BJJ News

Buchecha's 'Friendships Over Titles' Message Hit Different After His Second UFC Knockout

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha

About a week after Ryan Spann's left hook and straight right sent Marcus Buchecha Almeida to the canvas at UFC Vegas 116, the legendary grappler shared some philosophical reflections on what actually matters in life. "Everything that you build, everything that you conquer as an athlete," he said, "i

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Kade Ruotolo's May Fight Against Tetsuka Was The First Real Test — And It Mattered

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, hiroyuki-tetsuka

When Kade Ruotolo stepped into the cage against Hiroyuki Tetsuka at ONE: The Inner Circle in Bangkok on the 15th, it marked something genuinely different from what had come before. The announcement didn't exactly break the internet — Tetsuka isn't a name that drives mainstream clicks — but the actua

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Kody Steele's UFC Perth Heel Hook Win Proved Combat Jiu-Jitsu Translates to the Cage

Jun 10, 2026 · combat-jiu-jitsu, competition-results

Kody Steele walked into UFC Perth and settled an argument that never stops being recycled through fighting podcasts. On May 7th, he submitted Dom Fan with a heel hook at 3 minutes and 56 seconds into round one—the kind of finish that forces people to reckon with what they actually know about submiss

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Mica Galvao Broke His Silence — Condemned 'Violence Against Women And Children' In General But Did Not Address His Father By Name

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, athlete-statement

When Melqui Galvao turned himself in to Manaus police on a São Paulo arrest warrant referencing alleged sexual crimes against minors, his son Mica posted a statement about seven hours later. The statement was short.

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Melqui Galvão: How A Tenured Police Instructor Allegedly Abused Three Students — One Just 12 — While His Federation Stayed Silent

Jun 10, 2026 · accountability, athlete-news

The headline detail that no story about Melqui Galvão could seem to top was almost absurd in its specificity: the man was on the Amazonas state payroll as a sworn Civil Police investigator with a sub-specialty in teaching other officers personal-defense techniques. That alone would have been darkly

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Jinri Park on Training Discomfort: Why Women Stay Silent in BJJ

Jun 09, 2026 · community-dynamics, consent

Jinri Park has spent over a decade rolling. She's trained long enough to know the difference between a good training session and one where she leaves the mat feeling small.

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UFC 327 Had Three Submissions And The First-Ever Finish Of Loopy Godinez — Nobody Noticed Because A Man Won The Title On One Leg

Jun 08, 2026 · carlos-ulberg, competition-results

UFC 327 at Kaseya Center in Miami delivered one of the most grappling-rich cards in recent memory. A first-ever stoppage of a fighter who had gone 19 professional bouts without being finished.

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Hype Brazil Results: Both Sub-Only Headliners End in Draw — Miyao Submits Oliveira by Scottish Twister

Jun 08, 2026 · figueiredo, hype-brazil

Hype Brazil ran three grappling matches on Wednesday night in São Paulo. One ended with a 33-year-old berimbolo specialist cranking a man's spine in a direction spines aren't supposed to go.

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