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Category Archive: BJJ News

8 People Were Shot in San Antonio by Man Claiming to Be a U.F.C. Fighter

The man had been turned away from a bar and had said that he was part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship the police said. Eight people were shot late Friday in a San Antonio parking lot by a man...

Ukrainian Plus Size Model To Make MMA debut, Conor McGregor invited as VIP Guest

Ukrainian Instagram and plus-size model Mila Kuznetsova (570k followers) has just announced that she will make her MMA debut in September. Mila Kuznetsova is a former Miss World Plus-Size winner and...

GSP Almost Quit BJJ After Getting Tapped 5 Times in a Roll at Renzo Gracie NYC

BJJ is tough on the body but it is even harder on the ego. Getting destroyed repeatedly in training day-in-day-out but smaller training partners that are simply so much better than you, can be too...

Tito Ortiz Decided He Wants To Become a Police Officer: “The Cops Are The Good Guys”

With the current George Floyd protests going on nationwide, Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz has anounced that he wants to become a police officer. Ortiz, 45, whose last MMA fight was in December, has...

MMA Website Bloodyelbow Labels Gordon Ryan as a Racist & Xenophobe

Bloodyelbow.com, one of the biggest MMA new websites has just released an article written by Karim Zidan calling out Flosports (owners of Flograppling) for supporting ‘Black Lives Matter’...

John Danaher On The London Real Show

John Danaher is widely regarded as one of the most important Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coaches of his generation. He was recently featured on the uber popular London Real show/podcast which has close to 2...

Caio Terra: ‘You Cannot Learn Jiu-Jitsu by Yourself. You Need Someone to Guide You’

Fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with 9 time world champion Caio Terra during his visit to Pride Fitness Centre and SAS team in Dubai UAE for a one week training program. During this time we caught...

What BJJ Kids Can Teach Us About Racial & Cultural Tolerance

Guest post by Ivan Bozovic, a Serbian-American BJJ black belt who teaches at his academy in Keller, Texas:  AllAmerican BJJ Academy .    No matter your race, religion or sex….we are All...

Special Unarmed Jiu-Jitsu Police Unit Deals With Rioters in Brazil

Sao Paulo police deploys unarmed jiu-jitsu squad for protests. Source: Reuters The Football World Cup which was held in Brazil in 2014 was a huge cause for unrest by Brazilians as they wanted to see...

Watch: Ronda Rousey Rolls with BJ Penn in the Gi

Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight & bronze medal Judo Olympian Champion Ronda Rousey rolled in the Gi with 2001 BJJ world champion & UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn at Art...

Coach Phil Daru Explains Why Left A.T.T.

Coach Phil Daru made the news earlier this week when he announced that he was leaving his position as Head Performance Coach of American Top Team. Daru is also the owner and creator of Daru Strong...

Former Student Calls 10th Planet a Cult & Eddie Bravo a “Backstabbing Bit#%”

Dan ‘The Wolfman’ Theodore is a lifelong martial artist with black belts in in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Daidojuku MMA/Karate style, Tae Kwon Do,  Hayastan Grappling System (Jiu-jitsu, Judo,...

Are You Ready? The Dates For the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour Are Set for 2020/21 Season. AJP To Award Cash Prizes for Each Weight Class

We are back! The AJP has announced the dates for the five stops in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour during the 2020/2021 season. Starting in September 2020 and going all the way to April 2021, the ADGS...

Back on the Mat! 60 Top UAE BJJ Athletes Return This Weekend in Tournament

Competition on Saturday will be held behind closed doors at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi, in line with Federal COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Abu Dhabi, UAE – May 14, 2020: The UAE’s...

Garry Tonon Opens Up About Struggle with Alcoholic Father

Garry Tonon shared on his IG, his family’s struggle with his father’s alcoholism and drug addiction. Tonon shared this difficult experience in the goal of helping out people who have had...

Garry Tonon Forced To Close His BJJ Academy

Garry Tonon’s Brunswick BJJ Academy in New Jersey is the first big name academy to be forced to close due to the economic crisis resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic. Tonon said that he is...

Selfie Stick Self Defense Being Taught by Martial Arts School

Learning how to fight with the popular picture-taking device could help tourists fend off potential pickpockets according to the a self defense school in Russia. Forget ninja stars or nunchakus as...

This is The Actor Who Will Play Rickson Gracie in Upcoming Netflix Movie

Brazilian jiujitsu will get its source story told by José Padilha, the film maker behind the police thriller Elite Squad along with Netflix’s crime dramatization Narcos. Padilha will lead to Dead...

‘Jacare’ Souza & 2 Of His Cornermen Test Positive for Covid19, Pulled From UFC 249

This Friday, ESPN reported that Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ tested positive for Covid-19. Souza was supposed to fight Uriah Hall, but their fight was immediately cancelled. Despite the setback, the...

Mike Tyson Reveals What Helped Him Get Back In Shape After Not Training For 15 Years

Mike Tyson recently posted a video of himself hitting mitts which went and he caught the attention of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship who offered him $20 million for a fight in their...

Bare Knuckle Boxing Makes $20 Million Offer To Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson recently posted a video of himself hitting mitts which went and he caught the attention of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Tyson, 53, said that he hasn’t punched a bag in 15...

Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship To Be Held In November 2020

AJP Chairman announces strategy and timeline for return of competitions The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP), His Excellency Abdulmunan Al Hashemi, released a message of hope and...

UAE Jiu-Jitsu Team Returns To Active Training & Prepares For Upcoming World Pro Championship

The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the world and all major sports, but some sports are looking for ways to work around it. The United Arab Emirates’ national jiu-jitsu team is attempting...

AJP Chairman Announces Strategy and Timeline for Return of Competitions

The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP), His Excellency Abdulmunan Al Hashemi, released a message of hope and optimism to all athletes, fans and officials. He shared the steps the AJP is...