BJJ News

Ryan Hall Chose MMA Over Sport BJJ. The Grappling World Is Mad About It.

Jun 13, 2026 · grappling-debate, mma

Ryan Hall just threw down a statement that the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community has been tip-toeing around for years: if he could pick one, he'd choose MMA over sport jiu-jitsu. On May 29, 2026, Hall sat down on Matt Serra's podcast and said it plainly.

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Jon Jones Isn't Going to the White House Tomorrow—And That's the Entire Story

Jun 13, 2026 · competition-results, freedom-250

Ilia Topuria is defending his lightweight title at the White House tomorrow. Bo Nickal—a middleweight with legitimate grappling pedigree—is on the card.

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Islam Makhachev Has No BJJ Black Belt But Knows Exactly Which MMA Fighters' Black Belts Are Fake

Jun 13, 2026 · belt-credentialing, bjj-black-belt

Islam Makhachev doesn't have a BJJ black belt. His grappling came up through combat sambo — world champion in 2016 — and Russian wrestling.

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Jeff Glover Wants to Fight the Guy Who Says He Trained with Rickson — After Kron Already Said He Didn't

Jun 13, 2026 · chris-bones, community

Kron Gracie already called it. Jeff Glover wants to prove it.

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Rafael Mendes Retirement: Brothers Debunk Doping Myth

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, bjj

Rafael Mendes should've been one of the faces of jiu-jitsu for the next decade. Double ADCC champion.

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Karel Pravec: Keep the Olympics Away From Jiu-Jitsu — Rules Will Ruin It

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

The irony is so obvious it hurts: jiu-jitsu spent thirty years fighting for mainstream recognition—for seats at the table, for media coverage, for the legitimacy that comes with Olympic inclusion. Now that it might actually get there, practitioners are looking at what happened to judo and wondering

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Schultz Claims Gracie Family Blocked ADCC And Destroyed Tapes

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

Mark Schultz doesn't do jiu-jitsu. The 1984 Olympic wrestling gold medalist is a wrestler — a sport that makes BJJ look like tai chi in a sensory deprivation tank.

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BRAUS Foundation's May 1 Deadline Came and Went—Their Tax Filings Still Show $0 in Merchandise Revenue

Jun 13, 2026 · charity, fundraising

The grappling community got a hard lesson in what happens when a charity makes promises it apparently can't keep. The BRAUS Foundation, which has spent years positioning itself as the philanthropic backbone of BJJ, faced serious questions after their own IRS filings revealed something glaring: $0 re

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