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Category Archive: Articles, Nutrition

BJJ Nutrition Basics: Proteins – Here’s What You’ve Got To Know

Changing your nutrition is not a simple thing. Sure, you want to eat better, but the diet you’re currently on… It’s tasty. It’s addictive. And neither you nor your body want to give it up so...

BJJ Nutrition Basics: You’ve Got To Understand What “Energy Availability” Is

Changing your nutrition is not a simple thing. Sure, you want to eat better, but the diet you’re currently on… It’s tasty. It’s addictive. And neither you nor your body want to give it up so...

How To Cut Weight Before A Competition? Here’s Why Sodium Is Important

Weight cutting is a major challenge for every competitor. In addition to being grueling it can also lower your testosterone and affect more or less every aspect of your life. Limit your liquid input...

21-Year-Old Amateur MMA Fighter Suffers Cardiac Arrest During A Match

Isaiah Abels, 21-year-old amateur MMA fighter, has suffered a cardiac arrest during an MMA match last Saturday (March 4). Abels fought Saevon Canto. After scoring a second round takedown, he went...

Igor Gracie Promoted To 5th Degree BJJ Black Belt by Renzo Gracie

After a lifetime of training and competing in the martial art, Igor Gracie has been promoted to the rank of a 5th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! The promotion took place two days ago, and it...

Nicky Ryan Reveals How He Tore His ACL: “I Couldn’t Do A Full Squat”

Nicky Ryan hasn’t had luck with injuries over the last few years. Specifically, with knee injuries… And around one week prior to ADCC 2022, he suffered one of the worst possible injuries...

What is the secret of Business Bay’s popularity in Dubai, the UAE

Business Bay is one of the top 5 most famous communities in Dubai. It has a high reputation in real estate for a project that was only completed in 2008 and further developed in 2015. Many like to...

Cyborg Shows No Remorse Following PED Ban: ‘Me Winning Worlds at 42 is Incredible’

News came out 2 days ago from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news were...

Kron Gracie: ‘After 5 Years Being Vegetarian, I’m Eating Meat Again & Feel Much Better’

Kron Gracie – the son of Rickson Gracie – has been booked for his octagon return! He has been sidelined from competition for the last three and a half years, having last fought in 2019. And on...

Craig Jones Alleges He Knows the Next BJJ PED Bust: ‘It’s a Young Famous 2022 BJJ World Champion’

Breaking news are coming from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news were...

Rafael Lovato Jr.: “I Never Really Accepted Having To Stop Fighting”

Rafael Lovato Jr., a BJJ legend and MMA veteran, was forced to retire from fighting in MMA in 2019 – when he was diagnosed with cavernoma, a potentially dangerous health condition. He...

Jeff Glover: “I Was Training 4 Times Per Day, Every Day”

Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – and competing in it – is a source of peace for many people… And such was the case for Jeff Glover as well. When asked by Jocko Willink on how his...

Nicky Ryan: “Gordon And I Didn’t Talk To Each Other For Almost Two Years”

Ever since the Danaher Death Squad split, one of the biggest questions about it has been – what happened between the Ryan brothers? Gordon Ryan continued training under John Danaher in New Wave...

BJJ Blue Belt Submits Gracie Barra Black Belt, Casually Walks it Off

In a BJJ competition, anything can happen. You will often see surprises, especially in the No Gi divisions where some competition mix the belt levels. It’s not uncommon to see a blue belt face a...

The Italia Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi & No-Gi with Big Prize Money

The Italia Open di Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi e No-Gi is set to take place in Rome on March 26th, and it promises to be an exciting event for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts. This competition is open...

Tapping & Napping: How starting BJJ Helped my 3+1 Parenthood

I have never thought that my name could be associated with martial art. When I was young I was quite sporty and loved to do a lot of different stuff, but growing up, during my teenage years, life...

USADA: Cyborg & Four Other Athletes Suffer 3-Year Suspensions After No-Gi Worlds 2022 Testing

Breaking news are coming from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news...

United Kingdom: BJJ Can Now Be Offered As Part Of School Curriculum

After Slovakia recently introduced MMA as a physical education (PE) option in schools, it seems that the United Kingdom is following a similar path – but with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Namely, BJJ...

Math Teacher Chokes Out 5th Grade Student, While Showing Her “Jiu-Jitsu Skills”

Stefanie Sanabria, former math teacher, has been charged with second-degree strangulation, first-degree reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor… After she put her student, a 5th...

Andrew Wiltse Opens Up About Mental Health Struggles: “I’m Starting To Come Back”

Andrew Wiltse, one of the most beloved personalities in the world of Jiu-Jitsu, hasn’t competed in quite a while. However, that wasn’t due to any sort of a physical injury. Rather, Andrew...

Kron Gracie – Rickson Gracie’s Son – To Make His Octagon Return At UFC 288

Kron Gracie – the son of Rickson Gracie – has been booked for his octagon return! He has been sidelined from competition for the last three and a half years, having last fought in 2019....

Neil Melanson Shows How To Do The “Ankle Lace”

In Jiu-Jitsu, 80% of your time will be spent either defending your guard or passing the guard. Against a very high level guard player, passing the guard is definitely one of the hardest aspects to...

These Details Will Make Your Mount Control 2x Better

Getting to the Mount is already difficult enough… But setting up submissions from there can be even tougher. And why? Well, it’s because your training partners know what’s coming next. They...

Fans Criticize Khabib Nurmagomedov For Advertising NFTs: “Don’t Do This Bro…”

Since his retirement from professional fighting, Khabib Nurmagomedov has been pursuing a number of business ventures. And one of these ventures, it seems, has been with the NFTs. He advertised NFTs...