ADCC Bronze Medalist Big Dan Manasoiu Reveals Severe Kidney Disease
Sep 10, 2024BJJEE
Big Dan Manasoiu, the 2024 ADCC bronze medalist and rising star in the grappling world, recently opened up about a serious health battle he has been facing. Known for his imposing size and technical...
2024 BJJ World Champion Yatan Bueno Suspended by USADA After Nandrolone Test, Shares Interesting Excuse
Sep 10, 2024BJJEE
In a candid admission, IBJJF World Champion Yatan Bueno has revealed that he was suspended by USADA after testing positive for Nandrolone. The suspension came after a failed test at the World Cup,...
Will Mendes Brothers Return To BJJ Competition? Tainan Dalpra Reveals
Sep 10, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Tainan Dalpra recently shared his thoughts on the potential return of the Mendes brothers to competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Both Rafael and Guilherme Mendes retired at a young age –...
Demetrious Johnson Confirms He’ll Continue Competing In Jiu-Jitsu – Despite MMA Retirement
Sep 10, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Demetrious Johnson officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at ONE 168: Denver – marking the end of a legendary career. The event featured an emotional farewell speech from...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Claims He Allowed Dustin Poirier To Guillotine Him
Sep 09, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov continues to provide fascinating insights into key moments from his legendary career… Including the Guillotine Choke Dustin...
Demian Maia Picks Marcelo Garcia As No-Gi GOAT: “It Was Something Different”
Sep 09, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Demian Maia (Instagram) & Marcelo Garcia (Instagram) Demian Maia recently shared his thoughts on the top Jiu-Jitsu athletes of all time – both in gi & no-gi. The...
Why Some BJJ Academies Become Cultish– And How I Avoid It in My Academy
Sep 08, 2024BJJEE
Written by Gile Huni., a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and head instructor at Kimura BJJ Serbia Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is renowned for fostering intense training, camaraderie, and deep personal growth....
Watch: Tainan Dalpra Ignores the Tap, Submits Tarik Hopstock with Tarikoplata
Sep 08, 2024BJJEE
At Polaris, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Tainan Dalpra delivered a performance that has sparked plenty of discussion, submitting Tarik Hopstock with the very move Hopstock is known for—the...
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida Promoted To 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt
Sep 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida has been promoted to 4th degree BJJ black belt – by his legendary coach, Leo Vieira! Buchecha, widely regarded as one of the greatest competitors in...
Mikey Musumeci Hospitalized With Torn Lung – Blames Rickson Gracie Breathing Method For Injury
Sep 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci has just revealed that he suffered a torn lung during his preparation for ONE 168… Which ultimately forced him to withdraw from the event. Musumeci was set to move up to...
Jocko Willink Trained With Rickson: ‘Keenan is WRONG in Saying That His Level is of a ‘Tough Purple Belt’
Sep 07, 2024BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
Full Video: Khamzat Chimaev Outgrapples Luke Rockhold in Training Session
Sep 07, 2024BJJEE
Khamzat Chimaev demonstrated his world-class grappling by decisively defeating former UFC middleweight champion and BJJ black belt Luke Rockhold in a heated training session. The two fighters...
Fellipe Andrew Sanctioned By IBJJF For Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Sep 07, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Fellipe Andrew, Instagram USADA announced that Fellipe Andrew has accepted a two-year suspension for violating anti-doping rules. Andrew tested positive for clomiphene and its...
ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Renzo Gracie
Sep 07, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Chatri Sityodtong, founder and CEO of ONE Championship, has been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt… By none other than Renzo Gracie! The surprise promotion took place...
Buchecha Frustrated & Urges ONE Championship To Book His Next Fight: “Been Waiting For 13 Months”
Sep 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is eager to return to the ONE Championship cage… But claims the promotion has not been offering him any fights. The 13-time IBJJF world champion and...
Mikey Musumeci Stripped Off His ONE Championship Belt After Having To Cut 35 LBS In 72 Hours
Sep 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci has just shared that he was stripped off his ONE Championship belt… After trying to lose about 35lbs in just 72 hours. Musumeci was initially preparing for a match against Kade...
Gracie Barra Ridiculed Online for Its Cult Like Rules
Sep 05, 2024BJJEE
Gracie Barra, one of the most well-known Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu affiliations globally, has found itself at the center of controversy yet again. A recent viral video has shed light on the school’s...
Jocko Willink On How to Pick a Good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School That Will Make You Happy
Sep 05, 2024BJJEE
Jocko Willink, an school BJJ black belt and former Navy SEAL Commander, offers valuable advice to individuals seeking to find the right BJJ gym. Drawing on his extensive experience both in martial...
3x NCAA Champion Pokes Fun At BJJ Practitioners: “When You’re Tired, Just Sit Down”
Sep 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Jason Nolf, Instagram It’s long been known that wrestlers, once they make a transition to BJJ – especially if they’re high-level wrestlers – can create quite a...
Rickson Gracies’s Life Story To Be Adapted Into A Feature Film
Sep 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Rickson Gracie is having his life story turned into a feature film! His 2021 autobiography, Breathe: A Life in Flow, has been acquired by filmmakers Adam Rifkin, Brad Wyman, and Michael P.J....
EXCLUSIVE: AJPTour Lands in Dublin, IRELAND for the first time on 13th October 2024
Sep 04, 2024BJJEE
The AJP Tour is making history by bringing its prestigious Jiu-Jitsu competition to Ireland for the first time on October 13, 2024. This marks a significant milestone for the Irish Jiu-Jitsu...
Mikey Musumeci: ‘The Biggest BJJ Teams are Giving PEDs to 12 & 13 year Olds’
Sep 04, 2024BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu star Mikey Musumeci has voiced serious concerns about the rising prevalence of performance-enhancing drug (PED) use among young athletes in the sport. In a recent interview,...
Nova Uniao’s Andre Pederneiras: ‘Jiu-Jitsu Has Surpassed MMA in Growth
Sep 04, 2024BJJEE
The 2024 Jiu-Jitsu Master World Championship, organized by the IBJJF, took place at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA, drawing over 10,000 athletes. The event concluded on Saturday, August...
Betting on the dark horses in BJJ
Sep 04, 2024BJJEE
You might have observed that BJJ is no longer just a niche martial art; it’s rapidly becoming a mainstream phenomenon, attracting both practitioners and spectators alike. In recent years,...
