BJJ News

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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Strickland Says He Stood Up to His Abusive Father at 13 — That's the Fight He's Been Having Ever Since

Jun 16, 2026 · athlete-backstory, khamzat-chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev posted a photo of Sean Strickland alongside his father and wrote: "You can cry that's okay… your father make you a girl." This is the same button Dricus du Plessis pressed at their presser — which is how du Plessis ended up getting rushed. Chimaev either didn't read that story, read

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BJJ Apparel Brand's Charity Filed $0 In Goods-And-Services Revenue Three Years Running; Founder Demanded The Investigator Sign An NDA Before He'd Even Answer The Question

Jun 16, 2026 · accountability, apparel

Three years of charity filings. Zero revenue from goods and services.

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Active Police Investigator Melqui Galvao Allegedly Used His Badge To Block Misconduct Complaints For Years. A 13-Minute Voice Memo Did Not Care.

Jun 16, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-safety

Melqui Galvao wasn't coaching as a private citizen. He was an active civil police investigator in the state of Amazonas.

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Two UFC Champions Publish 'How To Spot A Good BJJ Gym' Checklists On The Same Day — The Floor Is Apparently So Low, This Passes For Insight In 2026

Jun 16, 2026 · bjj-gyms, community

On April 17, 2026, Matt Serra — UFC 69 veteran, Renzo Gracie black belt, and owner of Serra BJJ in Huntington, New York — posted a checklist to Instagram titled "How To Spot A Good BJJ Gym." Does the head coach actually roll with students? How are newer students treated when they show up?

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