Conor McGregor Suspended 18 Months After Testing Positive for Banned Substances
Conor McGregor did it again. That kept getting pushed back anyway.
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BJJ News
Gilbert Burns' 88-Second Return to Pure Grappling
Two months ago, Gilbert Burns announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He'd just lost his fifth consecutive UFC fight—a streak that included losses to some of the division's best, but also losses to fighters below his peak level.
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Roosevelt Sousa Banned 3 Years for Meldonium
Roosevelt Sousa's career just got put in a submission hold with no referee to call the tap. On January 15, 2026, the UFC's anti-doping partner USADA handed down a three-year suspension to Sousa, a UFC contract grappler and title contender in UFC's BJJ division.
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Mikey Musumeci Said Moneyberg Was Fine — Jake Shields Has the Texts to Prove He Said It
Here's a thing that happens in jiu-jitsu: someone gets a black belt and the internet explodes. Then, over time, the people who signed off on it quietly distance themselves.
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ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials: Belal Etiabari Becomes First New Zealander to Win an ADCC Trials Event
For a sport obsessed with lineage and legacy, grappling had a blind spot the size of the Tasman Sea. New Zealand had never—not once—produced a winner at an ADCC Trials event.
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Tyron Woodley Competed in Wrestling After 20-Year Absence
Tyron Woodley returned to wrestling. Not as a coach, not as a consultant, not as a retired legend doing celebrity exhibitions.
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Buchecha: 'Competing Again Would Come From Ego' — 13-Time World Champion Says BJJ Career Is Over
Marcus Almeida didn't need to announce his retirement. Buchecha's been semi-retired for years—stepping in for the big matches, ghosting the smaller ones, treating competition like a Netflix subscription he renews when something good is on.
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UFC BJJ 9 Drew 1,800 English Viewers—The Apex Was Packed, But the Stream Wasn't
UFC BJJ 9 took place June 19 at the Apex in Las Vegas. The venue was packed—standing room only.
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