BJJ News

Mikey Musumeci Announced He Was Going Full Dagestani—Then Finished His Title Defense the Same Way He Always Does

Jun 07, 2026 · mikey-musumeci, mma-crossover

Mikey Musumeci made one of the stranger career announcements in recent grappling history. Sixteen days before his title defense against Kevin Dantzler on May 16th, the world's most dominant leg locker went on record saying he was essentially retiring from leg locks.

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JCI 3 'The Dominion' Had 25 Submission-Only Fights and Five Title Bouts — It Was Free on YouTube and Nobody Noticed

Jun 07, 2026 · grappling, jci

Something genuinely unusual happened in the Midwest grappling world, and almost nobody noticed. When JCI 3: The Dominion went down on May 9 at The Vixen in McHenry, Illinois, it represented exactly the kind of event that should have been generating serious conversation across the submission-only lan

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Netflix Lost Mokaev to Visa Issues Five Days Before Its First MMA Card Aired

Jun 07, 2026 · adriano-moraes, event-preview

When Netflix's first major MMA card was supposed to land on May 14th, the whole thing had the makings of a statement moment. The Intuit Dome was booked.

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Renato Canuto Suspended For Modafinil — A 'Focus Drug' That The BJJ Community Pretended Never Worked

Jun 07, 2026 · checkmat, mma

The Nevada Athletic Commission temporarily suspended Renato Canuto following a post-bout test from his March 13 win at Tuff-N-Uff 152 that came back positive for modafinil and its metabolites, according to BJJ Doc. Canuto had knocked out Dylan Aparis at 1:45 of round one, run his MMA record to 4-0,

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Brazilian Deputy Reveals Melqui Galvão Called Former Students From Prison to Pressure Testimony Changes

Jun 07, 2026 · abuse, accountability

Brazilian state Deputy Alessandra Campêlo made a public revelation that shifted understanding of the Melqui Galvão case from institutional crisis into something darker: active, ongoing obstruction from inside a jail cell. Galvão had been locked up in a Manaus facility for roughly two weeks when, acc

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Worlds Entry Fee Just Hit $204. Then USADA Showed Up With a Clipboard.

Jun 07, 2026 · anti-doping, competition

The 2026 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship is coming to Long Beach. The Walter Pyramid will host five days of elite grappling from May 28 to 31.

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Danaher's Favorite Students: Beginners and Champs. Everyone Else Can Kick Rocks.

Jun 07, 2026 · athlete-news, coaching

John Danaher has never competed in jiu-jitsu. He's built his entire coaching legacy on the backs of students who did—Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones, Rory MacDonald, the Ruotolo twins.

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Tsarukyan vs. Danis Confirmed for Hype FC April 8—Then Quietly Cancelled Just 11 Days After Danis Got Mauled by Covington

Jun 07, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, athlete-news

On March 28, Colby Covington tech-falled Dillon Danis at RAF 07 in Tampa, putting the grappling world on notice that when Danis steps into a submission-only ruleset against elite wrestlers, his finish record doesn't protect him. Danis hung tough through the first period—matched Covington 4-4, earned

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