BJJ News

Song Yadong Submits Former Champ, Casually Asks 'Who Doesn't Know Jiu-Jitsu?'

Jun 24, 2026 · competition-results, deiveson-figueiredo

Song Yadong submitted Deiveson Figueiredo via guillotine choke at UFC Macau on May 30, 2026. That's a technical fact.

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Izaak Michell — Who Has an Active Felony Warrant — Was Booked to Fight Francisco Lo at ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok

Jun 24, 2026 · competition-results, francisco-lo

Izaak Michell was booked for ONE Fight Night 33 in Bangkok on July 11, 2026, to face Francisco Lo in a welterweight submission grappling match at Lumpinee Stadium. The matchup itself read like a reasonable test: two grapplers still searching for their first ONE Championship victories, both with legi

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Tainan Dalpra and Mica Galvão Have Never Competed at the Same IBJJF Major — The Sport's Two Best Active Gi Competitors Keep Missing Each Other

Jun 24, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

Dalpra has three world titles. Galvão has the Super Grand Slam.

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Owen Jones Steps In for Kade Ruotolo — Short-Notice ONE Fight Night 44 Call Creates Opening for Rising Star

Jun 24, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

Owen Jones got the call. The kind of call that changes careers — a short-notice opportunity to step onto one of ONE Championship's biggest stages against Fabricio Andrey at ONE Fight Night 44, filling the spot Kade Ruotolo left open.

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Gordon Ryan Retired But Never Stopped Critiquing Everyone Else's Losses

Jun 23, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

When Kaynan Duarte lost to Ruslan Abdulaev in an upset at the AIGA Global Champions League in June 2025, Gordon Ryan's immediate response was not sympathy or silence. It was: "You got owned by unknown obese man." Duarte, a two-time ADCC world champion with credentials Ryan had to respect, had just a

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RAF 9 Lineup Proved UFC Athletes Only Need Wrestling When Punches Aren't Allowed

Jun 23, 2026 · combat-sports, competition-results

There was a moment in every combat athlete's career when they voluntarily walk into a format that removes their biggest advantage. RAF 9 in Arlington on June 1st was that moment for five UFC-credentialed fighters: Gable Steveson (UFC heavyweight, making his wrestling promotion debut against Alexandr

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Fight 2 Win Expands to Brazil for First Time — F2W 316 São Paulo Success Signals Geographic Shift

Jun 23, 2026 · brazil, competition-results

Fight 2 Win 316 took place in São Paulo in late May, marking the promotion's first event in Brazil. It wasn't a guest appearance or a visiting circus—it was F2W 316, a regular sequence event in the city that birthed the Gracie family legacy, redefined through the Miyao brothers, Murilo Bustamante, a

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John Danaher Says Winning Means Nothing If You Win the Wrong Way — Three Days Before IBJJF Worlds

Jun 23, 2026 · athlete-news, competition

John Danaher, the BJJ coach renowned for his analytical mind and aversion to direct sunlight, posted a philosophical gem just three days before the IBJJF World Championships kicked off. That "winning doesn't mean anything if you win the wrong way." Oh, John.

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