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Author Archive: BJJEE

Alan Jouban: Demian Maia Gets SideStepped Because He’s A Gentleman!

    Ultimate Fighting Championship has been resembling a reality show more and more as it undergoes a variety of changes under the new ownership. Not only is the roster getting smaller but...

Romulo Barral Returning To Middleweight For the First Time Since 2003

    At age 35 Romulo Barral is quite an accomplished athlete perhaps even a legend of the sport. Just 10 years ago he was pinpointed as the Graciemag as the Number 1 BJJ Fighter in the...

Paralyzed Man Encourages Daughter To Do Jiu Jitsu – Ends up Competing

  For Brian Freeman the outside world was a terrifying place for his daughter grow up – especially so after he ended up paralyzed following surgery that left him wheelchair bound. This was...

5 Best Responses From Travis Stevens Reddit AMA

    AMAs have long been the staple of reddit. Judo silver medalist and bjj black belt Travis Stevens was the latest to offer his insight and answer the questions of many jiu jiteiros eager...

Mackenzie Dern: I’ll Try To Follow In Conor McGregor’s Footsteps!

    Mackenzie Dern is in a notorious mood given her newly acquired record of going 3-0 in mma. Over the weekend Dern got the chance to try her hand at striking and sparred over 3 rounds...

Vitor Belfort confirms Pending Retirement: ‘My body is not the same anymore’

    Vitor Belfort is fresh off of the latest defeat in the main event of UFC fight night 109 in Fortaleza, Brazil. The one time great is tired from the demands of mma. In the post fight...

Watch Davi Ramos’ UFC Debut

    Davi Ramos had been added to the UFC as a late day replacement in a match against Serginho Moraes. You can watch the fight below:         Ramos subsequently said:

Edson Barboza vs. Beneil Dariush – UFC Fortaleza Brasil

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UFC Fight Night 106: Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum

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Watch: Gleidson Cutis Hits a Rare Grapevine Leglock Finish @ LFA

    Yesteday’s edition of Legacy Fighting Alliance drew the attention of submission fans around the world thanks to featuring black belt world champion Mackenzie Dern. But another...

Mackenzie Dern Triumphs Again To Make MMA Score 3-0

    After much of an ordeal was made about Mackenzie making weight the fight was set place. Prior to the bout Dern declared she wanted to focus more on striking and not rely so heavily on...

Watch: MMA fighter ‘knocked out’ Without being Touched by the Opponent;

    A strange event occurred recently at an MMA match. Of course all kinds of strange things occur in mma settings.  Stunning stunts, bizarre injuries, incredible finishes, and more....

Werdum vs Cain 2 In Negotiations After Ben Rothwell Pinged By USADA

    Fabrizio Werdum has had a hard time finding opponents lately. In spite of many provocations between him and Junior Dos Santos he was initially set to rematch Cain Velasquez only for...

Mackenzie Dern Didn’t Miss Weight – Agreed on Making 120 Lbs Prior To Stepping

    Mackenzie Dern had some trouble weighing in the last time at  strawweight weight class. In the previous fight Dern missed weight as she tipped the scales at 118.3 pounds which is more...

Muslim Sisters Get Empowered Against Islamophobia With Jiu-Jitsu

    Prejudice is very hard to deal with regardless of context. Modern age is crippled with islamophobia issues – being the post 9.11. era. Jiu Jitsu makes these sisters empowered...

Royce Gracie Catches Plenty Of Flack For Sexist Attitudes In Latest Interview

    UFC pioneer Royce Gracie has plenty of trademarks of the Gracie family heritage. The first ever Gracie family representative in the UFC octagon however takes after the family in more...

Gordon Ryan: I Think Dillon Danis Is Hilarious!

    Gordon Ryan doesn’t really mince words. In the past he’s been instigating beefs with numerous jiu-jiteiros including Vagner Rocha, Felipe Pena, AJ Agazarm and various...

Mike Bisping vs Eddie Bravo Confrontation Explained

    Michael Bisping got into Eddie Bravo’s face recently at the MMA Awards. Drinks have been had and some things may have been misconstrued. The end result however was a heated debate...

Carlos Machado: We Want To Watch Awesome BJJ, Not A Contest Of Who Stalls Better

    Outcomes of IBJJF style Jiu-Jitsu  competitions are largely shaped by different points strategies the high level competitors employ. It’s not really a game of who is better as...

Unrolling the Imanari Roll with Marvin Castelle (With Video Tutorial)

Check out this annotated breakdown with Marvin Castelle, recent submission of the night recipient at FTW Pro 24. As always, read on if you’re interested in the psychology behind the move and...

Eddie Bravo: “(EBI 11) Turned Out Better Than I Thought”

    Looks like the entire community is still gathering impressions when it comes to the inauguaral Combat Jiu Jitsu event in addition to the Welterweight 16 men EBI. The found of the event...

Demian Maia: I Can’t Do Worse Than Woodley and Thompson

    After a lackluster UFC 209, Demian Maia is feeling pretty confident he can reign over the welterweight division and out sell both of the UFC 209 headliners – Stephen...

What We Learned From Combat Jiu-Jitsu

    Yesterday’s 11th edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational had more than one thing going for it. But certainly one of the most intriguing aspects of the event was the 4 men Combat...

Combat Jiu Jitsu Challenge Plus EBI 11 Results

    The inaugural combat jiu jitsu EBI event just concluded. The event lived up to the hype with plenty of finishes and impressive action. In the 4 men Combat jiu jitsu tournament. Combat...