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Burroughs Calls Out Makhachev After 10-0 Tech Fall at RAF Moscow—Makhachev Responds: 'In the Cage, Anywhere Anytime'

Sep 07, 2026 · burroughs, callout

On September 5, 2026, at RAF Moscow, something shifted in the invisible hierarchy of combat sports. Jordan Burroughs, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, dominated his match with a 10-0 technical fall.

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The Purple Belt's ADCC Paradox: Analysis Without Stakes

Sep 07, 2026 · adcc, armchair-analysis

Every Monday at 7 p.m., before the hard rolls start, there's a purple belt at your gym who's just finished his second detailed breakdown of why ADCC 2028 will be "radically different" from 2026. He has fourteen specific points.

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Chimaev's RAF Double-Header: 13 Days, Two Matches

Sep 07, 2026 · catch-wrestling, competition-results

Khamzat Chimaev's calendar for September is going to hurt. Here's a scheduling problem disguised as ambition: Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA fighter with Swedish wrestling pedigree and Chechen grappling lineage, has committed to back-to-back wrestling matches at Real American Freestyle (RAF) events.

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Rahmani Upsets ONE Heavyweight Champ Malykhin in Freestyle Wrestling

Sep 07, 2026 · freestyle-wrestling, grappling-crossover

For three years, Artem Malykhin was the heavyweight immovable object at ONE Championship. Seventeen fights, zero losses, two divisional titles, submission finishes over legit wrestlers and grapplers.

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Jonah Hill Nails It: The Celebrity Curse in Your Gym

Sep 07, 2026 · celebrity, ego

"Everyone wants the story of — I choked out Jonah Hill." That's what actor and BJJ practitioner Jonah Hill said in a recent interview, and if you've trained long enough, you already know exactly what he means. Not because you've choked out a celebrity — most of us haven't.

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Tyron Woodley's Comeback Win Lasted Just Two Weeks

Sep 06, 2026 · combat-sports, comeback

Tyron Woodley is down 8-1 against Joaquin Buckley in the third round. Eight years without a win.

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ADCC's Ticket Math: 'On Track' Doesn't Mean Selling Out

Sep 06, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

When a major grappling organization gets on the mic six days before its flagship event and boasts about selling exactly four tickets per day, you know the conversation has shifted from "come watch this" to "please, anyone, come watch this." ADCC's recent announcement: they're "exactly on track" with

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Josh Barnett Says Blue Belts Shouldn't Get Paid. He's Half Right, and That's the Problem.

Sep 06, 2026 · blue-belt, community

Josh Barnett has a problem with you getting paid. The former UFC heavyweight champion, second-degree black belt, and catch wrestling promotion operator went on the record recently with a take that landed hard in the grappling community: blue and purple belts competing in tournaments shouldn't get pr

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