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Rafael Lovato Jr. Won Freestyle Wrestling at 42 — Proof That Grappling Lineage Never Expires

Rafael Lovato Jr. Won Freestyle Wrestling at 42 — Proof That Grappling Lineage Never Expires

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, college-wrestling
just won the Freestyle Wrestling US Open at 42 years old. Not as a comeback story.
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Twenty-Year-Old Crowned 'Most Dangerous Man In Grappling' — Still Hasn't Acknowledged It 50 Days Later

Twenty-Year-Old Crowned 'Most Dangerous Man In Grappling' — Still Hasn't Acknowledged It 50 Days Later

Jun 10, 2026 · andrew-tackett, athlete-media
When BJJEE published "Why Andrew Tackett is the most dangerous man in grappling right now" on the 12th, it felt like a coronation. The piece laid out the case: elite cardio, submission-first no-gi game, constant pressure, a generational shift away from point-stalling.
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Main Character JJ's Inaugural Invitational Handed Out Six Title Belts in One Night—And Exposed How Every Promotion in 2026 Is Playing the Same Game

Main Character JJ's Inaugural Invitational Handed Out Six Title Belts in One Night—And Exposed How Every Promotion in 2026 Is Playing the Same Game

Jun 10, 2026 · adcc-2026, competition-results
When Main Character Jiu-Jitsu staged its first-ever Invitational event on May 3rd, the promotion made a decision that said everything about where regional grappling had landed in 2026: it took every divisional belt it had ever stamped into existence and threw them all onto a single Saturday card. On
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When the UFC Booked Gable Steveson vs. 'The Snack Panther' — and Nobody Knew Whether to Laugh Yet

When the UFC Booked Gable Steveson vs. 'The Snack Panther' — and Nobody Knew Whether to Laugh Yet

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, gable-steveson
When Gable Steveson's long-anticipated UFC debut finally materialized, the promotion did something that felt almost too perfectly absurd to be real. They matched the youngest super-heavyweight Olympic gold medalist in history against a guy whose official fight nickname is "The Snack Panther." Fiftee
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Roosevelt De Sousa's 3-Year Ban For Meldonium—A Substance Banned A Full Decade Prior

Roosevelt De Sousa's 3-Year Ban For Meldonium—A Substance Banned A Full Decade Prior

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, doping
The BJJ community got handed a piece of paperwork that nobody particularly wanted to think about too hard. USADA announced that Roosevelt Sousa, the 2025 No-Gi Absolute World Champion, would not compete in an IBJJF event until January 12, 2029.
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Dana White Banned Dillon Danis From UFC 328. Danis's Response Was to Publish the Full Banned List.

Dana White Banned Dillon Danis From UFC 328. Danis's Response Was to Publish the Full Banned List.

Jun 10, 2026 · athlete-news, banned-list
The most logical response to a lifetime ban is to keep your head down. Maybe stay off social media for a few weeks.
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Gordon Ryan Retired Four Months Ago. He'd Like to Tell You Who the Good UFC Grapplers Are Anyway.

Gordon Ryan Retired Four Months Ago. He'd Like to Tell You Who the Good UFC Grapplers Are Anyway.

Jun 10, 2026 · competition-results, gordon-ryan
Gordon Ryan can't train. His gut — destroyed by years of antibiotics fighting recurring staph infections — won't recover on any timeline he controls.
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Khamzat Chimaev Turned Down Kyle Snyder, Asked For Bo Nickal Instead — And The UFC Already Said No

Khamzat Chimaev Turned Down Kyle Snyder, Asked For Bo Nickal Instead — And The UFC Already Said No

Jun 10, 2026 · bo-nickal, competition-results
Khamzat Chimaev signed with Real American Freestyle, then spent the next month declining the one wrestler in the building he could actually face. His RAF debut was set for RAF 10 on June 13 at Chaifetz Arena in St.
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