Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News
Mackenzie Dern’s Husband Got Into a Fight with Her Ex-Coach
Sep 17, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Mackenzie Dern’s Husband Got Into a Fight with Her Ex-Coach
Strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern talks MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck about her upcoming fight with Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 11. Her husband, Wesley Santos, who is a professional got into a...Jose Aldo: ‘MMA Fighters Who Haven’t Trained in The Gi Should Not Be Promoted to BJJ Black Belt’
Former UFC champion and BJJ black belt Jose Aldo is firmly against BJJ instructors promoting MMA fighters without prior experience in Jiu-Jitsu and without having trained in the Gi, straight to black...Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Stops Kidnapping of Child at a Restaurant
Sep 12, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Stops Kidnapping of Child at a Restaurant
This brave jiu-jitsu practitioner (who decided to remain nameless) showed speed and selflessness when he took action against a very determined child abductor at a restaurant in South Africa. You can...Jacare: ‘I’d Make As Much Money Teaching BJJ As I Do in MMA’
Sep 10, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Jacare: ‘I’d Make As Much Money Teaching BJJ As I Do in MMA’
BJJ world champion and UFC contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza discusses his upcoming UFC fight against Robert Whittaker, why he’s not fighting Luke Rockhold or Yoel Romero. Souza...Renzo Gracie Explains Backstory To Head Stomping Incident with Judoka Ben Spijkers
Sep 09, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Renzo Gracie Explains Backstory To Head Stomping Incident with Judoka Ben Spijkers
Who remembers the classic grudge Vale tudo match between the legendary Renzo Gracie and world class Judo Ben Spijkers from back in 1995? Renzo Gracie was heavily criticised for stomping on the head...Erberth Santos Does it Again; Gives Up Mid-Match Against Felipe Pena
Sep 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Erberth Santos Does it Again; Gives Up Mid-Match Against Felipe Pena
📸 @graciemagoficial In the much awaited rematch between Felipe “Preguica” Pena and Erberth Santos the match ended once again in an anti-climatic fashion, as Santos verbally tapped....Renzo Gracie Reviews Khabib-Gaethje Bout & If a Top BJJ Black Belt Could Sub Khabib
Sep 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Renzo Gracie Reviews Khabib-Gaethje Bout & If a Top BJJ Black Belt Could Sub Khabib
Khabib Nurmagomedov is scheduled to defend his UFC Lightweight belt in a unification bout against Justin Gaethje on October 25, 2020 at UFC 254. When the BJJ and MMA legend Renzo Gracie was asked...Demian Maia On Why He Doesn’t Ground & Pound: ‘BJJ Submission Mentality is Reason Why I Don’t Hurt Opponents with Strikes’
Sep 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Demian Maia On Why He Doesn’t Ground & Pound: ‘BJJ Submission Mentality is Reason Why I Don’t Hurt Opponents with Strikes’
BJJ and ADCC world champion Demian Maia is one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners in all of MMA and said he wanted another main event or co-main event in Brazil next year. He is set to...Josh Barnett: ‘Starting Your Rolls On The Knees isn’t Realistic & is a Waste Of Time’
UFC heavyweight and Metamoris heavyweight champion Josh Barnett posted on his facebook his opinion on grapplers who start their rolls (training) on the knees. Barnett argues that it’s a waste...Catch Wrestling World Champ Who Harassed Gordon Ryan, Easily Submitted By Unranked Jiu-Jitsu Opponent
Sep 02, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Catch Wrestling World Champ Who Harassed Gordon Ryan, Easily Submitted By Unranked Jiu-Jitsu Opponent
Curran Jacobs, the ‘Catch Wrestling world champion’ who has been aggressively asking to face 3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan in a grappling match, lost a grappling superfight last weekend at...BJJ Practitioner Uses Modern Jiu-Jitsu Rolling Back Take To Teach Street Bully a Lesson
Sep 02, 2020BJJEEComments Off on BJJ Practitioner Uses Modern Jiu-Jitsu Rolling Back Take To Teach Street Bully a Lesson
Many Old school BJJ practitioners will say that may of today’s so called modern sport BJJ techniques are not applicable in a street self defense situation. For Gracie Barra Carlos Jr, self...UFC Breakout Star Khamzat Chimaev Surprise Promotion To BJJ blue belt: ‘I’m Very Nervous’
Aug 29, 2020BJJEEComments Off on UFC Breakout Star Khamzat Chimaev Surprise Promotion To BJJ blue belt: ‘I’m Very Nervous’
The Chechen Khamzat Chimaev is currently the UFC’s fastest rising star after he fought and won twice within a ten day period. He then went on to openly threaten Conor McGregor. Chimaev has a...ADCC Pushes Back European, African, & Middle Eastern Trials Until December
Aug 24, 2020BJJEEComments Off on ADCC Pushes Back European, African, & Middle Eastern Trials Until December
ADCC has just announced that the ADCC European trials have been moved back two months. Instead of 3rd of October 2020 they will instead be held on the 19th of December in Lubon, Poland. ADCC says...Derrick Lewis Earns First Stripe On His Blue Belt in BJJ After Victory over Oleinik
Aug 24, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Derrick Lewis Earns First Stripe On His Blue Belt in BJJ After Victory over Oleinik
After defeating Aleksei Oleinik by TKO earlier this month, Derrick Lewis fight declared that he’s “one of the baddest blue belts in Texas.” Lewis’s BJJ instructor Joe Murphy of Renzo...Jiu-Jitsu: An Effective Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ?
