World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
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| 2025 | Won gold medal in the super-heavyweight division of the IBJJF No Gi Brazilian National Championship, becoming the first person to win all four IBJJF majors in both gi and no gi. |
| August 1 2025 | Originally scheduled to compete against Giancarlo Bodoni at ONE 173, but the match was postponed. |
| 2025 | Won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the US Masters National Open. |
| June 6 2025 | Reported to have been released by the UFC. |
| May 27 2025 | A bench warrant was issued for Penn's arrest after he failed to appear in court, making him a fugitive wanted by the Hawaii Police Department. |
| May 26 2025 | Penn was arrested at his home and charged with 'abuse, family or household member: offensive physical contact'. He posted bail with a pending court date. This arrest followed months of social media posts claiming family members were imposters, and resulted in his 79-year-old mother filing a restraining order against him. |
| January 11 2025 | Dern faced Amanda Ribas in a rematch at UFC Fight Night 249, winning the fight via armbar submission at the end of the third round and earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| 2024 | Competed in the 2024 ADCC World Championship under 99kg division. Defeated Elioenai Braz on points, submitted Patrick Gaudio, and beat Michael Pixley by decision. Ultimately submitted by Kaynan Duarte in the final and won a silver medal. |
| 2024 | Gracie released his first online Jiu-Jitsu instructional titled 'Fundamentals of Guard-Passing', which received positive reviews from the martial arts community. |
| 2024 |
World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Upcoming World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship scheduled to be held at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.
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| 2024 | B.J. Penn ran for Hawaii County Council in District 1 (North and South Hilo–Hamakua–Waimea). |
| 2024 | Mackenzie Dern announced her return to professional grappling competition after 7 years away from the sport. |
| December 7 2024 | Kron Gracie fought Bryce Mitchell at UFC 310, suffering his first loss via stoppage by knockout through ground elbows in the third round of the fight. |
| December 5 2024 | Made his UFC Fight Pass debut in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9, defeating Felipe Machado by decision. |
| November 3 2024 | Won gold medal in the super-heavyweight division of the IBJJF No Gi Pan Championship. |
| November 2 2024 | Announced his departure from ONE Championship and signed an exclusive contract with UFC Fight Pass. |
| October 20 2024 | Won the super-heavyweight division of the IBJJF No Gi European Championship. |
| September 1 2024 | Planned title match against Kade Ruotolo for the ONE lightweight submission grappling title was cancelled due to Ruotolo's injury. |
| August 17 2024 | Mackenzie Dern competed against 2022 ADCC world champion Ffion Davies in a superfight at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational, where she lost the match by submission due to an armbar. |
| August 16 2024 | Scheduled to compete in a superfight at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational, but the match was cancelled. |
| August 3 2024 | Mackenzie Dern fought Loopy Godinez at UFC on ABC 7, winning the match by unanimous decision. |
| June 8 2024 | Defeated Brazil's Joao Gabriel Sousa by submission (calf slicer) at ONE 167 in Bangkok, Thailand |
| June 7 2024 | Competed against Gabriel Sousa in a bantamweight match at ONE 167, winning by submission. |
| May 10 2024 | Faced Felipe Pena in a heavyweight match at Who's Number One 23: Meregali vs Rocha, losing the match by decision. |
| March 3 2024 | Competed against Craig Jones in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6, losing the match by submission. |
| February 2024 | Musumeci announced his departure from Pedigo Submission Fighting and joined Cobrinha BJJ to train under Rubens Charles Maciel. |
| February 17 2024 | Dern faced Amanda Lemos at UFC 298, after replacing Tatiana Suarez, but lost the fight by unanimous decision, receiving another Fight of the Night award. |
| 2023 |
World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Dream Art wins its first championship (1 out of 1 title), adding diversity to the championship winners.
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| 2023 |
World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Most recent edition of the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship held at California State University.
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| 2023 | Mackenzie Dern was ranked 6th in the UFC women's strawweight rankings. |
| November 30 2023 | Competed in the main event at Who's Number One 21: Ryan v Barbosa against Pedro Marinho for the WNO light-heavyweight title, losing by judge's decision. |
| November 11 2023 | Mackenzie Dern faced former UFC Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade at UFC 295, losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round. |
| November 5 2023 | Announced a partnership deal with Meta, highlighting a significant professional milestone in his career. |
| October 7 2023 | Defeated Japan's Shinya Aoki by submission (inside heel hook) at ONE Fight Night 15 in Bangkok, Thailand |
| October 6 2023 | Competed in an openweight grappling match against Shinya Aoki at ONE Fight Night 15, winning by submission using an Aoki lock. |
| October 1 2023 | Competed in a non-title bout at Who's Number One 20: Night of Champions against Ricardo Evangelista (replacing Pedro Marinho), winning by submission. |
| September 2 2023 | Won the master 1 super-heavyweight division at the IBJJF Master World Championship. |
| August 5 2023 | Defended his flyweight submission grappling title against Jarred Brooks at ONE Fight Night 13, winning with an armbar. |
| May 20 2023 | Dern headlined UFC Fight Night 223 against Angela Hill and won the fight via unanimous decision, earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| May 18 2023 | Competed in Who's Number One 18, defeating Elder Cruz by submission with a rear-naked choke in the co-main event. |
| May 6 2023 | Kron Gracie returned to UFC after a four-year hiatus at UFC 288, fighting against Charles Jourdain. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was criticized by UFC president Dana White for a limited performance. |
| May 5 2023 | Successfully defended his flyweight title against Osamah Almarwai at ONE Fight Night 10, winning by rear-naked choke at 8:03. |
| January 14 2023 | Defended his title against Gantumur Bayanduuren at ONE on Prime Video 6, winning by unanimous decision after causing severe leg injuries through submission attempts. |
| 2022 | Lovato Jr. won the IBJJF European Open championship. |
| 2022 | Competed in the IBJJF World Championships and retired from IBJJF competition after his final match. |
| 2022 | Competed at the ADCC World Championships, finishing fourth in the under 99 kg division and announcing his retirement from the competition. |
| 2022 |
World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Alliance achieves a perfect record, winning all 14 titles in the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
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| 2022 | Following the gubernatorial election, Penn filed a complaint with the Hawaii Supreme Court contesting the results. |
| 2022 | B.J. Penn ran for governor of Hawaii in the 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election but was eliminated in the Republican Party primary. |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Dern separated from her husband, professional surfer Wesley Santos. |
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