BJJ News

13-Year-Old Hospitalized After Gauntlet Hazing at BJJ Academy in Brazil

Apr 11, 2026 · brazil, gauntlet

The municipal youth jiu-jitsu program in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil promised discipline, confidence, and healthy routines. The kind of thing you'd put on a government brochure next to a photo of smiling kids in white gis.

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Accused Grappler Returns to Training at Simple Man — Community Debates Whether One-Year Timeout at Your Brother's Gym Counts

Apr 11, 2026 · accountability, community

Jacob "Jay Rod" Rodriguez is training at Simple Man Martial Arts again. If you need a second to process that sentence, take your time.

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A $11 Million Company Claims 18,000 Gyms. Only 800 Checked the Box.

Apr 11, 2026 · bjjlink, business

Mixed Martial Arts Group Limited wants you to know that business is booming. The company — which trades on the NYSE under the ticker MMA, because subtlety is dead — just announced "frictionless self-onboarding" for its BJJLink gym management platform.

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The Numbers Behind the Most Grappling-Dependent UFC Title Challenger in Years

Apr 11, 2026 · BJJ in MMA, flyweight

There's a number floating around that should make every jiu-jitsu practitioner sit up straight. That's the percentage of Tatsuro Taira's significant strikes that come from the ground.

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Dern vs Robertson: Two BJJ Black Belts Might Actually Fight for a UFC Title

Apr 10, 2026 · bjj-in-mma, gillian-robertson

Mackenzie Dern was sitting at a Celebrity Poker Tour table in Las Vegas when she casually dropped what might be the most significant matchmaking news in women's MMA this year. "They're kind of talking about giving me Gillian Robertson." Not a press conference.

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Jiri Prochazka Swam 30 Meters Under a Frozen Lake. Your Ice Bath Doesn't Count.

Apr 10, 2026 · extreme training, Jiri Prochazka

There's a certain type of guy at every gym who sits in a cold tub for 90 seconds after open mat and talks about it for the rest of the week like he summited K2....

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Dana White Approves Tsarukyan vs Musumeci: 'If Claudia Wants It Done, She'll Get It Done'

Apr 08, 2026 · claudia-gadelha, dana-white

Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a timeline where Arman Tsarukyan never called out Tom Hardy and the biggest crossover grappling match in UFC BJJ history just... doesn't happen. But we live in this timeline. The...

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Man Who Called Brazil 'A Dump Full Of Filthy Animals' Announces Comeback Event In Brazil

Apr 08, 2026 · brazil, chael-sonnen

Chael Sonnen has announced that Submission Underground 30 will take place in Florianópolis, Brazil on May 17. He's going to Brazil. On purpose. For anyone who needs the recap: this is the man who bought...

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