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Category Archive: Articles

Vitor Belfort Was Advised To Pull Out of Machida Fight Due to Injury

A UFC send off has been a long time coming for Vitor Belfort. The Phenom had been fighting for 20 years. Vitor Belfort. UFC debut: February 1997 👀UFC retirement fight: May 2018 🙌 The final...

Jiu Jitsu Rap Song Released Called “Roll 4 Life”, Lyrics Transcribed

Earlier in April a jiu-jitsu rap anthem was released by Joulez Nuklear and TMI Beard. The artists in question are John N Eden a bjj blue belt, Jimmy Massa Inca Greene also a blue belt.  ...

Mackenzie Dern Swore To Never Miss Weight Again

Mackenzie Dern has been largely ignoring the vast criticism she receives online and from fellow fighters. However after the last controversy she went back on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and had...

Demian Maia’s Superior Wrestling Takedowns

UFC Welterweight Demian Maia has arguably some of the best wrestling in the UFC. He has taken down some of the best wrestlers in the UFC like Chael Sonnen, Jon Fitch (numerous times), Rick Story and...

Enson Inoue Thought BJJ Was Aikido-like BS When He Attended The First Class

MMA legend and BJJ black belt Enson Inoue has been retired from MMA since 2004 (he had a short comeback fight in 2010), but he has started training Jiu-Jitsu again in 2016 after taking a 10 year...

Nicky Ryan Enters Polaris Featherweight Championship

We’ve previously talked about how Polaris is changing. The longest running sub only event in bjj has restructured itself as a championship. Previously leg one of the event was revealed as...

People Will Forget Champions; Building A Successful Team is More Important

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs cascao bjj hard knocks out of Las Vegas nv. “The medals don’t mean anything and the glory doesn’t last. It’s...

Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan Go On Laranja podcast Talking How Gordon Manhandled Ralek & Trolled His Dad in Process

Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan have never been too timid to insert themselves into controversy. The duo of Danaher students never shied away from controversy including duelling Ralek each separately....

Former UFC Fighter Yan Cabral Competed IBJJF and Put On A Show

At age 35  Yan Cabral has quite the fighting pedigree behind him. The Brazilian national has been a black belt under Nova uniao for quite some time. In addition to that he’s been active in mma...

Sacramento Police looking into Alleged Assault by Nate Diaz on Clay Guida

Sacremento Police officers have a peculiar task of investigating an alleged incident that occured this past Friday at Combate Americas. A member of the SCPD told mmajunkie “officer showed up...

Understanding The 3 Ways of Bowing in Japan

Written by Brandon Hetzler  who is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, 7th degree black belt in Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. I would like to share a little something on bowing in...

John Danaher Announces Reshoot Of His DVD, Dedication To Quality Service

John Danaher’s dvd dropped recently. The interest for the instructional was unparalleled. Danaher himself confirmed: “Last week my leg lock instructional video was released and within...

Demian Maia Targets Retirement Date, Plans to Finish Out the 4 fights on his Contract

Demian Maia has been the best flag bearer for brazilian jiu jitsu in the octagon for quite some time. The 40 year old Brazilian ace has a fight record of 25-8. Maia, who is set to take on rising...

Dominick Cruz on Mackenzie Dern: ‘It’s basically cheating’

Over the last week we’ve seen a mixed bag of Mackenzie Dern comments. on one had she’s undoubtedly a star on the rise with that shining performance against Amanda Cooper. Still her...

Nick Diaz Alleges He Was Poisoned Ahead Of GSP Bout – and that GSP was Overweight

Nick Diaz had his turn against Georges St-Pierre – one of the all time greats. However ahead of the official announcements for Nate Diaz GSP match up at 155 lbs there are some mighty big...

Mackenzie Dern Isn’t Interested In Training Between Fight Camps

While the weekend’s UFC may have birthed a star in Mackenzie Dern some troubling reports surfaced following her latest weigh in debacle. The bjj star who was also sponsored by a scale company...

Off-duty Cop Uses BJJ to Wrestle Coyote And Protect 5 Year Old

A heroic off duty cop recently had to rely on his brazilian jiu-jitsu to protect a five year old that was attacked by a coyote in a park in Thornwood, New York. The animal had attacked 5 year old...

Vitor Belfort Leaves His Gloves In The Octagon Following Likely Last Bout In UFC

Vitor Belfort left his mark on the mma world. At only 17 he earned his black belt off of Carlson Gracie. Soon he made his UFC debut. Thank you @vitorbelfort pic.twitter.com/QcxBcWBGgX — Dana White...

Mackenzie Dern Answers Weight Backlash After Latest Triumph

Mackenzie Dern has been having a lot of issues with the weight in the past year. The young and promising talent seems to be somewhat undisciplined and after weighing in 7.4lbs over at a 115 lbs bout...

Gabi Garcia Rear Naked Chokes Veronika Futina in Latest MMA Bout

Gabi Garcia asserted her dominance once again. The giant brazilian weighed in this morning at 107kg yet still her opponent held on more than most.   Faceoff. @gabijiu (106.7kg) vs Veronika...

Gabi Garcia Weighs In at 106.7kg Against 88Kg Opponent

For Gabi Garcia it’s been a challenge to find an age appropriate opponent and also a weight appropriate one. The bjj champion has repeatedly struggled with this. For her Road FC bout Gabi...

Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Lost His Life In Tragic Case Of Road Rage

29-year-old Guma Epfane Vasconcelos, was killed on Tuesday morning (24) in Brazil. Guma was a professional competitor. He fought in competitions for the Brazilian Confederation of Professional Fights...

Danaher Shows Powerful Attack Series from Ashi Garami & Inside Sankaku Positions

At a sold out jiu jitsu seminar at Dynamix MMA in Los Angeles, CA, John Danaher demonstrated a powerful attack series from the cross ashi garami & inside sankaku positions. The Japanese term ashi...

Mackenzie Dern Misses Weight

UPDATE: To recap: Mackenzie Dern is looking to make her 2nd UFC fight a quick submission. The Arizona born Mackenzie Dern is looking to make good on her heritage in Brazil on a female led card. Dern...