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Nate Diaz on Jiu-Jitsu in schools is the kind of quote that instantly grabs grapplers, fight fans, and anyone who thinks martial arts talk usually drifts into cliché. This one did not. Diaz was direct, almost dismissively simple about it: people should learn how to defend themselves, schools are the obvious place to start, and […] The post [Nate Diaz On Jiu-Jitsu In Schools: It Isn’t Just About Fighting And That’s The Point](https://bjj-world.com/nate-diaz-on-jiu-jitsu-in-schools/) appeared first on [BJJ World](https://bjj-world.com).

Dante Leon and Kenta Iwamoto battled it out in one of the best ONE Championship welterweight matches imaginable at ONE Fight Night 42 on April 10th, 2026. It was a great booking that was always going to produce fireworks, just like it did the last time they met. The pair first faced each other in the […] The post [Dante Leon Seals Win Over Kenta Iwamoto In Last Seconds At ONE Fight Night 42](https://jitsmagazine.com/dante-leon-seals-win-over-kenta-iwamoto-in-last-seconds-at-one-fight-night-42/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).

Fight 2 Win 311 took place in Palo Alto, California on April 10th, 2026 and there was a ton of local talent featured throughout the event. The submission of the night came from veteran black belt Ahmed White, who spun to the opposite side for an armbar from the top and chased the finish even […] The post [Fight 2 Win 311: Palo Alto Full Results And Highlights](https://jitsmagazine.com/fight-2-win-311-palo-alto-full-results-and-highlights/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).

Key Takeaways AVAILABLE HERE: CLOSED GUARD VALERIO MORI UBALDINI DVD The Closed Guard Valerio Mori Ubaldini DVD is built on a simple but valuable premise: closed guard works best when you stop treating it like a stall position and start treating it like a command center. That sounds obvious, but plenty of instructionals still teach […] The post [Plan B Closed Guard Valerio Mori Ubaldini DVD Review [2026]](https://bjj-world.com/plan-b-closed-guard-valerio-mori-ubaldini-dvd-review/) appeared first on [BJJ World](https://bjj-world.com).

Legendary BJJ competitor Caio Terra has recently opened up about some of the lasting injuries that his career has left him with, and the effects they have on him are shocking. It should come as no surprise that he will be dealing with some damage given that he spent decades training hard as an elite […] The post [Caio Terra Reveals The Lasting Injuries From His BJJ Career](https://jitsmagazine.com/caio-terra-reveals-the-lasting-injuries-from-his-bjj-career/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).

Gustavo Ogawa is a Japanese-born, Brazilian grappler and a black belt under Guilherme Mendes who also worked extensively under Alexandre Ogawa (his father). Gustavo ... The post [Gustavo Ogawa](https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/gustavo-ogawa) first appeared on [BJJ Heroes](https://www.bjjheroes.com).

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has always had a strange relationship with ugly moments. A little chaos can make a match feel real. Too much of it can swallow the actual performance whole. That is exactly what happened here, because Andrew Tackett bit Vagner Rocha became the talking point almost immediately after Tackett’s title win, even though the […] The post [Andrew Tackett Bit Vagner Rocha — And That’s Now Bigger Than His UFC BJJ 7 Win](https://bjj-world.com/andrew-tackett-bit-vagner-rocha-at-ufc-bjj-7/) appeared first on [BJJ World](https://bjj-world.com).

Elite BJJ competitors Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida and Max Gimenis will now be fighting each other in the next step of their respective MMA careers. It’s a somewhat unusual choice by the UFC, as the two men have already shared the mats twice before and both of those matches ended with Buchecha winning by submission. Obviously […] The post [UFC Books Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida vs Max Gimenis](https://jitsmagazine.com/ufc-books-marcus-buchecha-almeida-vs-max-gimenis/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).

PGF World Season 9 has now come to an end after 5 weeks of nonstop action, culminating in the playoffs on April 8th, 2026. There were plenty of surprises throughout the season and they didn’t stop coming on the final day either, as the top-seeded competitors didn’t actually end up winning. In between rounds of […] The post [PGF World Season 9 Playoffs Full Results And Highlights](https://jitsmagazine.com/pgf-world-season-9-playoffs-full-results-and-highlights/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).

Key Takeaways LAPEL CHOKES FROM EVERYWHERE 2 MIKO HYTONEN DVD DOWNLOAD The Lapel Chokes From Everywhere 2 Miko Hytonen DVD is the kind of instructional that immediately appeals to a certain type of Gi grappler: the one who loves finding submissions in places other people stop looking. On the product page, Miko Hytönen frames it […] The post [Lapel Chokes From Everywhere 2 Miko Hytonen DVD Review [2026]](https://bjj-world.com/lapel-chokes-from-everywhere-2-miko-hytonen-dvd-review/) appeared first on [BJJ World](https://bjj-world.com).

Kade Ruotolo is now preparing for his next professional MMA fight, as he will be facing Hiroyuki Tetsuka on ONE: The Inner Circle on May 15th, 2026. The event will be an exclusive night of elite fights from ONE Championship, with 5 blockbuster bouts booked across multiple disciplines. Ruotolo and Tetsuka are both exciting fighters […] The post [Kade Ruotolo To Fight Hiroyuki Tetsuka At ONE: The Inner Circle](https://jitsmagazine.com/kade-ruotolo-to-fight-hiroyuki-tetsuka-at-one-the-inner-circle/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).

Enyo Grappling 8 took place on April 4th, 2026 and the main event was a crazy team matchup between two teams that were put together to represent the North and South of England. There were plenty of great battles coming from the juniors at the beginning of the event, followed by a ton of submission […] The post [Enyo Grappling 8: North vs South Full Results And Highlights](https://jitsmagazine.com/enyo-grappling-8-north-vs-south-full-results-and-highlights/) appeared first on [Jitsmagazine.com](https://jitsmagazine.com).