BJJ News

ADCC Invited Josh Saunders to Worlds — The Same Man Who Performs Nazi Salutes on Video

Jun 16, 2026 · accountability, adcc

It landed like a grenade that nobody wanted to pick up. Back on May 3rd, BJJDoc announced that ADCC had extended invitations to several competitors for the 2026 World Championship, and tucked into that list was Josh Saunders, slotted into the Men's +99kg division.

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Tom DeBlass Said 'Don't Be That Guy' About Messaging Women — His Actual Argument Was About Consistency, Not Silence

Jun 16, 2026 · community, gym-culture

Tom DeBlass posted an Instagram Reel about messaging women after class, and it did what these videos always do: split the room. Half the BJJ community nodded along, half felt defensive, and almost everyone missed what he was actually arguing.

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Brazilian BJJ Coach Arrested After Surveillance Footage Showed Him Choking His Wife — Out On R$1,621 Bail Same Day

Jun 16, 2026 · brazilian-bjj, craig-jones

Something happened in the suburbs around Curitiba that should have shocked the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world but instead felt, to anyone paying attention, almost routine. That's roughly $300 American—somewhere between a Shoyoroll preorder and a one-day seminar fee.

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Gianni Grippo Is Back in ADCC — First Invite in 11 Years, Won Trials at 34 With Zero Conceded Points

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Nobody scored on Gianni Grippo at ADCC West Coast Trials. Seven matches, five submissions, zero points conceded across the entire -66kg bracket.

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Adele Fornarino Is ADCC Absolute Champion. She Can't Sell a Seminar in Australia.

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2024

Adele Fornarino walked out of the 2024 ADCC World Championships with two titles: the -55kg championship and the absolute. She was the first Australian to win anything at ADCC, ever.

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Carlos Gracie Jr. Got The Red Belt This Week — Whom IBJJF Once Demoted

Jun 16, 2026 · carlos-gracie-jr, competition-results

On Saturday, April 25, IBJJF founder Carlos Gracie Jr. received his ninth-degree red belt at the Gracie Barra 40th anniversary summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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BJJ Coach André Seabra Publicly Demoted A Brown Belt Back To Blue On Camera For 'Disobeying His Mother' — Community Splits On Whether Belts Reflect Skill Or Behavior

Jun 16, 2026 · andre-seabra, belt-demotion

André Seabra hit the record button before he hit the belt. The Brazilian coach who runs Instituto Fazendo a Diferença no Jiu-Jitsu posted a video on April 14 in which he removed the brown belt from his student Igor, who he called his 'champion' on camera, and replaced it with a blue in front of the

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A Jury Just Ruled Ticketmaster An Illegal Monopoly — Meanwhile Grappling Fans Need Five Separate Paywalls To Watch Their Sport

Jun 16, 2026 · adcc, bjj-fanatics

A federal jury in Manhattan handed down a verdict on April 17th that should have felt like a watershed moment for any fan tired of paying gatekeepers. After a five-week trial, they ruled that Live Nation and Ticketmaster had operated an illegal monopoly, stifled competition, and systematically overc

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