Demian Maia Open To Grappling Match vs GSP: “He’s Incredibly Tough”
Jul 11, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Demian Maia isn’t ruling out a return to competition, in either grappling or the UFC. A former title contender at middleweight and welterweight, Maia last fought in the octagon in June 2021,...
Dante Leon Says Mikey Musumeci “Shouldn’t Tell People To Not Lift Weights”
Jul 11, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Dante Leon pushed back directly on Mikey Musumeci’s claim that his physique comes entirely from BJJ, with no weight training involved. Host of the podcast raised Musumeci’s assertion, and...
Dante Leon: “The Best Way To Get Good At Jiu-Jitsu Is Starting In The Gi”
Jul 10, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Dante Leon grew up training Jiu-Jitsu almost entirely in the gi. When he began competing in the mid-2000s, no-gi was barely an afterthought at most academies, with the weekly schedule typically built...
Justin Flores: Most BJJ Practitioners Make The Mistake Of “Move Collecting”
Jul 10, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Justin Flores, a three-time USA Judo national champion who has coached athletes ranging from Ronda Rousey to Keenan Cornelius, says he’s identified a recurring weakness in how BJJ practitioners...
William Tackett Explains Why He’s Skipping ADCC: “The Money Just Doesn’t Add Up”
Jul 09, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
William Tackett, a two-time ADCC Trials champion, is absent from the ADCC World Championships bracket this year… Why? Well, he laid it all out exactly on the FloGrappling Show – the financial...
Rorion Gracie: “There Are Too Many BJJ Black Belts Who Don’t Know How To Teach”
Jul 09, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Rorion Gracie, credited with bringing BJJ from Brazil to the United States and helping launch it through the early UFC, says the sport’s global growth has come with a serious downside… A...
How I Achieved the Testosterone Levels of a 26 Year Old at Age 46 Naturally
Jul 08, 2026BJJEE
A few weeks ago I received the results of my latest blood work. One number immediately caught my attention. My total testosterone came back at around 900 ng/dL. Exactly one year earlier I had done...
Craig Jones Reveals He Nearly Booked Tom Hardy vs. Mark Zuckerberg for CJI 1
Jul 08, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones revealed on The Ariel Helwani Show that he came close to putting together one of the most unlikely celebrity grappling matches imaginable… Tom Hardy against Mark Zuckerberg at Craig...
Dustin Poirier Opens Up On Addiction Problems: “I Need To Stop Gambling”
Jul 08, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Dustin Poirier says he’s financially secure for life following his UFC retirement… But the former lightweight title contender is candid about at least one habit he’s still working...
Gordon Ryan Calls Out Kron Gracie: “We Can Do A Match Anytime”
Jul 07, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan, despite being retired from competition, appears willing to return for a bet match against Kron Gracie. Gracie won his ADCC title at under 77kg, and while Ryan has previously competed and...
Jacob Rodriguez Set To Face Vagner Rocha In Karate Combat 62 Comeback
Jul 07, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Jacob Rodriguez has an opponent for his return to competition: Vagner Rocha, booked for Karate Combat 62 on July 24th. The two have never grappled each other directly, but their families carry a...
Former Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Arrested On Child Se*ual Assault Charges In Loveland (Denver)
Jul 06, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Loveland police arrested a former BJJ instructor on Friday, following an investigation into multiple allegations of child se*ual assault involving two children he had a caregiving role over....
Ralph Gracie Promotes Bolsonaro’s Son To BJJ Black Belt – Even Though He’s Never Trained
Jul 06, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Ralph Gracie has presented a symbolic black belt to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro… And the gesture has drawn attention largely because Flávio...
Craig Jones Tours B Team’s Insane Multi-Million Dollar New Jungle Resort
Jul 05, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones just shared an early look at Zamaya, the beautiful training resort set to become B Team’s new home in Mexico’s Mayan jungle. The project is the result of eight years of work...
(WATCH) Grappler Born Without Lower Extremities Zion Clark Dominates Fitness YouTuber
Jul 05, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Zion Clark, a wrestler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt born without lower extremities due to caudal regression syndrome, made quick work of fitness YouTuber Jesse James West in a recent grappling...
Will MMA get a boost following UFC Freedom 300?
Jul 04, 2026BJJEE
UFC 300, held on April 13, 2024, in Las Vegas, was not an ordinary pay-per-view. It was a landmark event for combat sports: the card featured current and former champions, Olympic medalists, and...
(WATCH) MMA Fighter Taps Out 1 Second Into The Fight
Jul 04, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
A Lions Fights event in Manaus, Brazil, produced one of the strangest finishes in recent memory… When the MMA fighter Michel Pantoja tapped out before his fight with Matheus Kokama had really...
Former Wrestler AJ Ferrari Arrested After High-Speed Chase – Renewing Scrutiny Of Assault Allegations
Jul 04, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Former Oklahoma State and Nebraska wrestler Albert “AJ” Ferrari was arrested last weekend following a high-speed pursuit in western Nebraska, an incident that has reignited attention on...
Kron Gracie Blasts John Danaher: “He Can Explain But He Can’t Do S**t”
Jul 03, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Kron Gracie has taken aim at John Danaher, one of grappling’s most respected coaches, questioning the substance behind his reputation. The criticism surfaced after Gracie shared a clip of...
Mikey Musumeci Accepts Bryce Mitchell’s Grappling Challenge: “I’m Not Worried”
Jul 03, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci is taking Bryce Mitchell up on his offer. After Mitchell publicly called for a grappling match, Musumeci confirmed he’s in – setting up a crossover bout between a UFC fighter...
How Elite Grapplers Balance Energy, Recovery, and Diet Preferences
Jul 02, 2026BJJEE
Success in grappling sports is often associated with technical skill, conditioning, and mental toughness. While these factors are undoubtedly important, elite competitors understand that performance...
Nutrition Lessons for Adults: Healthy Eating Basics
Jul 02, 2026BJJEE
Structured nutrition lessons for adults remain highly relevant. Through research on nutrition, we found data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicating that only about 10%...
Gillian Robertson Says Mackenzie Dern’s Jiu-Jitsu Won’t Matter At UFC 330
Jul 02, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Gillian Robertson isn’t intimidated by Mackenzie Dern’s world-class Jiu-Jitsu credentials ahead of their UFC 330 title fight. While Dern is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished...
Craig Jones Says Helena Crevar Is A Bigger Draw Than Many Male Grapplers
Jul 02, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones believes the debate over equal pay in professional Jiu-Jitsu should be settled by the numbers. Speaking about the analytics from CJI2, Jones argued that female athletes have already...
