BJJ News

Checkmat Takes Two Years To Investigate Abuse Allegations, Two Days To Expel Coach Who Taught At Wrong Gym

Apr 03, 2026 · accountability, checkmat

Jackson Douglas got his Checkmat black belt in 2020 under Lucas Leite. He competed at the highest level. And in March 2026, the organization expelled him over a weekend. The sequence: On a Friday, Douglas...

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Sport's Most Inappropriate Person Now Serves As Its Most Trusted Whistleblower

Apr 03, 2026 · accountability, bjj-culture

AUSTIN, TX — Craig Jones, the Australian grappler best known for oil-checking opponents on camera, promoting events while shirtless, and once getting physically escorted out of FloGrappling headquarters by security, has completed an unlikely career...

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UFC BJJ 7 Is the Most Loaded Card in Promotion History. That's the Problem.

Apr 03, 2026 · event-preview, fornarino

Tonight at 8 PM ET, UFC BJJ streams its seventh event free on YouTube. Three title fights. Eight bouts. A heavyweight slot that was supposed to be Nicholas Meregali. And one of the last chances...

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BJJ Practitioner Chokes Out Tourist in Bali

Apr 03, 2026 · bali, belda-sando

A viral video from Uluwatu, Bali is making the rounds, and for once the jiu-jitsu community can watch a street choke without cringing at the technique. Around 12:30 a.m. on March 30, shortly after Uluwatu...

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UFC BJJ 7 Has Three Title Fights. The One Fans Want Still Doesn't Exist.

Apr 02, 2026 · adele-fornarino, andrew-tackett

UFC BJJ 7 is tonight. Three title fights. The promotion's most stacked card to date. And the matchup the grappling world has been requesting since both men signed — Nicholas Meregali vs Nicky Rod —...

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Reddit Temperature: Black Belt in Under 5 Years, BJJ Polycule, Teaching Frustrations, Gym Red Flags

Apr 02, 2026 · bjj, black belt

Reddit's r/bjj put in more work this week than most gyms do in a month. **The Prodigy** Belal Etiabari — born in Afghanistan, raised in New Zealand, now training under Lachlan Giles at Absolute MMA...

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Kyle Boehm Says 'Temporary Break' — Gym Owner Says '100% Banned'

Apr 01, 2026 · 10th planet, accountability

Kyle Boehm, a 10th Planet black belt and 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials heavyweight winner, was banned from 10th Planet San Diego after a student reported harassment. That's according to gym owner Geo Martinez, who...

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Danis Signs Tsarukyan Fight After Covington Loss

Mar 30, 2026 · adcc, bjj

Danis Gets Mauled by Covington, Immediately Signs Up for More Dillon Danis got tech-falled 14-4 by Colby Covington at RAF 7 on Saturday night. The wrestling mismatch was exactly as lopsided as everyone predicted. Credit...

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