ADCC 2022: Is Ryan Hall Making a Return?
Sep 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ryan Hall is working hard towards claiming back his winning streak in MMA, since he’s lost his last UFC match to Ilia Topuria. However, there might be huge news in the making for the Brazilian...
Watch: Dillon Danis Caught in Rear Naked Choke Before Getting Arrested
Sep 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Dillon Danis is one of the most polarizing figures in grappling and mixed martial arts. A black belt under Marcelo Garcia and Bellator athlete, Danis hasn’t been featured in the news lately for his...
Purple Belt World Champion Returns To Training 2 Years After Suffering Stroke
Sep 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
It’s always tragic when a serious injury or health issue occurs to someone from the BJJ community… And it’s even more tragic when it happens to someone who is young. Ronaldo Silva,...
Ethan Crelinsten Undergoes Successful ACL & Meniscus Surgery
Sep 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ethan Crelinsten – a BJJ black belt under John Danaher and a member of the newly founded B-Team – has undergone an ACL surgery in order to fix a problem that’s been hindering him...
Who’s Number One (WNO): Pedro Marinho Out, Replaced by Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch
Sep 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Yet another blow was delivered to the WNO Championships 185-pound division, just days before the tournament. Pedro Marinho – who was a replacement for an injured Andrew Wiltse – is out of...
Fedor Emelianenko: “Ring Girls Should Dress More Decently”
Sep 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko is the most recent fighter in the series of MMA faces who touched upon the topic of ring girls. The talk started back in August, when Khabib...
Neiman Gracie Inspired By Cro Cop: “If We Keep Fight Standing, Hospital; If We Go To Ground, Cemetery”
Sep 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Neiman Gracie, a part of the fourth generation of the famous BJJ family, featured in the co-main event at Bellator 266 last Saturday. A son of Carla Gracie and a nephew to Renzo Gracie, Neiman has...
Breaking: Dillon Danis Arrested in Front of New Jersey Nightclub
Sep 20, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Dillon Danis is one of the most polarizing figures in grappling and mixed martial arts. A black belt under Marcelo Garcia and Bellator athlete, Danis hasn’t been featured in the news lately for...
Was He Out? Strangest UFC Ending In History (Merab Dvalishvili vs. Ricky Simon)
Sep 20, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Do you remember UFC Fight Night 128? Probably not, as it took place in 2018… And why should you care, anyway? Here’s why: that’s when one of the strangest UFC endings in history...
MMA & BJJ World Champion Bibiano Fernandes: “‘Later’ Is A Word That Doesn’t Exist In My Life”
Sep 20, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
When you’ve been martial arts for long enough, you start to understand that it isn’t just that you’re preparing yourself for them… But that martial arts are actually preparing...
EBI Champion & BJJ Black Belt Erin Blanchfield Wins UFC Debut
Sep 20, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Think what you want, but if you use Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a base for your MMA career – while, of course, developing other skills with vigor – you’re going to find success. And...
Uzbek Judoka Kamoliddin Rasulov (29) Dies After Being Stabbed in a Conflict
Sep 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credit: IJF Tragic news have reached BJJEE. Kamoliddin Rasulov, a Judoka from Uzbekistan, has tragically passed away after being stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife, during a conflict....
Fighter Retires From MMA After Winning by Reverse Triangle Choke
Sep 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Winning isn’t everything – neither in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu nor in mixed martial arts. In order to train sports which are as difficult as these ones are, the fighter has got to have heart....
UFC Vegas 37: Anthony Smith Submits Ryan Spann with Rear Naked Choke
Sep 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The UFC Vegas 37 main event featured a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann. Smith took the win via submission – Rear Naked Choke – in the first round; but it was...
ADCC European, Middle Eastern & African Trials 2021: Results & Overview
Sep 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
There’s about a year left before the next ADCC World Championships – and the first official trials just took place! The ADCC European, Middle Eastern, and African trials were held on...
Single Leg to Double Leg: Takedown Transition You Have to Learn
Sep 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
None of the techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are standalone ones. Meaning, you can’t do nor learn just “one” technique and expect yourself to win… Instead, you’ve got...
Craig Jones’ B-Team Now Allows Drop-Ins: Purple Belts And Up
Sep 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
What matters most on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey are the skills you acquire on the mats and the relationships you make. That is, the techniques you learn (and how well you learn them); as well...
5 Powerful Triangle Choke Setups You Need To Know
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Triangle Choke? Triangle Choke! Everyone loves it and wants to get better at setting it up. (Unless you have really short legs… Sorry about that.) And how many Triangle setups do you know? You...
Sean O’Malley Talks Transgender MMA Fighter Alana McLaughlin: “I Just Don’t Think That’s Okay”
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
UFC fighter and BJJ brown belt Sean O’Malley is the latest of MMA fighters who have voiced their thoughts and criticisms of Alana McLaughlin – the transgender fighter who had her MMA...
Wrestling World Champion Bo Nickal To Make His MMA Debut On September 24
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Wrestling U-23 world champion & NCAA All American wrestler Bo Nickal has just made a huge leap! The Penn State alumnus will make his MMA debut in an amateur fight against David Conley, on...
CFFC 100: Smith Taps Out Kamchybekov With a Tight Guillotine Choke
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) 100 took place earlier today, on September 17. It featured a number of exciting fights, as well as a Guillotine Choke finish in the main event lightweight...
Demian Maia Against Fights Involving Transgender Athletes in MMA: “I Think It’s Absurd”
Sep 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
On September 10, transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin won her MMA debut against Celine Provost. She won in the second round by submitting Provost by a rear naked choke. McLaughlin, in her past,...
Can’t Escape Mount Against Bigger People in BJJ? Try This Technique
Sep 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
No matter what anyone says, don’t let ’em lie to you – escaping Mount ain’t easy. It might get easier as you get better, but guess what? Your training partners and opponents...
Throwback: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu vs. Karate Team Challenge (1975)
Sep 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Jiu-Jitsu works. Not just when it comes to training in your academy nor just when it comes to the competitions you went to… But in both cases and against other martial arts as well! You simply...
