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Sarajevo 2026: The Stars to Watch at the European Judo Kata Championships
The European Judo Kata Championships in Sarajevo will host 393 competitors from 28 nations. The 2026 event features divisions across senior, junior, cadet, and adapted judo.
Brown Belts Shine at the 2026 Brasileiro
Brown belt competitors Hazel Butcher-Salazar, Rafael Gamba, Luandra Barbosa, Jeferson Tijolo, and Kellen Arraes secured titles at the 2026 Brasileiro in São Paulo.
U.S. Kicks Off Pan-American Championships with Six Greco Golds
The United States won six Greco-Roman gold medals, and Cuba earned two, on the first day of the 2026 Pan-American Wrestling Championships in Coralville, Iowa. The event began on May 8.
Top Purple Belts Capture Brasileiro Spotlight
Top purple belt athletes competed in the Brasileiro Grand Slam event, with Kellyson Carlos, India Risby, Lucas Yan, Mia Montesinos, Fernando Paiva, Isis Maciel, and Luca Veras securing titles.
2026 Brasileiro Black Belts Preview | Male Divisions
The IBJJF 2026 Brasileiro black belt male divisions are scheduled for May 2-3 in São Paulo, Brazil. The event features elite competitors across roosterweight, light-featherweight, featherweight, lightweight, and middleweight.
2026 Brasileiro Black Belt Preview | Female Divisions
The 2026 Brasileiro will feature a collection of female black belts competing across eight weight divisions. The IBJJF Grand Slam event is scheduled to begin Saturday, May 2, and conclude Sunday, May 3.
Elite Brown Belts Prepare to Clash at Brasileiro
The IBJJF 2026 Brasileiro will feature elite brown belt competitors across various divisions in São Paulo, Brazil. Days seven and eight of the event are dedicated to the brown belt categories.
Brasileiro to Showcase Top Purple Belts
The 2026 Brasileiro will feature top-ranked purple belts Lucas Yan, India Risby, Kellyson Carlos, Natalee Funegra, Eiki, Mia Montesinos, Fernando Paiva, and Isis Maciel, competing for major titles.
Standout Blue Belts to Watch at Brasileiro
Top blue belt competitors, including Johnny Anderson and Alyson Lima, are scheduled to compete at the 2026 Brasileiro.
2026 ADCC West Coast Trials Results
The 2026 ADCC North American West Coast Trials took place on April 19, 2026, at the Fairplex Expo Hall 9 in Pomona, California. Eight grapplers earned qualification for the ADCC World Championship in Krakow, Poland.
2026 1st ADCC South American Trials, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The first 2026 ADCC South American Qualifier took place on March 16, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event determined the initial South American representatives for the ADCC World Championship finals in Poland.
2026 Brasileiro | Female Black Belt Standouts
The 2026 Brasileiro black belt divisions concluded in São Paulo, Brazil. Mayssa Bastos, Ashlee Funegra, Mia Funegra, Sarah Galvão, Elisabeth Clay, Maria Vicentini, and Yara Soares secured titles.
2026 Brasileiro | Male Black Belt Masterclass
The IBJJF 2026 Brasileiro concluded on May 6, 2026, at Ginásio Poliesportivo José Correa in São Paulo, Brazil. Ítalo Almeida, Rerisson Gabriel, Meyram Maquiné, Andy Murasaki, Tainan Dalpra, and Alex Munis secured black belt titles.
2026 Pan-American Championships Preview: Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Women's Wrestling
The 2026 Pan-American Wrestling Championships will take place in Coralville, Iowa, United States, from May 7 to 11. The United States enters as the dominant team, having won freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s wrestling team titles every ye
2026 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Results
The 2026 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals concluded on May 4, 2026, at the Ginásio Poliesportivo José Correa in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil. The event, organized by the CBJJ, crowned champions across multiple adult black belt divisions.
Standout Blue Belt Performances at Brasileiro
Juliana Cidade, Johnny Anderson, Karol Deleprani, Guilherme Camargo, Matheus Silva, and Chloe Pereira won titles at the 2026 Brasileiro. The IBJJF Grand Slam event took place on May 4, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil.
CJI vs ADCC — How $1M Rewrote Pro Grappling Economics
On August 17, 2024, Kade Ruotolo and Nicky Rodriguez each walked off a mat in Las Vegas with a $1,000,000 check.[1][2] On the same weekend, roughly 60 miles down the road, the winner of the ADCC World Championship absolute division — the most prestigious individual prize in submission grappling — collected $40,000.[3] An ADCC weight-class gold medal paid $10,000, a number that had not moved in over a decade.[4] That gap — two orders of magnitude between the same athletes doing the same thing on the same weekend — is the entire story of what Craig Jones did to professional grappling. Everything that has happened since, from ADCC's first-ever show money to the $10M figure now sitting on the table for July 2026, is a downstream consequence of one Australian black belt deciding the leverage… → Full article: /explore/news/5fe92c46-2466-42c4-989a-9e8ed8558034
LIVE BLOG: Pan-American Championships (DAY FOUR)
Day four of the Pan-American Championships in Coralville, Iowa on May 10 featured seven freestyle gold-medal bouts as the continental championship season concluded.
Welker Pins World Champ Reasco to Win Pan-Am Gold
Kylie Welker pinned world champion Genesis Reasco to defend her Pan-American 76kg title in Coralville, Iowa on May 9.
Tóth Krisztián Elected President of the Hungarian Judo Association
Tóth Krisztián was elected President of the Hungarian Judo Association on 10 May at the Hungarian House of Sport in Budapest.
ADCC 2026 Crisis As Ticket Sales Crawl And Controversy Mounts
ADCC 2026 faces low ticket sales and multiple organizational controversies four months before the September event at Tauron Arena Kraków, Poland.
UFC 328 results: Sooo … About last night | Khamzat vs. Strickland
Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev by split decision at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, to claim the UFC middleweight title for the second time.
Joshua Van Stops Tatsuro Taira, Tells Pantoja To Get Ready
Joshua Van retained the UFC flyweight title with a fifth-round TKO over Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328 on Saturday night.
UFC 328 live blog: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland
Khamzat Chimaev defended the UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 328 on May 10 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Bryce Mitchell accuses Khamzat Chimaev of missing weight ahead of UFC 328
Bryce Mitchell publicly accused Khamzat Chimaev of missing weight at the UFC 328 weigh-in ahead of Chimaev's middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland in Newark.
Schools In China Are Now Making Jiu-Jitsu A Mandatory Subject: “All The Way From Kindergarten”
Several schools in Shanghai and Suzhou have added Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo to their mandatory academic curriculum, with students graded on progress alongside subjects like math and science.
Steve Erceg names potential opponents after UFC Perth win
Steve Erceg named Amir Albazi and Brandon Royval as potential next opponents following his unanimous decision win over Tim Elliott at UFC Perth.
Helena Crevar Set To Defend Polaris Lightweight Title Against Amanda Pamela Nicole
Helena Crevar will defend her Polaris women's lightweight title against Amanda Pamela Nicole at Polaris 37 in the United Kingdom.
UFC 328 weigh-in results: Title fights set; 1 fighter 4 pounds over
Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland made weight for the UFC 328 middleweight title main event, while Jeremy Stephens missed the lightweight limit by four pounds.
‘Armen is the backup’: Dana White confirms Tsarukyan as standby for UFC Freedom 250 main event
Dana White confirmed Arman Tsarukyan as the backup fighter for the Topuria–Gaethje lightweight title bout at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14.