BJJ News

Ffion Davies Withdrew From Polaris Squads — Team Europe Is Now Captained By Nia Blackman

May 12, 2026 · ffion-davies, nia-blackman

Here's something you don't get to say often in professional grappling: the biggest star in the sport just pulled out, and the person replacing her might end up being the actual story. Ffion Davies — multiple-time IBJJF world champion, ADCC champion, the dominant force in women's no-gi grappling for

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Regional Academy Updates Website To Reflect Status As 'Official Training Home' Of Two-Time UFC Champion — He Attended A Seminar In April 2019

May 11, 2026 · bjj-business, credential-inflation

The website went up sometime last week. Under "About Our Academy" — maybe in the banner, floating over a photo of a crowded mat — there are now four words that weren't there before: Official Training Home.

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Muhammad Mokaev's Visa Problem Just Killed Netflix's Best Fight

May 11, 2026 · adriano-moraes, mma-crossover

Netflix debuts MMA on May 16th with a card headlined by Ronda Rousey versus Gina Carano. No, that's not a typo.

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BJJ Black Belt Restrains Racist Surfer Without Throwing a Punch. Then Demanded an Apology.

May 11, 2026 · bjj-in-real-life, black-belt

Watch the Sandro Santiago video and notice what isn't there. No moment where a trained martial artist decides a racist confrontation at Steamer Lane is the place to demonstrate how hard he can hit someone.

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China Has Made Jiu-Jitsu A Mandatory School Subject, Starting From Kindergarten. There Are Grades.

May 10, 2026 · china, community

China just made jiu-jitsu homework. Not an extracurricular.

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Franjinha Miller: BJJ Will Never Make the Olympics Because Private Entities Control the Sport

May 10, 2026 · alliance-bjj, competition

Alliance BJJ co-founder Romero "Franjinha" Miller gave BJJ Doc the most honest answer anyone in the sport has offered on the Olympics question: "I don't think it's gonna be Olympic. It's too much private companies running the show right now." That was last Friday.

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