Leo Vieira Returns to Competition at Age 41
Jun 27, 2017BJJEE
Exciting news coming from Chekmat HQ. Leo Vieira has decided to return to competing. He is the eldest of the Vieira brothers (Ricardo and Leandro), who lead and fight for Checkmat. Leo...
BJJ Black Belt Dan Swift Convicted Of Dog Fighting
Jun 24, 2017BJJEE
In August last year black belt former mma fighter Dan Swift was busted for running a dog fighting ring. Swift was found guilty of three felony counts of animal fighting, a...
Kyra Gracie Talks Organizing Clash Of Kings: Roger Gracie Rematch With Buchecha
Jun 23, 2017BJJEE
On July 22 and 23, at the Carioca Arena 1, in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro an epic rematch will be taking place Roger Gracie a 10x Worlds Winner will be combating the other 10x...
Nicky Ryan Receives Purple belt At Age 15
Jun 22, 2017BJJEE
Nicky Ryan has proven himself quite a good competitor having defeated Marvin Castelle – a 10th planet brown belt and placed 3rd in the ADCC trials this year. The young Danaher...
Mackenzie Dern Comments On Weight Issue, Says She’s Nearing Decision To Give Up Either BJJ or MMA
Jun 19, 2017BJJEE
Mackenzie Dern is a veteran of sport bjj at age 24. She’s done so much for the female bjj scene it’s no wonder that it’s hard to be faced with a decision that she has...
Freddie Prinze Jr: Jiu-Jitsu Is The Best Martial Art For Women, That’s Why My Daughter Does it
Jun 18, 2017BJJEE
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (husband of Sarah Michelle Gellar) is among the growing list of celebrities who practice Jiu Jitsu. He’s been a practitioner for several years. ...
15 yr old Nicky Ryan Submits Marvin Castelle with Heelhook
Jun 18, 2017BJJEE
Fifteen year old prodigy Nicky Ryan submitted 10th planet instructor Marvin Castelle in Grappling superfight. Castelle is a brown belt under Eddie Bravo himself! – He is 25 years old and lives in...
Berkut Announces Open World Championships With Cash Prizes For All Belt Levels
Jun 16, 2017BJJEE
Some exciting news coming from Russia. Berkut announces open world championship ACB JJ. The tournament will be held in Moscow, Festivalniy sports complex. We invite all Jiu-Jitsu...
Demian Maia: IBJJF Needs To Simplify The Rules
Jun 07, 2017BJJEE
Demian Maia had a very cool interview just recently- he spent some time with the girls of the Mat Therapy Podcast. There he got the chance to answer the burning question in the minds of...
The 4 American Men That Won The IBJJF Worlds At Black Belt
Jun 06, 2017BJJEE
BJ Penn In 1997 Penn began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ralph Gracie, eventually earning his purple belt from Gracie. At that point he moved to Nova União where he was...
Bernardo Faria: ‘Erberth is The Only One That Has Been Disrespectful To Me in 17 Yrs Competing’
Jun 06, 2017BJJEE
5x world champion Bernardo Faria made his return to the 2017 Worlds after a serious injury kept him away from competition for a big part of the past year. This year Faria just fell short of...
IBJJF Worlds 2017: Meregali Dethrones Lo, Musameci Brings First Title To Non Brazilian In a Decade
Jun 05, 2017BJJEE
Another IBJJF World Championships are behind us. The prestigious brazilian jiu-jitsu championship saw the first non american winner of a category since 2007! While Buchecha asserted his...
Eddie Bravo Offered Sakuraba Grappling Superfight Under ONE Banner
Jun 04, 2017BJJEE
Looks like the grappling scene at ONE Championship is just heating up. After securing the spectacular face off between Garry Tonon and Shinya Aoki another East meets West grappling...
How To Line Up in the Dojo and Why
May 31, 2017BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Guest post by Brandon Hetzler who is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, and creator...
ONE FC: Tonon vs Aoki Superfight Result
May 26, 2017BJJEE
Back in October BJJEE learned that Shinya Aoki had a dream matchup in mind – a grappling superfight against Garry Tonon. Would you like to compete in grappling competitions again? Who are some...
Tyron Woodley : Maia (And Jiu Jitsu) Don’t get Enough Credit In The UFC
May 24, 2017BJJEE
It’s long been speculated that the UFC is losing some of the respect it had for bjj since it’s initial days. Now even Demian Maia’s next opponent is ready to confirm...
Rafael Mendes Retires – at age 27
May 22, 2017BJJEE
Much has been rumored about the lack of application for Worlds by Rafa Mendes and now he’s issued his own statement and video. According to AoJ site: MAY 22, 2017 “I’VE...
5 Reasons Why Shinya Aoki vs Garry Tonon Is A Mouthwatering, Adrenaline-Pumping, MUST-SEE Grappling Super Fight!
May 17, 2017BJJEE
It goes without saying that a grappling match between two of the most exciting submission artists in MMA and BJJ is something special. Actually, it’s much more than that for BJJ and MMA fans...
Polaris 5 reveals First Part Of Killer Card
May 16, 2017BJJEE
Looks like Polaris is gearing up to host another killer grappling card. UK based event unvailed it’s first matches – We are pleased to announce the top of the card for...
King of the Beach: Europe’s Biggest Outdoor Grappling Tournament; Netherlands 8-9th July
May 15, 2017BJJEE
King of the Beach, Europe’s biggest outdoor grappling event, will celebrate its 8th edition this year and it will be a 2 day event! Grapplers attendance has steadily been rising up to 285...
Demian Maia: “I’m Not Going To Sell Myself Just Because I Want To Be a Champion”
May 14, 2017BJJEE
Demian Maia just earned his 7th consecutive victory in the UFC octagon. Following latest victory against Jorge Gamebred Masvidal he was promised a title shot by Dana White. Still this...
Official USADA Statement: Paolo Miyao Tested Positive For Clomiphene, Challenged Positive test
May 10, 2017BJJEE
Back in late March several sources came to BJJEE.com presenting evidence that Paolo Miyao was pinged by USADA for doping. Paulo Miyao Rumoured To Be the Next BJJ Athlete That Failed...
Wiz Khalifa Trains in Rigan Machado’s “Flow Jiu-Jitsu” System
May 09, 2017BJJEE
The latest big time celebrity to train Jiu-Jitsu is Wiz Khalifa! He is training with the most Hollywood of all BJJ instructors: Rigan Machado in the system that Rigan specially made for celebrities...
Rener Gracie Explains Decision To Distance From Ralek Gracie
May 08, 2017BJJEE
Ralek Gracie has had a tortured relationship with the community. After initiating the sports bjj scene and pivoting it into a new ear he’s been plagued by debts, bad business decisions...
