BJJ News

Marcus Buchecha Retires With 13 World Titles — Also 0-2-1 in MMA, So He's Taking Both Sports at Once

Jun 25, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida announced he was retiring from competition. The statement was clean: "I think that my mission was fulfilled in the sport." And technically, he was right.

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PGF Doubles Season 10 — Expansion Gamble Raises Saturation Questions

Jun 25, 2026 · business, competition-results

Professional Grappling Federation announced Season 10 with a significant expansion: eight teams instead of four, two matches per week instead of one, and forty-plus elite grapplers on rotation. The stated goal was to increase match volume to maintain competitive intensity.

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Andrew Wiltse Opens New Academy, Launches YouTube Channel, Posts Public Apology to Craig Jones

Jun 25, 2026 · andrew-wiltse, comeback

Andrew Wiltse didn't ease back into BJJ. He came back with a public apology, a YouTube channel, and a gym in Nebraska, and he did those things in roughly that order.

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Bryce Mitchell Won at UFC Vegas 118, Then Called the White House UFC Card 'A Birthday Party for Trump While World War 3 Is Happening'

Jun 25, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, combat-sports

Bryce Mitchell defeated previously unbeaten Santiago Luna via arm triangle submission at 4:52 of the third round at UFC Vegas 118 on June 6, 2026. It was his 10th octagon victory—clean finish, technical grappling, career momentum climbing.

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Song Yadong Submits Former Champ, Casually Asks 'Who Doesn't Know Jiu-Jitsu?'

Jun 24, 2026 · competition-results, deiveson-figueiredo

Song Yadong submitted Deiveson Figueiredo via guillotine choke at UFC Macau on May 30, 2026. That's a technical fact.

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Izaak Michell — Who Has an Active Felony Warrant — Was Booked to Fight Francisco Lo at ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok

Jun 24, 2026 · competition-results, francisco-lo

Izaak Michell was booked for ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok on July 11, 2026, to face Francisco Lo in a welterweight submission grappling match at Lumpinee Stadium. The matchup itself read like a reasonable test: two grapplers still searching for their first ONE Championship victories, both with legi

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Tainan Dalpra and Mica Galvão Have Never Competed at the Same IBJJF Major — The Sport's Two Best Active Gi Competitors Keep Missing Each Other

Jun 24, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

Dalpra has three world titles. Galvão has the Super Grand Slam.

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Owen Jones Steps In for Kade Ruotolo — Short-Notice ONE Fight Night 44 Call Creates Opening for Rising Star

Jun 24, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Owen Jones got the call. The kind of call that changes careers — a short-notice opportunity to step onto one of ONE Championship's biggest stages against Fabricio Andrey at ONE Fight Night 44, filling the spot Kade Ruotolo left open.

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