The UFC is pushing into submission grappling with exclusive contracts and big prize money. Is this good for BJJ’s growth, or a corporate takeover of a grassroots sport? We examine both sides of the debate.
Gordon Ryan stands alone at the summit of competitive grappling. No other athlete in the history of submission-only competition has achieved the level of sustained, suffocating dominance that Ryan has maintained over the past half-decade. With ADCC double gold medals, a Craig Jones Invitational title, and a competition record that reads like fiction, the question…
Hype Fighting Brazil hits Rio de Janeiro on March 11 with three submission-only grappling superfights headlined by Arman Tsarukyan, plus a Jean Silva vs Bryce Mitchell rematch and Masvidal vs Shara Magomedov.
Victor Hugo dominated the 2026 IBJJF No Gi Absolute Grand Prix, capitalizing on Pedro Marinho’s split-second distraction in the final to win 15-2 on points and claim the $50,000 first-place prize in Costa Mesa, California.
ADCC 2026 heads to Krakow, Poland on September 12-13 with a stacked field of world-class grapplers. Here is every confirmed athlete, weight class breakdown, and the biggest storylines heading into the most anticipated grappling event of the year.
ACBJJ 16 brought elite grappling to Doha with gi and no gi tournaments, championship superfights, and a wild MMA crossover moment. Full results, rules breakdown, and highlights from one of professional grappling’s most exciting events.
Nick “Nicky Rod” Rodriguez, arguably the most bankable star in competitive grappling right now, has officially signed with UFC BJJ. The promotion announced his debut during UFC Mexico on Saturday, confirming he will face two-time IBJJF no-gi world champion Elder Cruz at UFC BJJ 6 on March 12 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas….
Craig Jones didn’t just start a new grappling event. He detonated a bomb under the entire professional jiu-jitsu establishment, forced a reckoning with athlete pay, and single-handedly proved that combat sports entertainment and elite-level grappling don’t have to be mutually exclusive. The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) burst onto the scene in 2024 and immediately reshaped…
Step inside any UFC octagon on any given fight night and you’ll notice a pattern. The fighters who control where the action happens are almost always the ones who get their hands raised. Wrestling has become the single most valuable martial art in mixed martial arts, and the numbers back it up in ways that…
Zabit himself posted a training video on Instagram with the caption: “6 years have passed, but my hands are still reaching for it.” Why Grappling Instead of MMA? The shift to grappling makes sense for several reasons. First, submission grappling is less physically demanding than MMA—no strikes to absorb, no weight cuts to the extreme…
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