Russian Men Are Paying To Get Cauliflower Ears
In Russia, a new cosmetic trend is coming up as men line up to have their ear cartilage deliberately deformed to mimic the battered look of professional MMA athletes. Cauliflower…
Author: John Davis
Melqui Galvao Transferred To Sao Paulo
Jiu-jitsu instructor Melqui Galvao has been transferred to a civil police prison in the northern part of Sao Paulo following his arrest in Manaus last week. Galvao faces charges of…
BJJ Legend Franjinha Miller: BJJ Has No Chance Of Making It Into The Olympics Because It’s Controlled By Private Entities
BJJ legend Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller, founder of Paragon BJJ and a sixth-degree black belt, sat down with RŌL Radio host Thomas for a recent podcast episode. During the conversation, Miller…
ADCC Winner Adele Fornarino Advocates For Equal Pay For Women At ADCC
ADCC champion Adele Fornarino did not hold back when discussing the state of women’s competition at ADCC during a recent appearance on The White Monster Podcast. Speaking about equal pay…
ADCC Winner Adele Fornarino Blames Entitlement And Ego Among Australians For The Difficulty She’s Having Selling Seminars
ADCC Absolute champion Adele Fornarino opened up on The White Monster Podcast about a frustration that might surprise fans: despite her historic success on the competition stage, she says Australia…
Mica Galvao Apologizes, Pauses New Team Plans After BJJ College Shutdown
Mica Galvao announced the closure of BJJ College and the launch of Mika Jiu-Jitsu earlier this month and the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world watched closely. Now in a candid video addressed…
Ed O’Neill on Jiu-Jitsu: People Don’t Get Black Belts Because They Stop Showing Up
Ed O’Neill came to jiu-jitsu the way many people do, reluctantly. It was his friend John Milius, the screenwriter behind Apocalypse Now, who kept urging him to try it, eventually…
UFC Hall Of Famer Mighty Mouse Confirms He’s Done Competing in the IBJJF, Explains He Refused Grappling Match Offer Because “Size Matters”
UFC Hall of Famer Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson sat down with MMA Today and touched on several jiu-jitsu related topics, from training with Khamzat Chimaev to turning down a grappling…
Diogo Reis Announces Departure From Melqui Galvao Team
Diogo Reis had initially chosen to stand by BJJ College in the immediate aftermath of Melqui Galvao‘s arrest, reasoning that the team still needed him even after its leader had…
ADCC 2026 Is Struggling To Sell Tickets, Main Event Set To Be Yuri Simoes vs Kaynan Duarte
The ADCC World Championship 2026 is scheduled for September 12 to 13 at Tauron Arena Kraków, one of Poland’s largest indoor venues with a published seating capacity of 15,030. With…