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Islam Makhachev Holds Two Belts, Tests Gym-Loyalty Code

Aug 19, 2026 · competition-results, fighter-code

Islam Makhachev pulled out the gym-loyalty card on Mighty Cast with conviction that sounds unshakeable in the moment and complicated in practice. The principle: teammates who train together for years should not compete against each other.

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Craig Jones Investigates Melqui Galvao Allegations

Aug 19, 2026 · accountability, allegations

Craig Jones isn't a documentarian. He's not a journalist.

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Community Confirms ADCC 2026 Feels Different: This Year After Running Out of Champions to Withdraw

Aug 19, 2026 · adcc, competition

The ADCC Submission-Only World Championship used to be the one tournament nobody wanted to skip. Then, slowly, it became the one tournament everybody had a very specific reason to skip—and the reasons got better every time.

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Jake Paul Claims MMA Fighters 'Wouldn't Last a Minute' Against D1 Wrestlers — Dana White Dismisses the Cross-Sport Flex

Aug 16, 2026 · cross-sport, dana-white

Jake Paul, the boxer-turned-promoter, made headlines when he claimed current MMA fighters "wouldn't last a minute" against Division One wrestlers. The statement was bold enough to draw immediate pushback from Dana White, who responded via podcast with the kind of matter-of-fact correction that sugge

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Elisabeth Clay Just Exposed ADCC's Circular Math on Women's Pay

Aug 14, 2026 · adcc, competition

Elisabeth Clay made a simple argument on the Jits and Giggles Podcast that ADCC has been avoiding: you can't cap participation, then use that artificial scarcity as justification for cutting pay. It's not a novel observation—it's basic logic.

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