in submission gra

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The BJJ Champion Who Just Choked Out a Gracie Is Calling Out Paddy Pimblett

Aug 26, 2026 · andrew-tackett, competition-results

Andrew Tackett put Jonnatas Gracie to sleep with a face crank at 1:44 of the first round at UFC BJJ 10 in Las Vegas on August 20. Fourth consecutive title defense.

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Bryce Mitchell Challenges Musumeci at UFC BJJ 11

Aug 26, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, mikey-musumeci

Mikey Musumeci—the reigning UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion and one of the most technically complete no-gi grapplers alive—will face Bryce Mitchell, an active UFC fighter and wrestling-heavy bantamweight who has decided that mixing it up in pure grappling competition is a good idea. This is what happe

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Mike Perry vs Dillon Danis: Duel Arena 1 This Friday

Aug 26, 2026 · athlete-news, cage-fighting

If you've been on the grappling internet for longer than a single scroll, you know exactly who Mike Perry and Dillon Danis are. And you know that putting them in a cage together is either the worst idea combat sports has ever had or the best three-minute investment of your Friday night.

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Tom Hardy Brown Belt: Why Competition Scares Him

Aug 26, 2026 · brown-belt, celebrities-in-bjj

Tom Hardy has built his entire career on playing fearless characters—a warrior in Mad Max, a soldier in Dunkirk, a lethal symbiote in Venom. He started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 40 and, in a recent interview, admitted something most action stars won't: "I don't really like competing, because i

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Jordan Burroughs 11-0 at RAF 12, Calls Out Makhachev

Aug 26, 2026 · callout, competition-results

Jordan Burroughs didn't just make his Real American Freestyle grappling debut on August 22, 2026, at RAF 12 in Cleveland. He announced it with the kind of audacity that only comes from someone who's spent fifteen years being right about everything: he won 11-0 against Sean Brady, then immediately ca

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Tom DeBlass Raises Alarm on Youth Doping in BJJ

Aug 19, 2026 · doping, ped-culture

Tom DeBlass doesn't usually pull punches, but his Instagram post on August 17 landed harder than most people in the sport were ready to catch. The New Jersey-based black belt and gym owner, who's built a reputation for calling out nonsense in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, posted something that cuts past the

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