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Renato Canuto Tests Positive For Modafinil. The Supplement, He Says, Had A WADA Logo On Its Website.

Renato Canuto Tests Positive For Modafinil. The Supplement, He Says, Had A WADA Logo On Its Website.

The Nevada Athletic Commission has temporarily suspended four-time BJJ world champion Renato Canuto after his post-fight test from Tuff-N-Uff 152 came back positive for modafinil, the alertness-boosting "smart drug" you might recognize from the Adderall-curious-but-prescription-shy crowd. Canuto ann
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RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

Real American Freestyle had three UFC names on the May 30 card already: Gable Steveson making his RAF debut against former UFC heavyweight Alexandr Romanov, Colby Covington against former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and Arman Tsarukyan against Keelon Jimison at 175. Then on April 18, at
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Three-Time NCAA Champion Announces White House Card Fight, Then Mentions He Hasn't Actually Signed The Contract Yet

Three-Time NCAA Champion Announces White House Card Fight, Then Mentions He Hasn't Actually Signed The Contract Yet

Bo Nickal committed to fighting on the most high-profile UFC card ever booked, then mentioned in public that he hasn't actually signed the contract. The card is UFC Freedom 250.
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4.1 Million Watched Helen Maroulis Win Olympic Gold. 180,000 Watched Her RAF Title Defense.

4.1 Million Watched Helen Maroulis Win Olympic Gold. 180,000 Watched Her RAF Title Defense.

Four-point-one million Americans watched Helen Maroulis win Olympic gold on NBC primetime in 2016. Roughly 180,000 watched her first RAF title defense on FOX Nation Friday night.
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Gilbert Burns Wants A BJJ Comeback. The Sport He's Coming Back To Didn't Exist When He Left.

Gilbert Burns Wants A BJJ Comeback. The Sport He's Coming Back To Didn't Exist When He Left.

That's how long Gilbert Burns spent retired before he started hinting at coming back. Saturday night at UFC Winnipeg, he took his gloves off in the cage.
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Kade Ruotolo's Next Six Weeks Don't Math: A 21-Fight MMA Veteran, Then A Grappling Challenger Jumping 55 Pounds, And 22 Years Old Holding The Bag

Kade Ruotolo's Next Six Weeks Don't Math: A 21-Fight MMA Veteran, Then A Grappling Challenger Jumping 55 Pounds, And 22 Years Old Holding The Bag

Kade Ruotolo's next six weeks don't math. May 15, Bangkok, Lumpinee Stadium.
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Craig Jones Just Booked A $10 Million Main Event Against A Guy Who Doesn't Show Up

Craig Jones Just Booked A $10 Million Main Event Against A Guy Who Doesn't Show Up

Craig Jones just booked a ghost. Kamaru Usman summarized Dillon Danis's last twelve months of grappling activity in four words: "He doesn't show up." Days later, Craig Jones announced him as the main event of CJI 3, a $10 million grappling tournament scheduled for July 2026 at a venue to be determin
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IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

On Tuesday, the IBJJF and CBJJ issued a joint statement permanently banning Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Melquisedeque "Melqui" Galvão from both organizations and from every event they sanction. The statement called his alleged conduct "unacceptable" and a violation of "the most fundamental ethical pri
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