BJJ News–Page 15

Mackenzie Dern Wasn't at UFC 330. Here's Why That Matters.

Aug 06, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj

You know that moment in the gym when someone says, 'Yeah, I heard Gordon Ryan's moving to California,' and by the end of class it's evolved into 'Gordon Ryan opened a gym AND started a supplement line'? Each person adds something.

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ADCC Worlds 2026 Is Losing Athletes to UFC BJJ — Double-Gold Winner Just Chose the Commercial Event Over the Crown Jewel

Aug 06, 2026 · adcc, athlete-migration

Adele Fornarino, a double-gold ADCC medalist — the kind of credential that used to mean everything in grappling — withdrew from ADCC Worlds 2026. Not for a family emergency.

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Skipped ADCC 2026: 'I Won't Compete Against Younger Athletes For Free' — And He Had a Point

Aug 05, 2026 · adcc, athlete-pay

Rafael Lovato Jr., a 43-year-old veteran of elite grappling and MMA competition, announced he would skip ADCC 2026. His reason was direct: he was done competing against twenty-somethings without a paycheck.

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Craig Jones Joins PGF — Finally Hits Every Major Org

Aug 04, 2026 · athlete-signing, competition-results

Craig Jones has officially signed with the Professional Grappling Federation for Season 10, according to FloGrappling. Terms are unspecified.

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ADCC Youth Worlds Reshape Elite BJJ Pipeline

Aug 04, 2026 · academy-pipeline, adcc

There's a tournament happening in Austin this weekend that nobody outside the sport is going to watch, and that's exactly the point. The ADCC Youth World Championships are coming to Texas with the quiet inevitability of a slow-motion takedown.

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Ethan Crelinsten Loses Polaris Belt After UFC Callout

Aug 04, 2026 · ethan-crelinsten, lightweight

Polaris made a mistake. Not with Ethan Crelinsten—he played the game perfectly.

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ADCC Prize Money Is Shockingly Low — Jozef Chen's Take

Jul 27, 2026 · adcc, athlete-pay

Jozef Chen didn't mince words. He's one of the best no-gi grapplers alive—a multiple ADCC title contender, a submission machine, the kind of guy who dismantles everyone they put in front of him.

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Rear Naked Choke Manslaughter: Perth Case

Jul 26, 2026 · bjj-liability, community

On the morning of July 13, 2026, Christian Jack Joseph appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on a manslaughter charge after a street altercation in Fremantle that left a 63-year-old man dead. Joseph, a 26-year-old junior doctor at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and a BJJ blue belt, had allegedly held a

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