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Explore Xande Ribeiro's absolute Worlds victories, two ADCC titles, Six Blades, and the distinction between his 2022 Worlds farewell and later masters gold.

Understand the work behind a BJJ tournament: scorekeeping, ring coordination, and event support. Confirm the role, training, pay, and competition rules.

A women's open mat can connect training partners across academies. Know the format, check the invitation, and leave room for different goals.

Follow Bernardo Faria from Juiz de Fora and Alliance to the 2015 Worlds and BJJ Fanatics, with context on his competition game and move into teaching.

Cobrinha's 2017 season brought five major titles at age 37. Follow his gi and ADCC results, the Mendes rivalry, and the wrestling work behind that run.

Rafael Mendes won six featherweight Worlds titles and retired at 27. Explore his ADCC rivalry with Cobrinha and the academy he helped build.

Before arguing about commitment, find out why your child wants to quit BJJ. Separate the sport from the schedule, partner concerns, and adult pressure.

Be a better BJJ training partner with women: agree on intensity, provide honest resistance, ask before coaching or filming, and respect a declined round.

Follow Bia Mesquita's path from 2014 Worlds double gold and a 2017 ADCC title to her 2025–2026 UFC results, with dated sources and match context.

Keep class changes, open-mat plans, and useful questions visible without turning the BJJ group chat into another job.

Explore Ffion Davies's 2022–2023 championship results, from gi Worlds and ADCC gold to a World No-Gi double, with context for the matches behind the medals.

Worlds gold, ADCC gold, eight years of learning to fight, and now a belt she has defended. What Dern's run really proves about jiu-jitsu in MMA.

The operator's guide to Sunday open mat: who supervises, waivers, whether to charge, and why consistency beats picking the perfect time slot.

Five light-featherweight world titles, one more than Robson Moura or his own coach. Then Pato laid his belt on the mat in Long Beach and walked off.

The Marietta numbers get quoted everywhere. Here is what that study measured, what it didn't, and where sport BJJ turns dangerous.

Seven straight Worlds golds at 48.5 kg, 74 submissions, and not one loss by submission. A look at how Mayssa Bastos wins.

Three world titles, an ADCC double medal on his first attempt, then a wrecked shoulder and 17 months away. Meregali's career is the best test case we have.

The specifics no one teaches: rolling with someone 60 lbs lighter, finishing a submission you've already won, and why the room quietly ranks you.

$10,001 to show up, $1 million to win, scheduled against ADCC on purpose. How an Australian with two silver medals became the sport's loudest problem.

Four ADCC golds, five world titles, 138 black belts and a website that changed what an instructional was. Marcelo Garcia's real legacy is teaching.

Twelve world titles, six straight absolute golds and a straight ankle lock she has landed 42 times. A look at what Gabi Pessanha's jiu-jitsu is built from.

Four matches, four back chokes, six minutes of work. How Tainan Dalpra became the gi competitor nobody in his division wants to draw.

Gracie Barra, Alliance, Atos, 10th Planet: what an affiliation gives a gym, what it costs them, and why it tells you less than the head instructor does.

How to train BJJ while traveling — finding a gym in a new city, drop-in etiquette, mat fees, what to pack, and why open mats are a traveler's best friend.