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Grappling Bulletin: Mica Shines At WNO, UFC BJJ Begins, Kit Dale, & More

Grappling Bulletin: Mica Shines At WNO, UFC BJJ Begins, Kit Dale, & More

The Grappling Bulletin is back with a quick update on everything you need to know about what's happening in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Jun 16, 2025 by Joe Gilpin
Grappling Bulletin: Mica Shines At WNO, UFC BJJ Begins, Kit Dale, & More

Get a quick rundown of everything happening in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in just a few minutes - 

What's Happening In Jiu-Jitsu

-WNO 28 went down and Mica Galvao won his first ever main event for the promotion in his fourteenth match, capturing the middleweight championship by decision. In the co-main event, Kit Dale upset the legendary Xande Ribeiro by decision.

  • WNO 28 Main Card Results:
    • Mica Galvão def. Jonnatas Gracie by decision
    • Kit Dale def. Xande Ribeiro by decision
    • Lucas Barbosa def. Dory Aoun by decision
    • Paige Ivette Clymer def. Kauane Ramos by inside heel hook
    • Declan Moody def. Fellipe Andrew by inside heel hook
    • Kyle Chambers def. Victor Silverio by decision

-Helena Crevar is the first woman confirmed for the CJI 4-woman bracket for $100,000.

-UFC BJJ begins their first season today, with daily episode drops. 

-Kenta Iwamoto is the first professional grappler confirmed for the finals of Ocean BJJ Pro. There will be four pros per division (-80kg, +80kg), with the rest made up of trials winners.

-Mikey Musumeci says UFC will do PED testing, assumedly using the same in-house service that they use for their MMA events.

-Rodolfo Vieira will fight Tresean Gore at UFC Fight Night 108 in early August, in Las Vegas, NV.

-PGF announced their coaches for their next season. They will be:

  • Renato Canuto
  • Andy Varela
  • Mica Cipili
  • Robert Drysdale

-Max Hanson beat David Garmo in the F2W 268 main event

-ADCC Dallas went down with Jasmine Rocha and Dylan Melton capturing absolute gold.

-Pat Shahgoli defended his Finishers Heavyweight title against Edmir Sokoli, winning by decision.

What's Coming Up In BJJ

  • June 21st: Pit Fighting Championship: Submission Series returns with our first pit series on Flo. Bouts already announced include Paige Ivette vs Maria Ruffatto, Pat Downey vs Deron Winn, and Roosevelt Sousa vs Carlos Tassone.
  • June 22nd: Ocean Trials returns with more brackets going down in Barcelona, Spain, live on FloGrappling. Winners qualify for the Ocean Pro event later this year where there's a lot of money on the line.

What To Watch In BJJ

WNO Vlog: Get Exclusive Access To The Front Lines Of WNO 28

Recapping WNO 28: Mica Galvao vs Jonnatas Gracie

Beyond The Match: Declan Moody's Submission of the Night!

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