BJJ News

Matheus Araujo Held The Choke Past The Tap — Both Camps Stormed The Cage

Jun 16, 2026 · brazil, controversy

São Paulo hosted a moment that would define the entire ethics conversation around the Jungle Fight welterweight grand prix. On April 27th, at Jungle Fight 149's main event, Matheus 'The Monster' Araujo got a rear-naked choke on Anderson Nascimento under three minutes into round one.

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Aljamain Sterling Out-Grappled A 17-Sub-Streak Featherweight For 50 Minutes—UFC Vegas 116 Was Khabib-School Back Control For Five Rounds

Jun 16, 2026 · aljamain-sterling, athlete-news

At UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, Aljamain Sterling won a five-round unanimous decision over Youssef Zalal, 49-45 across all three judges' scorecards. That score is what BJJ looks like when it works perfectly.

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Kayla Harrison Is Back Training After Neck Surgery — The UFC Women's Bantamweight Champ Who Called Rousey a Liar Is Now Targeting a Return

Jun 15, 2026 · amanda-nunes, comeback

Kayla Harrison was two weeks out from defending her UFC women's bantamweight title when the UFC flew her to New York and doctors gave her two options: have neck surgery immediately, or risk paralysis. That was late January.

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Mikey Musumeci Is Training Wrestling and Boxing for an MMA Debut — The Butt-Scoot Champion Is Tired of Being Called a Wimp

Jun 15, 2026 · athlete-news, boxing

Mikey Musumeci has five BJJ world titles. He's the current UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion.

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Brianna Ste-Marie Sits for 3-Hour Competition Advice Interview — Top Pointers Land

Jun 15, 2026 · adcc, bjj-mental-models

Most pro BJJ podcast appearances run 38 minutes, three of which are actually about jiu-jitsu. The rest is a predictable rotation: "how'd you start training," a camp recap, a Submeta plug, a sponsor read that the host doesn't believe in, and a polite sign-off where the interviewer insists you check o

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Mikey Musumeci Says He Wants to Fight MMA by End of 2026 — 'I've Been Called a Butt-Scooper and Wimp Long Enough, I Just Want to Scrap'

Jun 14, 2026 · bjj-vs-mma, competition-results

Mikey Musumeci has finally heard enough. The reigning UFC BJJ bantamweight champion confirmed on a recent podcast appearance, circulating on grappling feeds all week, that he plans to make his MMA debut before the end of 2026.

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William Tackett Caught Biting Rocha On Camera — UFC BJJ Has Not Issued A Statement, A Fine, Or Even A Raised Eyebrow

Jun 14, 2026 · andrew-tackett, biting

William Tackett retained his UFC BJJ welterweight title on April 2, 2026, with a unanimous decision over Vagner Rocha at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The match itself looked clean enough on the surface.

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Craig Jones Cancels CJI 3, Keeps the Money

Jun 13, 2026 · business, cji-3

Craig Jones killed the tournament that bears his name. Not because the market didn't support it.

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