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…
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BJJ Black Belt Convicted Of SA To 15 Years in Prison Was Hiding Out And Competing In UAE
An arrest warrant issued by the São Paulo courts in March 2025 remains unserved. The man named on that warrant, André Luís Siqueira Pinheiro, known in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community…
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…
Meregali Overwhelmed By Culture Of Abuse And The Number Of Responses To His Public Plea For Information Regarding Melqui Galvao
Nicholas Meregali used his public platform to call for information related to the case of Melquizedec de Lima Galvão Ferreira, the jiu-jitsu coach and civil police investigator known as Melqui…
Then 12 year old Girl Targeted By Melqui Galvao Shares Her Harrowing Account of Abuse
A young woman has come forward with a deeply disturbing account of the SA she says she endured at the hands of Melqui Galvao, describing a pattern of manipulation that…
Police Chief Suspected Of Helping Squash Melqui Galvao Investigation Releases Statement
The Union of Career Police Delegates of the State of Amazonas, known as SINDEPOL/AM, issued a formal statement on April 29, 2026, pushing back sharply against coverage by TV SBT…
BJJ Gym Owner Reveals He Kicked Out Melqui Galvao From His Gym After Finding PED Evidence
Hector Vasquez opened up on the Musumeci’s Overdogs Podcast about his personal history with Melqui Galvao, revealing that the embattled coach was once housed, fed and trained at his Las…
BJJ Must Implement PED Testing To Get A Chance To Be In The Olympics – This Is What They’ve Been Forced To do At The Asian Games
Alexandre Nascimento, technical director for the Jiu-Jitsu International Federation and a long-time resident of Abu Dhabi, laid out in precise detail what it takes for jiu-jitsu to operate within the…
Melqui Galvao Allegedly Used Police Ties To Squash Previous Misconduct Reports
Jiu-jitsu coach and civil police investigator Melquizedec de Lima Galvão Ferreira, 47, known in the sport as Melqui Galvão, was arrested in Manaus, Amazonas, following allegations of assault involving a…
NIcholas Meregali Makes A Public Plea Following Melqui Galvao Arrest: Please Come Forward
In the day following the arrest of jiu-jitsu coach Melqui Galvão, Nicholas Meregali posted a video to social media that quickly gathered over 75,000 likes. The message was direct and…