BJJ News

Gable Steveson's UFC Debut: July 11 at UFC 329

Jun 27, 2026 · gable-steveson, heavyweight

On July 11, Gable Steveson walks into the Octagon at UFC 329 to face Elisha Ellison in his UFC debut. He's an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling (2020), two-time NCAA national champion, and he's come to MMA the only way that makes sense for someone at his level: three regional fights, thre

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Kron Gracie Accuses Rafael Mendes of Steroid Use—Zero Clean Records

Jun 27, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

Kron Gracie did what nobody in elite grappling does quietly anymore: he said the quiet part out loud. This week, Kron publicly claimed that Rafael Mendes admitted to steroid use after his dominant 2009 ADCC run.

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Conor McGregor Suspended 18 Months After Testing Positive for Banned Substances

Jun 27, 2026 · anti-doping, comeback

Conor McGregor did it again. That kept getting pushed back anyway.

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Gilbert Burns' 88-Second Return to Pure Grappling

Jun 27, 2026 · gilbert-burns, grappling

Two months ago, Gilbert Burns announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He'd just lost his fifth consecutive UFC fight—a streak that included losses to some of the division's best, but also losses to fighters below his peak level.

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Roosevelt Sousa Banned 3 Years for Meldonium

Jun 27, 2026 · makhachev, meldonium

Roosevelt Sousa's career just got put in a submission hold with no referee to call the tap. On January 15, 2026, the UFC's anti-doping partner USADA handed down a three-year suspension to Sousa, a UFC contract grappler and title contender in UFC's BJJ division.

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Mikey Musumeci Said Moneyberg Was Fine — Jake Shields Has the Texts to Prove He Said It

Jun 27, 2026 · black-belt, craig-jones

Here's a thing that happens in jiu-jitsu: someone gets a black belt and the internet explodes. Then, over time, the people who signed off on it quietly distance themselves.

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ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials: Belal Etiabari Becomes First New Zealander to Win an ADCC Trials Event

Jun 27, 2026 · adcc, adcc-trials

For a sport obsessed with lineage and legacy, grappling had a blind spot the size of the Tasman Sea. New Zealand had never—not once—produced a winner at an ADCC Trials event.

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Tyron Woodley Competed in Wrestling After 20-Year Absence

Jun 27, 2026 · athlete-return, comeback

Tyron Woodley returned to wrestling. Not as a coach, not as a consultant, not as a retired legend doing celebrity exhibitions.

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