Victor Hugo Cashes $100K Bonus – As B-Team Wins $1 Million At CJI 2
Sep 01, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones raised the stakes on day two of the Craig Jones Invitational 2 in Las Vegas, offering a $50,000 submission bonus to encourage more action. B-Team’s Victor Hugo didn’t just deliver —...
Victor Hugo Thinks He Could Choke Out Tyson Fury In A “Real Fight”
Jun 06, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Striker vs. grappler matchups have been a big fantasy in combat sports long before the UFC existed. And while we’re unlikely to ever see it play out, BJJ standout Victor Hugo has been imagining a...
CJI 2: Victor Hugo Announced As B-Team’s Wildcard Competitor
May 15, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Victor Hugo has officially been announced as B-Team Jiu-Jitsu’s wildcard pick for the upcoming Craig Jones Invitational 2 (CJI 2). Considered one of the best grapplers in the world at over 99kg,...
Victor Hugo Announces Return To Gi Competition: “The Comeback Is Ready”
Mar 18, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Victor Hugo has just revealed a new custom gi featuring his signature Big Man Flow nickname… Signaling his long-awaited return to gi competition! As one of the top ultra-heavyweight competitors...
Gordon Ryan Mocks Nicky Rod After Loss to Victor Hugo: “So-Called Best Wrestler in BJJ Got Outwrestled by a Jiu-Jitsu Guy”
Mar 09, 2025BJJEE
At UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10, Victor Hugo secured a dramatic overtime victory over Nick Rodriguez, finishing the match with a rear-naked choke. The result quickly sparked reactions from the...
Victor Hugo Calls Out Gordon Ryan: “Whenever He’s Ready”
Mar 08, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Victor Hugo delivered a spectacular finish to close out UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 in Las Vegas – securing a decisive victory over Nicky Rodriguez. Rodriguez came into the match looking to...
[BREAKING] Victor Hugo Chooses CJI Over ADCC: “Standing Up For What I Believe Is Right”
Jun 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official: Victor Hugo has decided to compete at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) over ADCC this year! He appears to have been thinking about it for some time, but has decided it’s...
Nick Rodriguez Loses his BJJ Black Belt Debut to Victor Hugo at WNO 22
Feb 11, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
WNO 22, held in Costa Mesa (California), saw Victor Hugo earn a decisive victory against Nicky Rodriguez in their heavyweight clash. Hugo, celebrated for his 2023 IBJJF Worlds double-gold triumph,...
Nicky Rodriguez vs. Victor Hugo Announced For Heavyweight Match At WNO 22
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Nicky Rodriguez and Victor Hugo are set to clash in the main event of Who’s Number One 22 (WNO 22) – scheduled for February 9th, 2024! This heavyweight bout, although not for the title...
Dan Manasoiu vs. Victor Hugo Superfight Announced For UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5
Nov 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The upcoming UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5, scheduled for December 10th, 2023, is set to feature a superfight between Dan Manasoiu and Victor Hugo! This Fight Pass Invitational event, already full of...
Victor Hugo Shows The Most Powerful BJJ Kneebar
Sep 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Kneebar is one of the most devastating submission techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For, if you don’t tap quickly enough, there is one thing that you can be sure of – serious walking...
IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix: Nicholas Meregali Defeats Victor Hugo
Sep 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali and Victor Hugo faced off against each other this Friday in the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix finals match… And Meregali got the win, as well as the $40,000 prize! It was a...
Victor Hugo Accepts Nicholas Meregali’s $20,000 Superfight Challenge
Jun 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali recently took it to social media to challenge the 2023 IBJJF World Championship absolute division winner to a $20,000 match… And Victor Hugo has now accepted the challenge!...
2023 IBJJF Worlds Recap: Victor Hugo & Gabi Pessanha Win Double Gold
Jun 05, 2023BJJEE
The 2023 World Championship concluded on Sunday, June 4th, with a victorious outcome. The tournament took place at the Pyramid of Long Beach, California, starting on the 1st of this month and crowned...
Gordon Ryan Demonstrates The Guard Pass He Used Against Victor Hugo At ADCC 2022
Feb 10, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Body Lock passing can be a great addition to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skillset. Especially if you haven’t experimented with this passing style before; when you learn the proper setups and...
Victor Hugo Accepts Gordon Ryan’s Callout: ‘Ok but Let’s Do an Anti-Doping Test To Show That Grappling is a Clean Sport”
Dec 20, 2022BJJEE
The best No Gi grappler on the planet Gordon Ryan recently appeared as a guest on the Ariel Helwani show, where he talked amongst other things, who he would like to face next. The American grappler...
Victor Hugo Alleges Cyborg Abreu Fled the No Gi Worlds Venue After USADA Appeared to Test Champions
Dec 13, 2022BJJEE
The 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds took place December 8-11, live from Anaheim, CA, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. Results and brackets from every division can be found here. The black...
Victor Hugo Calls Out Nicholas Meregali and Offers To Fight Him in an MMA Match
Dec 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Even though it was one of the most expected bouts of the entire year, the 2021 IBJJF Worlds absolute final match between Felipe Pena and Nicholas Meregali did not happen; due to Meregali’s...
IBJJF Grand Prix 2021: Tainan Dalpra & Victor Hugo Claim $20,000 Each
Nov 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
One of the most exciting grand prix events took place this weekend, in Las Vegas (Nevada). The IBJJF featured two grand prix tournaments – the middleweight and heavyweight one – with each...
IBJJF GP 2021: Felipe Pena, Victor Hugo & Others Announced
Sep 12, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The IBJJF has announced some of the names for its Grand Prix (GP), which will take place between November 10 and 13 in Las Vegas; all of them being for the heavyweight and the middleweight...
Counter the Half Guard with the Perfect Rolling Kneebar by Victor Hugo
Dec 03, 2020BJJEE
A kneebar (also known as legbar, kneelock or hiza-juji-gatame) is a leglock that can hyperextend the knee. The basic kneebar technique is similar to that of an armbar. The practitioner will trap the...
Victor Hugo ‘The Mountain’- The Next Big Thing in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 11, 2020BJJEE
In 2020 we`ve seen many new names emerge in the BJJ competition scene, but the one fighter that has stood out and deserves to be called “the next big thing” has be the Six Blades representative...
Gordon Ryan Calls Out Hugo, Spriggs, Gaudio & Marinho for 30-Minute Back-To-Back Matches
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan has made a triumphal comeback to competition at a recent Who’s Number One (WNO) match, against Jacob Couch. Now, seemingly more fired up and technically skilled than ever, Ryan has...
ACBJJ 7 Results Josh Hinger On a Warpath – Stuns With Gogoplata Victory in Finals
Sep 10, 2017BJJEE
The latest edition of Berkut jiu jitsu was to take place in Rio De Janeiro. As always Berkut delivered on the talent starring some of the best nogi grapplers in the world. Present was...
