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Gabriel Bonfim Defeats Belal Muhammad 50-45

Jun 11, 2026 · belal-muhammad, competition-results

Gabriel Bonfim didn't just beat Belal Muhammad on June 6 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. All three rounds, all three judges: 50-45, 50-45, 50-45.

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When Mica Galvão's Rebranding Lasted Exactly 96 Hours

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-college

Something happened at BJJ College that crystallized one of grappling's most persistent structural problems in real time. That's how long Mika Jiu-Jitsu lasted before it was put on indefinite hold.

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How Mica Galvao Named His New Team After Himself—While Walking Away From One Named After His Father

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

The jiu-jitsu world watched something rare unfold: a clean organizational break, executed without the usual corporate apologies or half-measures. When Micael "Mica" Galvão announced he was leaving Melqui Galvão Jiu-Jitsu and launching Mika Jiu-Jitsu, the move wasn't just a name change.

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Diogo Reis's Return to Competition After Leaving Fight Sports Manaus

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

When Diogo Reis stepped into the ONE Championship cage for Fight Night 43 on May 15, he was doing something that looked routine on the surface but carried weight underneath it. He was defending his ONE flyweight submission grappling championship against Yuki Takahashi.

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When Mackenzie Dern's Father Won Brasileiros Gold at 58 — Megaton Dias Took Master 7 Lightweight As João Miyao Claimed Master 1

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, brasileiros

A quiet milestone slipped past the main narrative of what the IBJJF circuit was building toward. On May 1, when the masters block of the 2026 Brasileiros rolled through Barueri, Wellington "Megaton" Dias—who had just turned 58 the previous October—stepped onto the mat and won Master 7 Lightweight go

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Thug Trials 3 and the Lovato Jr.-Rocha Match That Finally Happened

Jun 11, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

pulled off something that had been floating around the grappling community's wishlist for years. On May 11th, three days after competing at a NAIA collegiate wrestling meet against athletes who were in middle school when he was winning ADCC titles, the 42-year-old showed up in Doral, Florida, rear n

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Mikey Musumeci Says IBJJF Rules Encourage Strategy Over Fighting — 'It's So Easy to Lose'

Jun 11, 2026 · athlete-news, competition

"Nobody actually wants to fight." That's Mikey Musumeci on IBJJF competition. Not a disgruntled blue belt venting after losing on advantages at a regional.

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Jungle Fight 149: When Matheus Araujo Held the RNC Past the Tap—and Why His Excuse About His Late Mother Still Didn't Make It Okay

Jun 11, 2026 · brazil, competition

When this went down on April 25 at São Paulo's Ginásio do Ibirapuera, it seemed like a straightforward submission gone wrong. Matheus "The Monster" Araujo caught Anderson Nascimento in a rear-naked choke inside three minutes of Round 1 at Jungle Fight 149.

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