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Today’s Top BJJ News — September 24, 2026

Daily BJJ News Briefing

September 24, 2026 · Updated 8:10 AM -07:00

#1

UFC BJJ 11 Brings Musumeci-Mitchell Crossover and Fowler-Rodriguez Title Rematch to Las Vegas

UFC BJJ 11 takes place Thursday, September 24, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, headlined by UFC BJJ bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci against UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell in a non-title featherweight showcase. The card also features Mason Fowler defending the UFC BJJ light heavyweight championship against Nick Rodriguez in a rematch. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET. [75]

Why it matters: The Musumeci-Mitchell matchup is one of the promotion’s clearest attempts to connect elite submission grappling with UFC’s mainstream audience, while Fowler-Rodriguez carries genuine championship stakes and a high-profile rematch narrative.

Social hook: “Mikey Musumeci takes on UFC’s Bryce Mitchell—while Nicky Rod gets another shot at UFC BJJ gold.”

#2

IBJJF No-Gi Pans Registration and Athlete Corrections Close September 24

The 2026 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship is scheduled for October 2–4 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. IBJJF lists September 24 as both the registration deadline and the deadline for athletes to correct their team, age, or weight-division information. [76]

Why it matters: The deadline is the final major checkpoint before brackets and divisions begin to stabilize for one of the season’s most important no-gi tournaments. The event is also positioned to draw significant attention from athletes coming off the 2026 ADCC World Championship.

Social hook: “No-Gi Pans registration closes today—who is still missing from the brackets?”

#3

FloGrappling Details Broadcast Plans for the 2026 UWW Senior World Grappling Championships

FloGrappling published viewing information on September 23 for the 2026 UWW Senior World Grappling Championships. The tournament is scheduled for November 23–25, 2026, with coverage available through FloGrappling’s streaming platform. [77]

Why it matters: The announcement gives fans an early broadcast reference point for a major international grappling championship and reinforces FloGrappling’s role as a central distribution platform for high-level submission wrestling.

Social hook: “The next major international grappling championship already has a streaming home.”

#4

Delhi High Court Rejects Athlete’s Request to Enter 2026 Asian Games Jiu-Jitsu Event

The Delhi High Court rejected a petition from an Indian jiu-jitsu athlete seeking participation in the 2026 Asian Games. In its September 23 order, the court noted that authorities had decided not to send an Indian athlete for the jiu-jitsu event and that the athlete’s name had not been submitted before the May 14 entry deadline. [78]

Why it matters: The ruling highlights the practical impact of national-selection decisions, federation submissions, and fixed Games deadlines on athletes seeking international competition opportunities. The case also illustrates the limits of judicial intervention in sporting-selection disputes.

Social hook: “A court says it cannot rewrite a national team’s Asian Games entry decision after the deadline has passed.”

Editor’s Notes

No material verification warnings were identified for the four selected items. UFC BJJ 11 is scheduled for September 24, 2026; results were not available at the time of this briefing. The Delhi case concerns jiu-jitsu broadly and is included because it represents a significant athlete-access and selection development, rather than a Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion announcement.

Sources

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  2. https://www.bjjnews.com/?include_tags=news
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  4. https://www.jiujitsumag.com/ufc-bjj-11-musumeci-mitchell-fowler-nicky-rod/
  5. https://www.mmamania.com/bjj-news/474174/freakshow-ufc-bjj-11-mikey-musumeci-vs-bryce-mitchell-live-stream-results-bjj-highlights
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  19. https://southeast.acsm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/seacsm-2025-program.pdf
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