BJJ News

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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ADCC's Absolute Champion Can't Fill a Seminar in Her Own Country — Australians Think They're Already Good Enough

May 10, 2026 · adcc, adele-fornarino

She submitted Beatriz Mesquita on penalties. She submitted Bia Basilio with an armlock to win her weight class.

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Gilbert Burns Just Signed With UFC BJJ Less Than a Month After His Retirement Speech

May 10, 2026 · gilbert-burns, mma-crossover

Burns left his gloves in the Octagon on April 18. That's the image everyone locked onto after his fight with Mike Malott at UFC Winnipeg.

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Chris Bones Built His Brand on Rickson Gracie's Name. Rickson's Son Has Notes.

May 10, 2026 · chris-bones, community

Chris Bones has spent years building one of the most aggressive online presences in BJJ on a very specific foundation. He calls himself a "3rd Degree Black Belt under Master Rickson Gracie and Professor Jason Roebig." That credential — Rickson Gracie's name literally attached to his rank — is load-b

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Khamzat Chimaev Just Lost His First Fight. The Narrative Was Always the Problem.

May 10, 2026 · competition-results, khamzat-chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev lost a fight last night. It's a short sentence.

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Jeremy Stephens Missed Weight, Got Submitted, Hit 20 UFC Losses, and Left Without a Word

May 10, 2026 · competition-results, jeremy-stephens

King Green submitted Jeremy Stephens in round one at UFC 328, handing Stephens his record 20th UFC loss. Stephens spent his pre-fight week demanding the UFC raise fighter bonuses — then showed up five pounds over and forfeited 30% of his purse.

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Sean Strickland Is a Two-Time UFC Middleweight Champion. That Sentence Shouldn't Make Sense.

May 10, 2026 · competition-results, khamzat-chimaev

Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion. You can read that twice.

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Netflix's First MMA Card Features Two Fighters Who Haven't Won A Fight This Decade

May 10, 2026 · combat-sports, gina-carano

The streaming platform that changed how the world watches television is about to introduce 325 million subscribers to combat sports. And the first thing they'll see is a woman who last won a fight when "Hotline Bling" was still on the charts.

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