Gordon Ryan ADCC champion and grappling superfight contender
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Gordon Ryan Next Fight: Superfight Options 2026

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…

Two BJJ practitioners training Brazilian jiu-jitsu techniques on the mat
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White Belt BJJ: First Year Survival Guide

Your first year in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is going to be one of the most humbling, frustrating, and rewarding experiences of your life. You’ll get tapped by people half your size, forget everything you learned five minutes after class, and question why you signed up in the first place. Then something clicks — a sweep works,…

Nicky Rod BJJ: UFC Debut vs Elder Cruz at UFC BJJ 6
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Nicky Rod BJJ: UFC Debut vs Elder Cruz at UFC BJJ 6

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….

Charles Oliveira inside the UFC octagon under the lights during a championship fight
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Holloway vs Oliveira: The BJJ Gi Training Edge

UFC 326 lands this Saturday, March 7, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and fight fans are buzzing about the main event: BMF champion Max Holloway defending his title against former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. But what’s got the MMA and BJJ community talking even more than the fight itself is how Holloway has…