Aug 19, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Jiu-Jitsu: An Effective Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ?
The USF (University of South Florida) is conducting a research to find out the positive effects of practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as traditional exercise in treating Post Traumatic Stress...62 yr Old Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Attacked In Parking Lot, Puts Attacker To Sleep
Aug 18, 2020BJJEEComments Off on 62 yr Old Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Attacked In Parking Lot, Puts Attacker To Sleep
Why train bjj….. Because $h!t happens and you need to be ready when it does. BJJ black belt instructor Adam Nadow tells the story of what just happened to his student Mike Lowery: “Former...Jiu-Jitsu & Vale Tudo Legend Fernando Pinduka: ‘MMA Rules Nowadays Do Not Favor Jiu-Jitsu’
Fernando Pinduka is a true legend of the gentle art. Black belt under Carlson Gracie, he was one of the biggest names in Jiu-Jitsu during the 1980s, known for the epic battle with Marco Ruas in 1984...Osama Bin Laden was a Judo Black Belt, Trained with Saudi National Judo Team in 80’s
A judo coach from Taiwan claims that he taught Osama Bin Laden in Saudi Arabia in the early Eighties. Jimmy Wu produced pictures and video from the early 1980’s of him with students that...Cormier On What It’s Like Sparring Khabib: ‘He Feels Strong, It’s Crazy, That Should Not Happen’
Aug 14, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Cormier On What It’s Like Sparring Khabib: ‘He Feels Strong, It’s Crazy, That Should Not Happen’
Have you ever stopped and asked yourself – what would it be like to spar and grapple with Khabib Nurmagomedov? Are his pressure game and his humble attitude as great as they are said to be? Well,...ADCC Champion Roberto ‘Cyborg’: “There is No Right and Wrong in BJJ”
Aug 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on ADCC Champion Roberto ‘Cyborg’: “There is No Right and Wrong in BJJ”
There are few people that have the know-how to alter the landscape of their given field. Every so often, someone comes through and adds a brand new wrinkle to their skill and profession that alters...GSP Faces Steven Seagal in Movie & Gets Destroyed
Aug 04, 2020BJJEEComments Off on GSP Faces Steven Seagal in Movie & Gets Destroyed
GSP and Steven Seagal square off in one of the worst fight scenes ever filmed. Georges St-Pierre will be remembered as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time but in Steven Seagal’s...Firas Zahabi Believes Beginners in BJJ Should Start With No Gi
Jul 31, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Firas Zahabi Believes Beginners in BJJ Should Start With No Gi
GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi is a BJJ black belt and believes that beginners in Jiu-Jitsu are better off starting without the Gi instead of with the Gi. This goes against what many Jiu-Jitsu...Elon Musk, Who Has Trained BJJ, Challenges Johnny Depp to ‘Cage Fight’ Over Amber Heard Affair Rumours
Jul 27, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Elon Musk, Who Has Trained BJJ, Challenges Johnny Depp to ‘Cage Fight’ Over Amber Heard Affair Rumours
Did you know that Tesla founder Elon Musk has trained Jiu Jitsu? He trained BJJ in Palo Alto, California. His kids have been training since they were 6 years old. Also when Musk was a child, he...Real Life Hulk Martyn Ford is Back Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu After Academy Re-Opens
Jul 27, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Real Life Hulk Martyn Ford is Back Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu After Academy Re-Opens
Actor/bodybuilder Martyn Ford is a freak of nature. Towering at 6’8″ – 203 cm, he weighs a huge 320 lbs – 145 kg of pure muscle. Ford has starred in movies Boyka:...