Category Archive: Articles, Featured
UFC Champ Tyron Woodley Grapples with BJJ Legend Marcelo Garcia
Oct 09, 2016BJJEEComments Off on UFC Champ Tyron Woodley Grapples with BJJ Legend Marcelo Garcia
Here’s is a short clip of current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley grappling with Jiu-Jitsu GOAT Marcelo Garcia. Interestingly, Garcia is a a teammate of Demian Maia who Woodley...Pro’s and Con’s of Private lessons (and why you should GO FOR IT)!
Oct 09, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Pro’s and Con’s of Private lessons (and why you should GO FOR IT)!
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Guest post by Eric York, BJJ purple belt, world traveller and president of BJJ Lifestyle brand Yolo...Fight To Win Pro 15 Results
Oct 09, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Fight To Win Pro 15 Results
Fifteenth edition of Fight To Win Pro took place late Yesterday in San Antonio, Texas! Of course the results are attached below. Nothing like that AJ Agazarm Vagner Rocha controversy...Submission Ending Fights From Last Night’s UFC 204
Oct 09, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Submission Ending Fights From Last Night’s UFC 204
Last night was loaded with exciting finishes. Notably a very smooth link of submissions and a D’arce choke beautifully executed in another one. To watch press play below....Vitor Belfort vs Gegard Mousasi Fight Video
Oct 09, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Vitor Belfort vs Gegard Mousasi Fight Video
Co headliner from last night went up against each other guns blazing. To view the fight press play below. mirror: mirror:UFC MIddleweight Title Fight: Bisping vs Henderson
Oct 09, 2016BJJEEComments Off on UFC MIddleweight Title Fight: Bisping vs Henderson
The rematch between Michael Bisping and Henderson took place last night. mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9WBKfERFoEUFC Fighters Before & After TRT Ban & USADA PED Testing
Oct 08, 2016BJJEEComments Off on UFC Fighters Before & After TRT Ban & USADA PED Testing
In the post 2 years: two major events contributed in a power shift in the UFC roster: TRT On February 27, 2014, the Nevada State Athletic Commission banned the use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy...Gracie Breakdown – Victim Of Attack Defends Himself With BJJ
Oct 08, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Gracie Breakdown – Victim Of Attack Defends Himself With BJJ
Gracie Breakdown’s latest episode is here! This time it features a street fight video entirely focused on jiu-jitsu. Right away you can tell the person attacked knows how to...Demian Maia Secure In His Title Shot, Talks Possible GSP Match
Oct 08, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Demian Maia Secure In His Title Shot, Talks Possible GSP Match
Following Maia’s latest brilliant finish against Carlos Condit he shrugged off a possible match with Georges St-Pierre. He was focused on getting a title shot. As is, the chance...John Danaher Tells The Story Of Inventing D’Arce Choke
Oct 08, 2016BJJEEComments Off on John Danaher Tells The Story Of Inventing D’Arce Choke
Origin of moves is often quite hard to determine in grappling. BJJ, Judo, Wrestling and Sambo are all cousins of sorts. As such the moves are often named according to the person who popularized them...Someone Training Both Compares Gracie & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 07, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Someone Training Both Compares Gracie & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Photo: Metamoris 1, Ryron Gracie vs Andre Galvao. Guest post Tony Pacenski who is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Medeiros (BJJ Revolution Team). He runs his academy Soulfight and the excellent...Who Are The Most Educated Grapplers?
Oct 07, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Who Are The Most Educated Grapplers?
Anyone who has ever grappled will tell you how rewarding it is. What they often neglect to mention is -how all- consuming it is. These athletes compete in some of the most challenging...Ronda Rousey’s BFF Announces Unexpected Pregancy
Oct 06, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Ronda Rousey’s BFF Announces Unexpected Pregancy
Marina Shafir is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 1 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws. She is also Ronda Rousey best friend and best training partner. They have known each other...Roberto Cyborg Abreu: Strength Matters!
Oct 06, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Roberto Cyborg Abreu: Strength Matters!
Cyborg is a celebrated competitor from the Carlson Gracie lineage whose arguably biggest feat was securing the ADCC 2013 Absolute Championship. In addition to this Cyborg won World...UFC Fighter Max Holloway Recommends Jiu-Jitsu To Lose Weight
Oct 06, 2016BJJEEComments Off on UFC Fighter Max Holloway Recommends Jiu-Jitsu To Lose Weight
Max Halloway is amid promotion tour for UFC Fight Night set in Manila, Philippines and he’s passing some sage advice. To the untrained eye it might look like I’m in a...World Champion Dominyka Obelenyte Explains Why She Left Marcelo Garcia
Oct 06, 2016BJJEEComments Off on World Champion Dominyka Obelenyte Explains Why She Left Marcelo Garcia
Dominyka Obelenyte is 21 years old. In that time she’s accomplished becoming a world champion several times at different levels including being world champ at the black belt level...Eddie Bravo Announces: EBI Will Have Striking As Early As Next Year!
Oct 06, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Eddie Bravo Announces: EBI Will Have Striking As Early As Next Year!
Eddie Bravo has long inspired to create a style of jiu-jitsu that’s dangerous from the back but would withstand tests in MMA surrounding. This idea has been in his mind as far...UFC Fighter Josh Samman Pronounced Dead
Oct 05, 2016BJJEEComments Off on UFC Fighter Josh Samman Pronounced Dead
Following a week long coma, Josh Samman has passed away. Samman was 28 years old and had been in a coma at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood. The police arrived at the apartment following...Ottavia Bourdain Was Just Promoted To Brown Belt
Oct 05, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Ottavia Bourdain Was Just Promoted To Brown Belt
Ottavia Bourdain has just received some great news. Her coach, the infamous John Danaher made the decision to promote her to brown belt level! A huge congratulations to...Kennewick BJJ Instructor Charged With Molesting a Student
Oct 05, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Kennewick BJJ Instructor Charged With Molesting a Student
Another rotten apple has been revealed. A Kennewick teacher who owns Richland martial arts school has been accused of inappropriate contact with a girl and trying to set up a secret...Guillotine on Foot By Leo Vieira
Oct 04, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Guillotine on Foot By Leo Vieira
Considered one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes of the 90s, Checkmat leader Leo Vieira is also an excellent teacher. Here he is at his school in Signal Hills, California, and...Cop Uses Judo Throw On Troublemaker
Oct 04, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Cop Uses Judo Throw On Troublemaker
This incident happened at a street parade at the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day parade in Buffalo, with over 80,000 people in the streets. The troublemaker had a jacket with ‘Saint I Ain’t’...England Rugby Team CrossTrain Judo
Oct 04, 2016BJJEEComments Off on England Rugby Team CrossTrain Judo
England’s Rugby Team tried something very different before the autumn internationals! Eddie Jones’ Red Rose tried their hand at martial arts in order to prepare for...Rafael Lovato Jr To Headline Legacy FC 62 Against Coleman
Oct 04, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Rafael Lovato Jr To Headline Legacy FC 62 Against Coleman
Another edition of Legacy Fighting Championships scheduled for November 11th in Oklahoma. The middleweight title is on the line! Champion Rafel Lovato Jr will put his belt on the line...