BJJ News

Tsarukyan's Side-Quest Economy

Jun 13, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

When Real American Freestyle announced that Tony Ferguson, 42, eight UFC losses deep, hadn't wrestled since junior college, would face the No. 1 UFC lightweight contender at RAF 10 on June 13 at Chaifetz Arena in Saint Louis, it marked another milestone in Arman Tsarukyan's increasingly surreal book

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Gabi Garcia Targeting Historic Fifth ADCC Title at 40 — In a Tournament That Can't Fill Its Arena

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Gabi Garcia is going to Kraków this September to win her fifth ADCC title. She has four already — 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 — all in the Women's +65kg division.

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Andy Murasaki Submitted Every Opponent at Brasileiros — At Worlds He's the Most Dangerous Man Nobody Is Studying

Jun 13, 2026 · andrew-tackett, andy-murasaki

Andrew Tackett called him boring. Then Andy Murasaki went to Brasileiros and submitted everyone.

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Max Holloway Got His BJJ Black Belt the Hard Way — Charles Oliveira Submitted Him Into It. Now He's Fighting McGregor.

Jun 13, 2026 · bjj-black-belt, charles-oliveira

When Charles Oliveira armbarred Max Holloway in 2019, nobody expected that seven years later, Holloway would be cashing that receipt against Conor McGregor. But here we are — Holloway just received his BJJ black belt from Rylan Lizares, and the timing couldn't be more poetic.

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Fabricio Andrey Gets His ADCC 2026 Invite Two Weeks After Formally Leaving the Team Under Criminal Investigation

Jun 13, 2026 · accountability, adcc-2026

In August 2023, Fabricio Andrey explained why he was leaving the team that made him. The explanation wasn't exactly illuminating.

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When Mikey Musumeci Announced His MMA Debut—The Most Decorated Pure-BJJ Specialist Voluntarily Walked Into the Sport Where None of It Is Legal

Jun 13, 2026 · athlete-news, butt-scooter

When Mikey Musumeci made his surprise announcement to BJJDoc, the grappling world did a collective double-take. The man who had spent his entire career perfecting techniques illegal the moment a referee allows strikes was walking into MMA.

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Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: The First UFC Title Fight Built Entirely on Jiu-Jitsu

Jun 13, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

For the first time in UFC history, a title fight is being headlined by two athletes whose entire professional identity is built on jiu-jitsu. Not as a secondary skill.

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Tye Ruotolo Stops Dante Leon (Again) — The Man Who Pushed Him Hardest Three Times Got the Same Answer Every Time

Jun 13, 2026 · athlete-news, dante-leon

When Tye Ruotolo and Dante Leon squared off at ONE Fight Night 31 in Bangkok back on May 9th, it marked the conclusion of one of submission grappling's most interesting asymmetrical rivalries. Leon had walked in saying he was 100 percent confident.

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