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Rigan Machado Got His 9th-Degree Red Belt From The Man IBJJF Demoted Him Under — At A Ceremony The IBJJF Didn't Sanction

Rigan Machado Got His 9th-Degree Red Belt From The Man IBJJF Demoted Him Under — At A Ceremony The IBJJF Didn't Sanction

May 09, 2026 · competition-results, csw
Three weeks ago, on April 10, Rigan Machado walked into the Combat Submission Wrestling World Conference in Los Angeles and walked out a 9th-degree red belt. Rorion Gracie tied it on him.
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Former Police Investigator Melqui Galvão Was Transported to São Paulo in a Police Car Trunk — The Former Cop Is Now the Cargo

Former Police Investigator Melqui Galvão Was Transported to São Paulo in a Police Car Trunk — The Former Cop Is Now the Cargo

May 09, 2026 · arrest, athlete-news
He arrived at Guarulhos International Airport on the night of May 7 with what Brazilian press described as a fixed and defiant gaze. Melqui Galvão spent years with the Amazonas Civil Police, training law enforcement in defensive techniques across the country.
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Kade Ruotolo's Training Wheels Are Officially Off

Kade Ruotolo's Training Wheels Are Officially Off

May 09, 2026 · athlete-news, christian-lee
Three first-round submissions. That's the Kade Ruotolo MMA experience so far.
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Buchecha Is 0-2-1 In the UFC. Ryan Spann Knocked Him Out In Round Two. The Kindest Outcome Is a Quiet Exit.

Buchecha Is 0-2-1 In the UFC. Ryan Spann Knocked Him Out In Round Two. The Kindest Outcome Is a Quiet Exit.

May 09, 2026 · athlete-news, buchecha
Ryan Spann gave himself a C+ for the night he knocked Buchecha out. Not a knock on Spann's honesty — he collected a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus and left the cage thinking he could've done better.
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RIP Macarrão — Rolls Gracie's Famous Five Are Now Four

RIP Macarrão — Rolls Gracie's Famous Five Are Now Four

May 08, 2026 · competition-results, famous-five
Marcio 'Macarrão' Stambowsky died on April 2, 2026. He was one of the original handful of black belts that Rolls Gracie promoted before Rolls's hang-gliding death in 1982, the group still known as the 'Famous Five' even though the count was always a little fuzzy.
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Surf Bully Tells BJJ Black Belt to 'Go Back to Your Country.' It Did Not Go the Way He Expected.

Surf Bully Tells BJJ Black Belt to 'Go Back to Your Country.' It Did Not Go the Way He Expected.

May 08, 2026 · bjj-real-world, community
Last Saturday morning at Steamer Lane, a surfer ended up face-down on the shore, mid-apology, being held in a submission by the guy he'd just threatened to beat up. Then he said it again.
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The Cardio-Kickboxing Industry Has Been Selling Self-Defense For Thirty Years. Every Open-Mat Clip Reminds Us It Doesn't Work.

The Cardio-Kickboxing Industry Has Been Selling Self-Defense For Thirty Years. Every Open-Mat Clip Reminds Us It Doesn't Work.

May 08, 2026 · bjj-effectiveness, cardio-kickboxing
The pattern is so old it has a rhythm to it. A striker with a fitness brand and a six-figure follower count gets curious about jiu-jitsu, walks into an open mat, gets tapped by somebody who has been training a fraction of the time they've been doing what their bio calls "combat sports," and then has
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Caio Terra Can't Brush His Teeth. His Motto Was 'Technique Conquers All.'

Caio Terra Can't Brush His Teeth. His Motto Was 'Technique Conquers All.'

May 08, 2026 · caio-terra, injuries
Caio Terra can't brush his teeth. Not in the metaphorical sense.
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