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Jiu-Jitsu Weekly Roundup — August 2, 2026: Greg...

Gregor Gracie took the R$200,000 Masters Grand Prix at BJJ Stars 19, AOJ swept Kids Pans, and Taylor Pearman joined the ADCC 2026 field at -77kg. Plus the Polaris Welterweight...

MMA Weekly Roundup — August 2, 2026: UFC Belgra...

UFC Belgrade delivered the most finishes on a single card in promotional history, Usman Nurmagomedov hit free agency at 22-0, and Makhachev vs. Machado Garry looms in Philadelphia. Here is...

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Jiu-Jitsu Weekly Roundup — July 26, 2026: FloGr...

FloGrappling and ONE Championship announce a strategic partnership, 2,607 kids compete at the IBJJF Pan Kids Championship, Valter Walker lands a fifth straight first-round submission in the UFC, and the...

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MMA Weekly Roundup — July 26, 2026: Ankalaev Fi...

Magomed Ankalaev stopped short-notice replacement Bogdan Guskov in the fifth round to headline UFC Abu Dhabi on a night that paid out $525,000 in bonuses. Plus: Salahdine Parnasse signs with...

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Where Did Jiu-Jitsu Really Come From? The Histo...

ADCC absolute champion turned historian Robert Drysdale spent years chasing the true origins of jiu-jitsu — and the story is richer, more Japanese, and more human than the legend. A...

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Who Is the Kimura Named After?

Every grappler learns the Kimura. Fewer know it carries the name of a real man — Masahiko Kimura, widely called the greatest judoka who ever lived, and the one who...