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Polaris 40 headlines a lightweight title rematch between Garry Tonon and Sam McNally on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at Southampton Central Hall, live on FloGrappling. McNally beat Tonon 3-0 on points in the opening round of the 2022 ADCC World Championships — the single biggest upset of that tournament. Four years and a full MMA…
The no-gi calendar never slows down, and this week it was the grassroots side of the sport that stole headlines instead of the usual superfight drama. Two separate ADCC-branded opens packed mats on opposite coasts of North America, a Polish heel-hook specialist locked in his next target in Rome, a Japanese debutant made a loud…
UFC BJJ 13 takes place October 29, 2026 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, and it’s the first UFC BJJ card in the promotion’s two-year history with both titles on the line sitting vacant. William Tackett fights Jay Rodriguez for the middleweight belt Ronaldo Junior gave up to injury, and Jalen Fonacier meets UFC BJJ…
Gordon Ryan says Grok AI helped him treat a staph infection without antibiotics, a judo historian pushes back on his persona, Masaki Takeura submits via heel hook in his ONE debut, ADCC’s Open series spans five countries in a week, and Cesalina Gracie credits jiu-jitsu with saving her life on Everest.
Microsoft’s Windows brand signed Kade and Tye Ruotolo to a sponsorship deal industry watchers are calling one of the biggest in BJJ history, Owen Livesey said the room goes dead silent when John Danaher loses his temper at New Wave, and judo heavyweight Teddy Riner turned down a reported multi-million dollar UFC offer because, in…
FloGrappling’s Ben Kovacs says UFC BJJ’s economics don’t add up, Arman Tsarukyan books a crossover grappling match against Neiman Gracie, ADCC’s Open circuit expands across three continents, and Draculino calls out guru-posing coaches.
UFC BJJ 12 went down October 8 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, and four of its seven fights ended in leg locks, headlined by Gabriel Almeida’s UFC debut heel hook on former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns. Cassia Moura became the promotion’s first double champion with a split-decision win over Adele Fornarino, but…
Pawel Jaworski doesn’t have an off-season. Three weeks after becoming the first Polish athlete to win an ADCC World Championship title, the Academia Gorila standout showed up in Secaucus, New Jersey and did it again — this time with a leg lock clinic that ran through six different opponents and ended in double gold at…
Every black belt champion from the 2026 Pan No-Gi Championship in Secaucus, plus Sarah Galvao’s historic double gold and two stalled Grand Slam bids.
The 2026 IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championship runs October 2–4 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, with more than 2,300 athletes entered. It’s being called the second leg of this year’s no-gi Grand Slam, arriving three weeks after ADCC in Kraków — and fresh ADCC gold medalist Pawel Jaworski headlines a medium heavyweight…
UFC BJJ 11 headlines this week’s no-gi roundup: Musumeci outpoints Mitchell then hints at vacating his title, Fowler survives a controversial draw with Nicky Rod, and an 18-year-old debutant steals the show with a heel hook.
UFC BJJ 11 streams live and free on UFC Fight Pass Thursday, September 24 at 8pm ET from Meta APEX, headlined by reigning bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci moving up to face UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell at a 145-pound catchweight, with Musumeci’s title not on the line. The co-main is a genuine title rematch: light heavyweight…