How Jiu-Jitsu Changed The Life Of Austin McDaniel from a Victim of Bullying To An Assertive Young Man Joining The Marines
Jun 15, 2017BJJEE
Back in 2012 Austin McDaniel was a 13 year old boy from Indiana who was quite fond of video games and playing the guitar. Some time in September of the same year he had the unfortunate...
Keenan Cornelius Set For A Superfight Against Matheus Diniz
Jun 15, 2017BJJEE
A very exciting day for grappling is in the works. Jiu Jitsu Phenom Keenan Cornelius is set to grapple MG Dream Team flagbearer – Matheus Diniz. The two will be facing off in San...
McGregor Boxing Bout With Mayweather Officially Announced
Jun 15, 2017BJJEE
The ultimate challenge match between disciplines has been agreed upon. Following long and extensive negotiations Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor will be happening August 26th! On the...
Neiman Gracie Calls Dillon Danis An Amateur, Wants Him To Stop Mouthing Off
Jun 14, 2017BJJEE
Neiman Gracie is just honing his name in the mma community in spite of being a member of the Gracie family. A little while back Gracie confirmed Bellator had offered him the fight with...
A Texas deputy and Her Husband Have Been Indicted For Denny’s Altercation
Jun 14, 2017BJJEE
A couple from Houston, Texas has been indicted after the night out for a couple turned into a deadly altercation. You may have seen the video in which the deputy’s husband holds...
BJJ Student Goes From Blue Belt To Black Belt – In 8 Months!
Jun 13, 2017BJJEE
Promotion is a huge deal in jiu jitsu given the amount of time and effort it takes to master the gentle art. This is why it never fails to surprise when someone gets promoted under...
Victor Silverio Leaves GF Team For Gracie Barra
Jun 13, 2017BJJEE
Team switching has held quite a bit of controversy over the years in the bjj community. The last to contribute to the trend is Victor Silverio who has opted out of GF Team in order to...
Buchecha: Leandro Lo Is The Best Fighter In The World
Jun 13, 2017BJJEE
Photo: Mike Anderson BJJ Photographer Marcus Buchecha Almeida is fresh off of winning his 10th collective world title having conquered both his division and the absolute for the 5th time....
Judo Mixed Team event added to the 2020 Olympic Games
Jun 12, 2017BJJEE
The preparation for Tokyo Olympics set for 2020 are well under way. And the grappling community just got some exciting news. The games are now set to feature a Judo Mixed Team event....
Erberth Santos Receives Worlds Prize – IBJJF Set To Reimburse Him Worlds Entry Fees
Jun 12, 2017BJJEE
Much can be said about the business model IBJJF has. Thanks to being a private for profit company they’ve largely avoided giving out prizes for some of the most prestigious...
BJJ Black Belt Peter Itaipava Hired As An Extra- Ended Up In Kung Fu vs MMA Viral Video
Jun 11, 2017BJJEE
Itaipava recently clarified how the video titled “A China kung fu master announced online that he defeated Peter Irving, the Champion of European MMA” came to be. According to...
UFC’s Oluwale Bamgbose receives Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt
Jun 11, 2017BJJEE
Oluwale Bamgbose is a UFC middleweight fighter who recently fought in Rio. Even though he wasn’t successful at UFC 212 in the World capital of Jiu Jitsu he got a big wish...
Mark Hunt Stops Lewis In What Might Be The Last Performance of Career
Jun 11, 2017BJJEE
Are Americans & Other Non-Brazilians Being Cheated at IBJJF Worlds?
Jun 11, 2017Monty Collier
Some have claimed for years that U.S. fighters and other non-Brazilians have been the subject of, not just bad calls, but actual cheating on the part of the IBJJF. Is this true? Why would this...
Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon Roll With the Troops
Jun 10, 2017BJJEE
Physical readiness is an imperative for every soldier since their lives depend on it. So it’s not a big surprise that when Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon got the chance to...
Rickson Gracie: The (Sport Jiu-Jitsu) Rules Today Go Against What I Believe – They’re Really Crooked!
Jun 10, 2017BJJEE
Much can be said about the rules and the liberal ways many IBJJF referees apply them nowadays. Still there’s perhaps a bigger problem in the spirit of the rules themselves. This is...
The Man Who Applied The Deadly RNC Claims He did Nothing Illegal
Jun 10, 2017BJJEE
A deadly fight at Denny’s caused quite a controversy (video attached on bottom). The husband of a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a confrontation which left a man...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Gets New Fight Scheduled For Bellator 181
Jun 09, 2017BJJEE
Rafel Lovato Jr had a very impressive Bellator debut back in March at Bellator 174. And it looks like he’d be heading to the cage again rather soon. Lovato will be fighting...
Putin Thankful To Judo For His Mentality
Jun 08, 2017BJJEE
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a longtime judo practitioner and supporter. Russian president, Vladimir Putin, recently talked in depth about his life, and his favourite subjects...
Max Holloway Shares Emotional Tribute To Jose Aldo
Jun 08, 2017BJJEE
Over the weekend we had a chance to watch one of the most exciting bouts of the year – featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo. And while the fight was fierce...
Hypocrisy Of The IBJJF: A Leg Reap Makes You Instantly DQed While Nobody Stops Broken Limbs
Jun 08, 2017BJJEE
The just concluded World Championships saw many champions come into their own. But arguably the biggest loser of the event was the organization that held it themselves – the...
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...
Gabi Garcia Scolds IBJJF For Not Recognizing The Achievement of Malfacine
Jun 07, 2017BJJEE
While there were many victors of World Championship 2017 – the organizers themselves were questioned by a multitude of athletes, coaches and spectators. Much of the attention was turned...
DJ Jackson Set To Duel With Vagner Rocha
Jun 06, 2017BJJEE
There’s been quite an interesting development – it appears DJ Jackson will be fighting against Vagner Rocha in MMA. DJ has long dabbled in MMA training with the likes of Phil...
