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Category Archive: Articles

25 years later Wallid Ismail and Renzo Gracie Looking At Rematch Options

    Back when they were brown belts, Wallid Gracie had a famous duel with Ralph Gracie at the Copa Rio Sport Center, with Ismail winning a referee decision. In 1993, Wallid scored another...

We Have a Date & Opponent for Dillon Danis’s MMA Debut at Bellator

After over a year of self hyping himself as the best MMA fighter in the world even though he is still 0-0, Dillon Danis will finally step in the cage in an MMA fight. Danis is set to make his debut...

Mayweather on MMA Debut: My Wrestling Game is a ‘7’ out of 10

Floyd Mayweather is rumoured to be making his MMA debut in a few months. The name of Conor McGregor has come up as a potential opponent. Earlier this week, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley...

Nicky Ryan And Geo Martinez Set to Face Off At Kasai

    There was much fuss made earlier in the month when it seemed like Geo Martinez would refuse to face Nicky Ryan in spite of a substantial financial incentive offered. Initially Geo said:...

Ryan Hall Explains Where He’s been during this Long Layoff and Whether he’ll Fight Again

    Ryan Hall had every bjj practitioner around the globe excited when he first got signed to the UFC however things quickly took a turn for the worst when he was crucified for the...

Mackenzie Dern Set To Have Next Fight At UFC 224 Against Amanda Cooper

    Mackenzie Dern managed to hype up the audience sufficiently and in return her wish to fight in Brazil is coming true. The young bjj prodigy will be appearing at UFC 224 in Rio. UFC 224...

Dream Camp w/ Buchecha, Rodolfo, Lo, Renzo Gracie & Preguica in Ibiza

This amazing camp with the 5 of the biggest BJJ stars has been going on for the past 3 years! There have also been appearances from Braulio Estima, Magid Hage and Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira. This...

Floyd Mayweathwer Has Legit Wrestling Skills, Say TMT Bodyguards

Floyd Mayweather is rumoured to be making his MMA debut in a few months. The name of Conor McGregor has come up as a potential opponent. Eralier this week, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley...

Marcel Gonçalves Arrested For Sexual Assault

    Goncalves is bjj black belt under Roberto Cyborg Abreu and he’s even recently had some competitive success having won Show the art finishers in February. However his life took a...

Robert Downey Jr. supports Brian Ortega’s Jiu-Jitsu foundation

    After his latest victory Brian Ortega announced a unique deal – He will be sponsoring some kids in Gracie University academies: The official Gracie University page released the...

Ronda Rousey Announces She’s Forever Done with MMA

    Through the time there’s been very little chance of Ronda Rousey returning to the big leagues after 2 devastating losses. Now the fresh new WWE Superstar confirmed what many were...

A Cheap Choke From Bottom Half Guard

Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best grapplers, such as BJJ Black Belt World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis...

Anderson Silva Using Jiu-Jitsu When Wrestling With Amazon Indians

3rd degree BJJ black belt Anderson Silva was conisdered the P4P best fighter on the planet back in 2012. Silva tried something different back then. He paid the Kamayurá Tribe in Mato Grosso, Brazil...

CM Punk Returning To The Octagon at UFC 225

    It’s long been hinted that former pro wrestler CM Punk aka Phil Brooks will be getting another shot in the octagon in spite of colossal failure that was his 90s loss.   June...

Bruno Malfacine signs with Brave – Debut Set for April

    Bruno Malfacine is 9x IBJJF World Champion. On top of that he’s been prepping to venture into mma for quite some time. In May of last year he announced: Very happy to finally be...

Jean Jaques Machado Issues Challenge – Atalla Responds: “I never Wanted your f**king Fake Belt”

    When a group of students promoted their coach to the rank of coral belt they didn’t really consider they would be stirring the pot majorly. This instructor had been a student of...

GM Helio Gracie on His Criteria for Degrees on the Black Belt

  In an exclusive and never seen before conversation with his disciples, the Valente Brothers, Grandmaster Helio Gracie discusses the jiu-jitsu belt system, the attribution of degrees on the...

Roberto Atalla: Jean Jacques Machado’s Ego is As Inflated As Rigan Machado’s Belly

    Jean Jacques Machado recently explained how it is that his promotion doesn’t fall under the same criteria as others saying:   My name is Jean Jacques Machado. I recently turned...

3 Techniques John Danaher bannes At His Classes

      John Danaher is widely considered one of the best contemporary bjj coaches around. Through the years he’s developed some of his own personal tweaks. Now in spite of being...

Jean Jacques Machado Responds To Claims He Got His Belt Before Fulfilling the Requirements

    Earlier this week we reported on a case of students promoting their black belt professor to the rank of red and black belt. Curious Case Of Students Promoting Their Coach To Red çand...

Why Go To A Grappling Open Mat?

  Why go to an Open Mat? Make new Grappling friends from different academies It’s a great opportunity to meet other grapplers from different academies in a relaxed setting. The only...

Firas Zahabi and Chael Sonnen Insist GSP and McGregor will be Reality

  While Georges St Pierre’s triumphant return to the octagon was hindered by an ulcerative colitis, there’s plenty of options flying around. One notable being a McGregor match up...

3x NCAA Champion Ed Ruth Puts On A Wrestling Class at Pans

    Recently 3x NCAA champion Ed Ruth stepped on the mats in the blue belt division. Naturally Ruth caused quite a havoc.   Not quite the right color, but I don’t care I still earned...

Brazilian MMA Promotion Set To Feature Guy and a Trans Girl Match

    Today a peculiar event is about to take place. UFC veteran Henrique Frankenstein da Silva will compete in Mr Cage 34 in Brazil. His opponent will be a transgender woman called Anne...