BJJ News–Page 22

Valter Walker Claims He's Over Heel Hooks. His Game Plan Says Otherwise.

Jun 29, 2026 · competition-results, fighter-reinvention

Valter Walker, UFC heavyweight, made a startling admission this week. Not of getting choked out or training through injuries or the things that normally grind fighters down.

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Asu Almabayev Became the 4th Person to Land a Suloev Stretch in UFC History

Jun 29, 2026 · almabayev, grappling

A Suloev Stretch in the UFC was like spotting a wild unicorn at your local grocery store. Technically possible.

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UFC Champion Merab Dvalishvili: '99.9% of Wrestlers Sacrifice Everything and Get Nothing Back'

Jun 29, 2026 · combat-sports, competition-results

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili went on Dominick Cruz's podcast yesterday and articulated a problem that sits at the center of combat sports economics: wrestlers, particularly those who don't reach the elite level, sacrifice their entire lives to the sport and receive almost nothing in r

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UFC 329: BJJ Black Belts Take Over the Title Fights

Jun 29, 2026 · bjj-in-mma, grappling

UFC 329 lands at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 11, and everyone's talking about McGregor vs Holloway 2. The rematch headlines the event at welterweight, and sure, there's genuine drama there—McGregor needs redemption after dropping to 155, Holloway's the last standing testament to the old

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Craig Jones Admits PED Use Before ADCC 2017

Jun 29, 2026 · adcc-2017, competition-results

Craig Jones finally admits what everyone already knew: he was juiced for ADCC 2017, and it never stopped. In a June 2026 appearance on the Fight Companion podcast with Nathaniel Cho, the leg lock specialist dropped the confession grappling has been waiting for but pretending didn't need to hear.

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ADCC Silently Removes Izaak Michell From 2026 Worlds

Jun 27, 2026 · 66kg, adcc-worlds

ADCC removed Izaak Michell from the 2026 Worlds roster. You found out because his name vanished from the bracket.

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Gable Steveson's UFC Debut: July 11 at UFC 329

Jun 27, 2026 · gable-steveson, heavyweight

On July 11, Gable Steveson walks into the Octagon at UFC 329 to face Elisha Ellison in his UFC debut. He's an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling (2020), two-time NCAA national champion, and he's come to MMA the only way that makes sense for someone at his level: three regional fights, thre

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Kron Gracie Accuses Rafael Mendes of Steroid Use—Zero Clean Records

Jun 27, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

Kron Gracie did what nobody in elite grappling does quietly anymore: he said the quiet part out loud. This week, Kron publicly claimed that Rafael Mendes admitted to steroid use after his dominant 2009 ADCC run.

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