BJJ News–Page 40

Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant

Jun 12, 2026 · ben-askren, comeback

Ben Askren is coming back to fighting less than a year after a double lung transplant. We live in a sport where fighters pop anti-inflammatories before morning open mat like vitamins.

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An MMA Fighter With a 2-2 Record Drowned Saving Four Teenage Girls — He Did More With His Career Than Most Champions Ever Will

Jun 12, 2026 · athlete-news, community

We spend a lot of time in this community arguing about records. Submission percentages.

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Joe Rogan Warned Chimaev About Wrestling After the Title Loss — He Was Already Booked Anyway

Jun 12, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Joe Rogan went on his podcast and spelled out a specific injury concern about Khamzat Chimaev's decision to compete in freestyle wrestling just six weeks after losing the UFC middleweight title. By the time Rogan finished naming that concern, Chimaev was already locked in for RAF 10 on June 13 in St

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Ruslan Abdulaev: The Heavyweight Nobody Could Move Made It to ADCC 2026

Jun 12, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

When Ruslan Abdulaev's ADCC World Championships invite was officially announced, it landed without the usual controversy or debate that had surrounded several other 2026 selections. But the real story wasn't the invite itself — it was the twenty-one-day chain reaction that preceded it, starting with

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Luke Thomas Becomes The First Voice To Say BJJ Isn't Washed In MMA — Names Buchecha, Names Vieira, Distinguishes Between Them

Jun 12, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-mma

Somebody finally said the obvious thing. For the last month, the BJJ-doesn't-work-in-MMA take has been the most reliable podcast filler in the sport.

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New Grappling Champion Discovers He Cannot Compete At ADCC, UFC BJJ, CJI, or Any Event Run By Anyone With Internet Access Due to Overlapping Exclusivity Clauses He Signed at Different Open Mats

Jun 12, 2026 · competition, contracts

When you're the hottest new name in submission grappling but can't actually compete anywhere because you signed your life away at three different open mats. That's the reality for newly crowned regional champion Marcus 'The Anaconda' Delgado, who just discovered the hard way that those clipboard-wie

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SUG 30: When Submission Underground's Six-Time Champion Couldn't Show Up Because the UFC Owned His Schedule

Jun 12, 2026 · chael-sonnen, competition-results

When Chael Sonnen announced the return of Submission Underground after nearly five years away, there was one glaring absence that told you everything about where grappling's power structure had shifted. Mason Fowler, the reigning absolute champion with six SUG titles to his name — more than any othe

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Yuri Simoes Won Three ADCC Titles. Then He Went 0-2 in ONE Championship MMA. Now He's Trying Again.

Jun 12, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Yuri Simoes never gave up a single point in the 2022 ADCC absolute. He gave up two unanimous decisions in MMA.

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