I have not gotten a ripped cover, but the magazine is horrible. It seems that nobody edits the articles, and I can't count how many times I have seen an armbar being called a kneebar. The worst part is that everything is two or three months behing. I always thought that instead of doing large spreads on events that they should interview fighters, or do spreads on gyms, or technique. I also know nothing about the magazine business, but as a consumer that is what I am looking for.
The worst thing about Grappling magazine is the layout, NO ONE should be paid to do such a bad job.