Kaynan Duarte Unsure If He’ll Compete at IBJJF Worlds 2022: “I Want To Be Better Paid”
Jan 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Since he received his black belt in 2018, Kaynan Duarte has won just about everything there’s to win in BJJ, with most of his biggest titles coming in the gi. However, in a recent interview for...
John Danaher’s New Years Challenge: “Do This Every Month For A Year”
Jan 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
New Year – new you! 2022 has started off with a bang for many BJJ athletes, who are more than keen to make it into the best they can. However, if you truly want to make 2022 into your best year...
Watch: Carla Esparza Suffers Cut That Ends Grappling Match vs. Danielle Kelly
Jan 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Fury Grappling 3 match between Carla Esparza and Danielle Kelly didn’t end as either of the two athletes nor the grappling community had hoped. Stepping in to replace Rose Namajunas in the...
Khabib Shares a Story of When He Was Ready To Fight an Obnoxious Fan
Dec 31, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from mixed martial arts over a year ago, but is still in its spotlight. Aside from venturing into a successful entrepreneurial career, he is now an MMA coach as well;...
International Judo Federation (IJF) Bans Use of Reverse Seoi Nage
Dec 31, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has recently posted a video to their YouTube channel; informing the public about the changes to the Judo’s ruleset. Among many potentially beneficial...
Rickson Gracie Reveals Family Secrets about Carlos & Helio Polygamous Lifestyle
Dec 31, 2021BJJEE
“People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.” – Bo Bennett Jiu-Jitsu as we know it today would have never happened if it hadn’t been for the Gracie...
Undefeated UFC Fighter Sean Brady Defeats Craig Jones in Grappling Match
Dec 31, 2021BJJEE
Fury Grappling 3 was one of most spectacular grappling tournaments of 2021! Held on December 30 (what better way to end the year than with a great BJJ event!), it featured a match between Craig Jones...
Carla Esparza vs. Danielle Kelly Set for Fury Grappling 3
Dec 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The “Fury Grappling 3” event is taking time on Thursday, December 30. It’ll feature a number of elite-level matches; however, one of the most anticipated bouts won’t take...
WNO: Tye Ruotolo vs. Levi Jones-Leary Announced for Welterweight Title Match
Dec 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: FloGrappling The next Who’s Number One (WNO) event is taking place on January 21… And after the reveal of the main match – the one for the light heavyweight title,...
Soldier Blinded By Explosion Becomes BJJ Champion: “Jiu-Jitsu Is My Coping Mechanism”
Dec 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Robert Long is a BJJ purple belt and former British soldier, who served in the Lance Bombardier’s 4/73 Special Observation Battery. On his last patrol in Afghanistan, his vehicle triggered an...
Who’s Number One: Craig Jones vs. Pedro Marinho Announced for Title Match
Dec 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: FloGrappling With 2021 nearing its end, the grappling fans worldwide are eagerly expecting to see which exciting matches will take place next year. So, considering that the Who’s...
Royler Gracie Gets Inducted Into The ADCC Hall Of Fame
Dec 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official – Royler Gracie is the newest ADCC Hall of Fame inductee! The organization shared the news on their Instagram account: View this post on Instagram A post...
Neiman Gracie vs. Logan Storley Scheduled For Early 2022 Bellator Event
Dec 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Neiman Gracie has himself a fight for early 2022! He’ll take on Logan Storley in a welterweight bout which is scheduled for a February 19 Bellator card, as reported by MMA Junkie. Logan Storley...
Brendan Schaub: “Chael Sonnen Stuck Up For His Girl & Beat The Sh*t Out Of The Guy”
Dec 23, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting Chael Sonnen was involved in an alleged brawl at a Las Vegas hotel a few days ago, and was given five battery citations afterwards. Even though Sonnen...
Mackenzie Dern: “It’s Scary For A Jiu-Jitsu Fighter To Be In The Hitting Zone”
Dec 23, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Hans Gutknecht Mackenzie Dern lost her October 2021 UFC fight against Marina Rodriguez. Prior to the fight, she mentioned being proud of the progress she made in her striking skills...
“Car-Jitsu” Is Becoming Increasingly Popular In Russia
Dec 23, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
When you train and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are two ways that you can start the match (depending on the tournament ruleset). You can either start standing – going for a takedown,...
Kamaru Usman Invites Anthony Joshua To Train Grappling With Him
Dec 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Can you imagine Anthony Joshua – one of the greatest heavyweight boxing athletes ever – training grappling? Well, that isn’t too far from the truth, since he’s been working on...
Craig Jones vs. UFC’s Sean Brady Scheduled for Fury Grappling 3
Dec 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Fury Grappling 3 is headed to be one of the most spectacular grappling tournaments of 2021! Scheduled for December 30 (what better way to end the year than with a great BJJ event!), it now announced...
Felipe Pena: “My Goal Now Is To Focus On ADCC & Transition To MMA”
Dec 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Felipe Pena has done it all now in IBJJF tournaments, given that he’s fulfilled his childhood dream of winning the absolute World Championship title at 2021 IBJJF Worlds. Following his win, he...
Braulio Estima Inducted Into The ADCC Hall of Fame
Dec 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Braulio Estima is now a part of the ADCC Hall of Fame! He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt World Champion, as well as an ADCC open weight and superfight champion; and is one of the most elite...
Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds: Craig Jones Submits Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone with Rear Naked Choke
Dec 20, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds: The Featherweights had heaps of exciting matches at its disposal! And the one which Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fans expected the most – the superfight between Craig Jones and...
Priscila Cachoeira Talks Eye-Gouging Incident At UFC 269: “It Wasn’t My Intention”
Dec 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The match between Priscila Cachoeira and Gillian Robertson was an exciting one, ending with a first-round submission. Robertson took Cachoeira’s back and tapped her out with a Rear Naked Choke....
UFC Vegas 45: Jordan Leavitt Taps Out Matt Sayles with Inverted Triangle Choke
Dec 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
UFC Vegas 45 didn’t disappoint – not in terms of excitement, nor in terms of grappling display. But the match that was most exciting grappling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wise was definitely the...
Felipe Pena Calls Out Gordon Ryan For ADCC 2022 Match – Ryan Accepts
Dec 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Felipe Pena and Gordon Ryan have been going at it for ages; with Ryan mostly picking on “Preguica”, saying that he doesn’t want to accept a match with him. Meanwhile, Pena claims...
