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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

[Watch] Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett Spars Internet Troll

(Almost) every professional athlete is, or will be, “picked on” during their career by an internet troll or two. And that is no different for MMA fighters, including Paddy “The...

Gillian Robertson Taps Out Rose Namajunas in 65 secs in Fury Pro Grappling 6 main event

Canadian UFC flyweight and BJJ black belt Gillian Robertson needed just 65 seconds to submit ex-strawweight champion and BJJ brown belt Rose Namajunas in the main event at Fury Pro Grappling 6. The...

[Watch] MMA Fighter Pulls Off Rare Baseball Bat Choke Submission

The Baseball Bat Choke… It’s not often that you see it successfully pulled off in BJJ competition, let alone MMA – but Vitaliy Mironyuk has done it. Mironyuk was fighting against...

Joe Rogan Reminisces Over Eddie Bravo’s Historic Win: “I Get Emotional Talking About It”

Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo have been friends for a long time, with one of the things in common between them being the love for Jiu-Jitsu… And Rogan has been a long-time fan of Bravo’s BJJ...

Alex O’Loughlin, “Hawaii Five-0” Star, Is A BJJ Black Belt

Alex O’Loughlin, actor and star of the famous Hawaii Five-0 series, has recently been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! The promotion took part at the ADCC 2022 Open and...

Double Trouble: The Coming-of-Age Of The Ruotolo Brothers

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Amazing Kneebar Against Knee Shield: Here’s How To Get It

A kneebar (also known as legbar, kneelock or hiza-juji-gatame) is a leglock that can hyperextend the knee. The basic kneebar technique is similar to that of an armbar. The practitioner will...

Can’t Get The Rear Naked Choke? This Armbar Transitions Works Great

The best moves in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are, arguably, the ones which aren’t (too) complicated – and that you can resort to more often than not. These high percentage techniques need to be learned...

Become More Dangerous From Bottom Positions With The Guillotine Guard

The Guillotine Guard is a new form of Guard Control that can be used from different forms of Closed and Open Guard. A strong neck control is the foundation of this position and allows you to break...

Here’s How To Escape Technical Mount… The Easy Way

Remember every time you are stuck in the mount and you can’t escape for dear life? You are being smashed and left at the mercy of your opponent and are clueless on how to escape? For many...

Make Your Kimura Extra Painful – The Neil Melanson Way

The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles. There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The...

Ashton Kutcher Puts His BJJ Brown Belt To the Test Rolling with Craig Jones

Ashton Kutcher came back in BJJ news when he was promoted to brown belt in late 2019 by his long time instructor Rigan Machado. Kutcher has been training more or less regularly for the past 5 years...

Donald Cerrone Admits Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) Usage

Since his last UFC match, back in July at UFC 276, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has been enjoying his retirement from MMA… But that doesn’t mean that he stopped training. On the...

Antonio “Bigfoot’” Silva Announces Retirement From MMA – Will Continue Coaching BJJ

The legendary Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva has decided to retire from mixed martial arts (MMA). He has beaten fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem, and was a UFC heavyweight...

Firas Zahabi Explains Why You Should Train MMA If You’re A BJJ Athlete

If you want to improve in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – especially if you’re an active competitor – then training a bit of MMA is going to be extremely beneficial. Why? Firas Zahabi...

Parking Dispute Leads To Altercation with BJJ Practitioner

Parking lots, parking areas are often the venue of fights betweeen various drivers. You’ve got to think that whenever people are looking for parking, they are in a nervous state and anything can...

Capoeira/BJJ Fighter Hits Spectacular KO Slam Victory on Taekwondo Fighter at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye

Marcus Aurelio , better known as Marcus “Lelo” Aurélio or Contra-mestre Barrãozinho is a Brazilian capoeirista and MMA/BJJ fighter , based in Canada . He is the son of Mestre Barrão ,...

Rafael Lovato Jr. Wins By Kimura in MMA Return After 3 Year Inactivity Due to Brain Condition

Forer Bellator middleweight champion and BJJ legend Rafael Lovato Jr. is back from MMA retirement. The American BJJ legend made a successful return to MMA after talking time off MMA three and a half...

The Inside Shoulder Trap: A Closed Guard Technique You Absolutely Need

Let’s remind ourselves of the most important thing you need to do when you have someone in your closed guard: attack at all times. Many jiujiteiros make a mistake of holding a closed guard for a...

Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida Reveals How He Got His Nickname: “I Was A Chubby Kid”

Marcus Almeida is one of the most successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes of all time – and he’s now an extremely successful MMA athlete as well, competing in ONE Championship. Though,...

Cain Velasquez Opens Up On Being In Jail: “A Lot Of Alone Time”

Cain Velasquez is out of jail on a $1 million bail, as he faces a number of charges – including attempted murder. However, even though he is out if incarceration, the whole experience is very...

Watch: Boxing Sensation Ryan Garcia’s First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Class

Ryan Garcia is an American professional boxer; a WBC interim lightweight champion back in 2021… And who will, in 2023, fight in a long-awaited match against Gervonta Davis – another...

The Importance Of Encouraging Your Training Mates In The Gym

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

BJJ Fundamentals: Basic Single Leg Takedown

Having a good standup game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a must if you want to become a complete BJJ athlete… Which is why it’s best to start working on your takedowns as soon as possible....