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Anton Tabuena

Philippines

Contributor and Photographer at Freelance

Writer, photographer, space ranger. BJJ writer for @MMAMania. Former Managing Editor of @BloodyElbow. Work seen on @SBNation and more.

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  • 5 days ago | mmamania.com | Anton Tabuena

    Screengrab, @funegragirls The largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) gi event concluded on Sunday after four days of grappling action at the iconic Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. At the 2025 IBJJF World Championships, a good mix of established stars, legends, and young talent were crowned. A handful of grapplers stood out for their consistency throughout the year.

  • 5 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Anton Tabuena

    The largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) gi event concluded on Sunday after four days of grappling action at the iconic Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. At the 2025 IBJJF World Championships, a good mix of established stars, legends, and young talent were crowned. A handful of grapplers stood out for their consistency throughout the year. Five BJJ stars not only won world championships this weekend, they also completed the IBJJF Grand Slam after taking gold in every major event in 2025.

  • 6 days ago | mmamania.com | Anton Tabuena

    Ffion Davies made history and a bit of controversy on Thursday night. The top pound-for-pound star won a razor thin decision over Adele Fornarino as the UFC’s first ever women’s jiu-jitsu main event. Davies was also part of the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) card, where she dominated UFC star and fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) world champion Mackenzie Dern.

  • 6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Anton Tabuena

    Ffion Davies made history and a bit of controversy on Thursday night. The top pound-for-pound star won a razor thin decision over Adele Fornarino as the UFC’s first ever women’s jiu-jitsu main event. Davies was also part of the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) card, where she dominated UFC star and fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) world champion Mackenzie Dern.

  • 1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Anton Tabuena

    UFC Fight Pass Invitational 11 (UFC FPI 11) not only hosted UFC’s first ever female grappling main event, they also booked what was arguably the best possible match up in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) today. Fellow ADCC champions Ffion Davies and Adele Fornarino came in as the consensus two top pound-for-pound stars. While they’ve both easily dispatched of their recent opposition, the UFC FPI 11 main event showed just how close the level is at the very top.

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Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena @antontabuena
27 May 25

Notable family men, like Magic and Kobe.

NBACentral
NBACentral @TheDunkCentral

Kendrick Perkins says you have to be a family man and married with kids to be the face of the league. “You gotta check the boxes when you're the face of the league…Things outside the lines matter. Now, if you go down the list of all the faces of the league in the history of the https://t.co/RRV4B7ejoV

Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena @antontabuena
27 May 25

Craig Jones now brings up the antitrust lawsuit against the UFC. https://t.co/YLz5YpZzfy

Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena @antontabuena

Craig Jones now taking shots at UFC’s plans to host a BJJ version of TUF? https://t.co/jaVOoYbE5Q

Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena @antontabuena
27 May 25

Everything you need to know about UFC FPI 11 this Thursday: New CJI-style ruleset, an excellent main event, and a scrapped co-main due to a BJJ version of TUF

MMA Mania
MMA Mania @mmamania

FPI copies CJI, Musumeci co-main cancelled due to ‘huge’ UFC project https://t.co/DOamMzh1QN