ONE FC Releases Garry Tonon
Garry Tonon has been released by ONE FC, joining four other athletes shown the door as the organization continues to cut spending under significant financial pressure. The Bangkok Post’s Nick…
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Gilbert Burns Plans to Compete In IBJJF Master Worlds Following UFC Retirement
After announcing his retirement from MMA following his loss to Mike Malott at UFC in Canada, Gilbert Burns wasted no time laying out what comes next. In a video, Burns…
BJJ Black Belt Says He’s Leaving His Academy After Leadership Dismissed Misconduct Reports
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has stepped away from his position as a professor at OBJJ after the academy’s leadership refused to take action against a fellow instructor following documented…
Tackett Brothers Confirm UFC BJJ Is Starting PED Testing Later in 2026
The Tackett brothers, both active UFC BJJ competitors, made a dual announcement this week. In a promotional video, William and Andrew Tackett confirmed that UFC BJJ plans to incorporate formal…
Gilbert Burns Plotting Jiu-Jitsu Return Following UFC Retirement
Gilbert Burns built his identity on the mats long before he ever stepped inside a UFC octagon. After officially announcing his retirement following a loss to Mike Malott in the UFC,…
Georges St-Pierre Talks About Rolling With John Danaher In His Prime
In a conversation with Thomas DeLauer, MMA icon Georges St-Pierre talked about how conditioning has limits at the elite level, and he used his own Jiu-Jitsu instructor, John Danaher, as…
Influencer Tries Jiu-jitsu After Almost A Decade Of Fitness Based Martial Arts, And Gets A Rude Awakening
Riley Rehl has spent eight years doing Body Combat, a mixed martial arts-inspired group fitness class she describes as “shadow boxing set to music.” Confident in her abilities, she set…
BJJ A Mandatory School Subject In Shanghai, It’s Jump Starting The Largest Kids Jiu-Jitsu Program In China
TJ, the owner of EFL gym in Shanghai and founder of what may be the largest children’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program in China, sat down with Ramsey Dewey in a recent…
Mario Lopez Competes At IBJJF Open In The Purple Belt Division
At 52 years old, Mario Lopez stepped onto the competition mat at the IBJJF OC Spring Open held April 11th and 12th at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gymnasium in Fullerton,…
Joe Rogan Questions If We Can Say Charles Oliveira Has The Best Jiu-Jitsu In The UFC: Islam Messed Him Up
On a recent episode of JRE MMA Show #177, podcast host Joe Rogan sat down with John Rallo, Matt Serra, and Din Thomas for a conversation about mixed martial arts.…