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Zamaya, a roughly 300-guest training resort under construction outside Tulum, Mexico, is set to become B Team's new home base this fall. The blueprint behind it says a lot about what actually makes a jiu-jitsu program work, jungle resort or neighborhood gym.
A Polish grappler nobody picked as the favorite finished two of his three matches and then out-pointed the defending champion, and the whole bracket doubles as a leg lock and armbar clinic worth studying on the mats.
Dricus du Plessis skipped an easy rebound fight and picked a career wrestler for his comeback instead, and the takedown-defense numbers explain exactly why.
Gordon Ryan and at least seven other past titleholders are sitting out this cycle, leaving three weight classes without a returning champion and putting all the weight on a new absolute superfight between Kaynan Duarte and Yuri Simoes.
The former IBJJF world champion makes her first title defense against submission specialist Gillian Robertson at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, a matchup built almost entirely on grappling credentials.
Max Holloway needed barely a minute to end Conor McGregor's comeback at T-Mobile Arena, and the rest of the UFC 329 card matched the drama with submissions, knockouts and a surprise weight-class debut.
More than doubling its 2025 schedule, UFC BJJ is turning submission grappling into a serious spectator sport with real prize money - and the ripple effects are showing up in gyms across Las Vegas.
After 17 years at Auckland's City Kickboxing and four consecutive UFC losses, Israel Adesanya has gone solo. His reasoning touches a tension every serious grappler and fighter eventually confronts.
A UFC featherweight called out the world's top no-gi grappler and the champion accepted. Here is what the match means for jiu-jitsu and why Las Vegas is paying attention.
One of European grappling's most respected promotions brings its Welterweight Grand Prix to FloGrappling on July 11, alongside a vacant bantamweight title match between Sarah Galvao and Zara Di Tofano.
The no-gi qualifier happening this Saturday feeds directly into the Krakow World Championships. Here is the full breakdown for competitors and fans.
As professional submission grappling reaches new heights of mainstream visibility, a growing wave of adults is discovering that BJJ offers something no other fitness activity does: a martial art that rewards intelligence and technique over raw athleticism.
Two submissions most practitioners have only ever seen in competition footage showed up inside the Octagon within weeks of each other in 2026, and the grappling community is paying close attention.
For the first time since launching its professional grappling brand, UFC BJJ is opening competition to athletes of all ages and skill levels. The first event is set for August 22 in Las Vegas, with three more planned before year end.
The qualification pipeline for the most prestigious submission grappling event on the planet is nearly complete. Here is where the 2026 ADCC World Championship field stands right now, and what Las Vegas grapplers should know heading into the final stretch.
On September 12 and 13, the world's best submission grapplers gather at Tauron Arena in Krakow for the most anticipated ADCC World Championship in recent memory. Here is everything you need to know before the brackets unfold.
UFC 329 is confirmed for July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, bringing the world's premier MMA organization back to the desert for a summer numbered event. Here is what the local BJJ and combat sports community should know before fight week arrives.
The 30th IBJJF World Championship in Long Beach delivered a milestone-packed event. Gabrieli Pessanha became the most decorated female competitor in Mundials history, Diego Pato retired as the most titled light featherweight ever, and the adult black belt division produced 115 submission finishes across 335 matches.
UFC BJJ 9 delivered a sharp night of submission wrestling at the Meta Apex on June 4. Mason Fowler defended the light heavyweight title with a first-round rear naked choke, Gilbert Burns made a memorable UFC BJJ debut in under sixty seconds, and CJI champion Nick Rodriguez continued building the case for his place near the top of any heavyweight conversation.
On the mats we plan for the worst-case scramble. Off the mats, every grappler should have a tow number on call. Here's ours.
Trained hard, rolled with new partners, survived the seminar. Here's where the team unwinds.