Andre Galvao considering retirement?
Jun 09, 2016BJJEE
It was revealed today that Andre Galvao, 2016 Worlds winner in the Black Belt heavyweight division might be considering retirement. Flograppling confirmed in an interview with Galvao following his...
Competitors To Watch For In 2016
Jun 09, 2016BJJEE
Recent Worlds 2016 held at the The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach reaffirmed dominance of the older seasoned players, some names emerged as the ones to watch. Erberth Santos Erberth Santos has...
Complete List of Jiu-Jitsu Founders Awards Winners
Jun 08, 2016BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu Founders Awards proudly presents a list of winners for 2016. These athletes, teams and events had great influence on the development of Jiu Jitsu. Jiu-jitsu Global Conference ??? Que...
Mackenzie Dern Headed To EBI?
Jun 08, 2016BJJEE
Mackenzie Dern might be headed to EBI. A preliminary discussion between Mackenzie Dern and Eddie Bravo Invitational producer (and referee) Victor Davilla reveled there was interest on both...
Smart Technology Rashguards in Development
Jun 08, 2016BJJEE
Smart Technology Rashguards are currently in Development RollTec rashguard is the first ever wearable tec for grapplers. It gathers information from a motion sensor inside the rashguard. This...
Meet The New Gabi Garcia – Outstanding Tayane Porfirio
Jun 07, 2016BJJEE
The Worlds have been good to a number of athletes but Tayane Porfirio will definitely always have a special place for Worlds 2016 in her heart. Shortly after winning Gold once again she has received...
Rickson Influences HUGE Changes to Gracie University
Jun 07, 2016BJJEE
In a surprising new video, released on the Gracie Breakdown YouTube chanel, four of jiu-jitsu’s most influential figures — Rickson Gracie, Ryron Gracie, Rener Gracie, and Pedro Sauer...
Jake Shields and Georges St.Pierre break bread under the Danaher roof
Jun 07, 2016BJJEE
Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre have overcome previous animosity! John Danaher confirmed this in an earlier post: Former adversaries, new friends: Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields finish up a...
Kimbo Slice – Dead at 42
Jun 07, 2016BJJEE
Kimbo Slice has passed away. Bellator president Scott Coker confirmed Slice’s death in a statement to Yahoo news: “We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of...
UFC Slightly Backtracks On Ban For Helwani
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
After receiving plenty of media attention for evicting Helwani and two colleagues from UFC 199, TMZ caught up with Dana White and inquired what exactly being “banned for life” entails....
Michelle Nicolini Says Goodbye to BJJ Competitions
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
One of the most decorated athletes (both male and female) in BJJ has announced she will not be competing anymore. The 8x World champion announced prior to Worlds 2016 that this will be her last...
Spotlighting Winners Of Worlds 2016
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
Absolute In a much anticipated match against Erberth Santos, Buchecha scored a slim victory. He won 6 to 4. You might say the cooler heads prevailed and that Almeida was determined to keep up with...
Team Alliance Wins Big at Worlds 2016
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
Team Alliance has managed to repeat the success and come out as the most decorated Male Adult Team at Worlds. Last year they had 121 medals in the same category while this year they managed to win...
Marcio André beats Cobrinha at Worlds 2016, Other Results
Jun 05, 2016BJJEE
Marcio Andre Photo by Preston Smith Marcio Andre just beat Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” and eliminated him from the semi finals of Featherweight black belts at the IBJJF Worlds 2016. The...
Several Reporters Banned For Life From UFC Events
Jun 05, 2016BJJEE
Several reporters from MMAfighting were banned for life from UFC events last night. Ariel Helwani tweeted about being evicted from the building where UFC 199 was taking place shortly after...
Erberth Santos shines in the Absolute, more results from Worlds
Jun 05, 2016BJJEE
The biggest upset at the Worlds 2016 was triumph of Erberth Santos over Bernardo Faria via armbar in the semifinals of black belt Absolute. Erberth Santos attempted to pull an armbar over...
60% Of Gracie University Affiliates Are Lead By Blue Belts
May 18, 2016BJJEE
We crunched the Gracie university affiliate numbers in order to gain some sort of insight into the big picture when it comes to gracie jiu-jitsu practitioners. After researching all the...
An Inside Look At Popularity Trends for Combat Sports
Apr 29, 2016BJJEE
According to the ibisworld inc. bjj has only a 6% market share among martial arts in America. Pedro Sauer commented that the friendly introduction with katas makes karate, taekwondo and judo...
The Power Couples of BJJ- Rolling in Love
Apr 25, 2016BJJEE
Brazilian jiu-jitsu cultivates a kind of an all-consuming lifestyle. As such, it’s no surprise the bjj superstars often find love on the matt. However since the last time (our initial...
Top 10 Most Loved People in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 05, 2016BJJEE
The rapid expansion of bjj also means facing some controversies but there were always a select few who are almost universally admired and respected. Whether it’s about talents,...
