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Category Archive: Articles

Dillon Danis Is now Training Alongside Miyao Brothers At Unity

    Dillon Danis is preparing hard for his Polaris bout with Garry Tonon and the ADCC. Following a non starter performance at Worlds Danis has opted to change up the camps a bit and visited...

Renzo Gracie On The Day Someone Stole His Lucky Belt & How He Got it Back

  What’s the importance of you Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt? For some BJJ practitioners, a belt has alot of sentimental values. Some long term black belts have been using the same belt...

Mackenzie Dern Comments On Weight Issue, Says She’s Nearing Decision To Give Up Either BJJ or MMA

    Mackenzie Dern is a veteran of sport bjj at age 24. She’s done so much for the female bjj scene it’s no wonder that it’s hard to be faced with a decision that she has...

Jiu jitsu Rehab Series: Ankle Injuries

  Guest post by Dr Kickass, Mike Piekarski, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Former MMA Fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt. Follow him on instagram. A common misconception with injuries is...

Former UFC Fighter Tim Hague Dies From Knock Out Related Consequences

    Former UFC fighter turned boxer Tim Haue has passed away 2 days following his knock out loss. On June 16, 2017, he suffered a brain hemorrhage after being knocked out in a boxing match...

Bullshido Uncovers Corey Weissman Scam – Reselling Without Delivering The Gear

  Corey Weissman is a tae kwon do practitioner that turned to the bjj and at one point worked himself upto the purple belt level even accumulating some swanky shoyoroll gear over the tenure of...

Freddie Prinze Jr: Jiu-Jitsu Is The Best Martial Art For Women, That’s Why My Daughter Does it

    Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (husband of Sarah Michelle Gellar) is among the growing list of celebrities who practice Jiu Jitsu. He’s been a practitioner for several years.  ...

Eddie Cummings & Paulo Miyao Set To Face Off At Grappling Industries

    Exciting superfight has just been announced. In August, under the grappling industries banner, Eddie Wolverine Cummings will be battling Paolo Miyao for the coveted prize. The two will...

15 yr old Nicky Ryan Submits Marvin Castelle with Heelhook

Fifteen year old prodigy Nicky Ryan submitted 10th planet instructor Marvin Castelle in Grappling superfight. Castelle is a brown belt under Eddie Bravo himself! – He is 25 years old and lives in...

Firas Zahabi Starting Grappling League In Montreal, Offering Bitcoin Prizes

    A ban of grappling events in Montreal surprised everyone in the community earlier this year. Now Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi is offering up an explanation as to what happened as...

Berkut Announces Open World Championships With Cash Prizes For All Belt Levels

    Some exciting news coming from Russia. Berkut announces open world championship ACB JJ. The tournament will be held in Moscow, Festivalniy sports complex. We invite all Jiu-Jitsu...

Whatever Happened To Female BJJ & Why It’s Not Ok To Pile On Mackenzie Dern

    While the male grappling scene is constantly covered with every little tiff deemed significant it seems like female jiu-jitsu scene has been in a slump. In many ways 2017 was a...

Woodley Trying To Steamroll Demian Maia Into July Title Fight

    Tyron Woodley has long been set for match up with brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Demian Maia. However Maia, 39, fought Masvidal in May and may be needing time to recover and execute a...

Tonon Content To Let Dillon Danis Make A Fool Of Himself Ahead Of Polaris Match

  Polaris was onto something when they successfully booked the match everyone was gearing up for – Garry Tonon vs Dillon Danis. This garnered so much positive attention it even got Polaris...

How Jiu-Jitsu Changed The Life Of Austin McDaniel from a Victim of Bullying To An Assertive Young Man Joining The Marines

    Back in 2012 Austin McDaniel was a 13 year old boy from Indiana who was quite fond of video games and playing the guitar. Some time in September of the same year he had the unfortunate...

Keenan Cornelius Set For A Superfight Against Matheus Diniz

    A very exciting day for grappling is in the works. Jiu Jitsu Phenom Keenan Cornelius is set to grapple MG Dream Team flagbearer – Matheus Diniz. The two will be facing off in San...

McGregor Boxing Bout With Mayweather Officially Announced

    The ultimate challenge match between disciplines has been agreed upon. Following long and extensive negotiations Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor will be happening August 26th! On the...

Neiman Gracie Calls Dillon Danis An Amateur, Wants Him To Stop Mouthing Off

    Neiman Gracie is just honing his name in the mma community in spite of being a member of the Gracie family. A little while back Gracie confirmed Bellator had offered him the fight with...

A Texas deputy and Her Husband Have Been Indicted For Denny’s Altercation

    A couple from Houston, Texas has been indicted after the night out for a couple turned into a deadly altercation. You may have seen the video in which the deputy’s husband holds...

No Gi Baseball Bat Choke Explained by Eli Knight

  How to do the baseball choke in No Gi by BJJ Black Belt Eli Knight:   Here is a technique I have gotten asked about several times, the Baseball Bat Choke No Gi version. This is a...

BJJ Student Goes From Blue Belt To Black Belt – In 8 Months!

    Promotion is a huge deal in jiu jitsu given the amount of time and effort it takes to master the gentle art. This is why it never fails to surprise when someone gets promoted under...

Victor Silverio Leaves GF Team For Gracie Barra

    Team switching has held quite a bit of controversy over the years in the bjj community. The last to contribute to the trend is Victor Silverio who has opted out of GF Team in order to...

Buchecha: Leandro Lo Is The Best Fighter In The World

Photo: Mike Anderson BJJ Photographer   Marcus Buchecha Almeida is fresh off of winning his 10th collective world title having conquered both his division and the absolute for the 5th time....

Judo Mixed Team event added to the 2020 Olympic Games

    The preparation for Tokyo Olympics set for 2020 are well under way. And the grappling community just got some exciting news. The games are now set to feature a Judo Mixed Team event....