Category Archive: BJJ News, Featured
Abu Dhabi World Pro Brackets: Stacked Divisions
Apr 20, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Abu Dhabi World Pro Brackets: Stacked Divisions
UAE Jiu-Jitsu federation has just announced that this year’s edition of the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu championships will be the first time ever a 10 day event. More than 5,000 competitors from...Coach Confirms McGregor’s Retirement From MMA
Apr 19, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Coach Confirms McGregor’s Retirement From MMA
This Tuesday UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA ahead of his UFC 200 bout against Nate Diaz. I have decided to retire young.Thanks for the cheese....Watch: Keenan Cornelius vs Felipe Pena Finals 2016 Marianas Open Guam
Apr 18, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Watch: Keenan Cornelius vs Felipe Pena Finals 2016 Marianas Open Guam
Established in 2007, Marianas Open is dedicated to promoting BJJ in Guam, setting the stage by providing a world-class tournament for the locals to compete and showcase their hard-earned...Highlights: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Darrell Horcher UFC on FOX 19
Apr 17, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Highlights: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Darrell Horcher UFC on FOX 19
Khabib Nurmagomedov was back in action for the first time in two years at UFC on FOX 19, and he man-handled last minute replacement Darrell Horcher for a 2nd round TKO victory. He called...Gabi Garcia vs Anna Malyukova at Rizin FF
Apr 17, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Gabi Garcia vs Anna Malyukova at Rizin FF
After her victorious MMA debut last December at Rizin in Japan, 10x world BJJ champion Gabi Garcia had her second pro MMA fight Rizin FF, and she faced Russian Sambo champion Anna Malyukova,...(Video) Wanderlei Silva vs Sakuraba in Grappling Match Tag Team at Rizin
Apr 17, 2016BJJEEComments Off on (Video) Wanderlei Silva vs Sakuraba in Grappling Match Tag Team at Rizin
Recently released by the UFC and with his lifetime ban reduced to three years, Japan’s Rizin Fighting Federation has signed former PRIDE FC champion. Many expected Wanderlei to get a mega fight...Felipe Pena Defeats Cornelius & Wins 10,000$ in Marianas BJJ Open
Apr 16, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Felipe Pena Defeats Cornelius & Wins 10,000$ in Marianas BJJ Open
Established in 2007, Marianas Open is dedicated to promoting BJJ in Guam, setting the stage by providing a world-class tournament for the locals to compete and showcase their hard-earned...Kenny Florian On His Decision To Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu Competition
Apr 16, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Kenny Florian On His Decision To Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu Competition
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Former UFC contender Kenny Florian has just returned to Jiu-Jitsu competitions after a 13 year hiatus...Keenan Cornelius Returns to Defend His Title at 2016 Marianas Open
Apr 16, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Keenan Cornelius Returns to Defend His Title at 2016 Marianas Open
Photo: Virgilio Valencia/For Pacific Daily News Last year Keenan Cornelius won a high level black belt absolute division at the 2015 Marianas Open Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament, which included...FREE BJJ Globetrotters Camp in Greenland Camp
Apr 14, 2016BJJEEComments Off on FREE BJJ Globetrotters Camp in Greenland Camp
* Thursday, May 5th to Sunday May 8th in Nuuk, Greenland * * Five days free BJJ training camp * * Free accommodation with locals * * Small matspace but it will keep us warm * * Everyone...2016 Abu Dhabi World Pro Press Conference Highlights
Apr 14, 2016BJJEEComments Off on 2016 Abu Dhabi World Pro Press Conference Highlights
UAE Jiu-Jitsu federation has just announced that this year’s edition of the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu championships will be the first time ever a 10 day event. More than 5,000 competitors from...2 Job Offers For BJJ Black Belt Instructors
Apr 13, 2016BJJEEComments Off on 2 Job Offers For BJJ Black Belt Instructors
BJJEE has received two job offers for BJJ black belt instructors. First offer: For the South of Spain in the Costa de Sol, in Estapona near Marbella in a very nice facility with gym and nice...2017 ADCC Worlds Venue and Date Confirmed
Apr 13, 2016BJJEEComments Off on 2017 ADCC Worlds Venue and Date Confirmed
We have a date and a place! ADCC Federation has announced its upcoming 2017 World Event is going to be held on 22-24 September, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The event will take place at...Roy Harris Statement On Promoting Online BJJ Students Up To Brown Belt
Apr 13, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Roy Harris Statement On Promoting Online BJJ Students Up To Brown Belt
Yesterday an article on BJJEE revealed that BJJ instructor Roy Harris now offers to grade and promote students that he has never seen in person all the way to BJJ brown belt 2nd stripe by...Mackenzie Dern on World Pro 2016 without Gabi Garcia / MMA & more
Apr 13, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Mackenzie Dern on World Pro 2016 without Gabi Garcia / MMA & more
Fighting Lifestyle UAE caught up with Mackenzie Dern ahead of the UAEJJF World Professional Jiujitsu Championship 2016, Dern talks to us about her challenges for the 2016 calendar, her plans...2016 World Pro Biggest Tournament in The World: 5,000 Competitors
Apr 12, 2016BJJEEComments Off on 2016 World Pro Biggest Tournament in The World: 5,000 Competitors
UAE Jiu-Jitsu federation has just announced that this year’s edition of the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu championships will be the first time ever a 10 day event. More than 5,000...Renzo: ‘Bourdain Risked Looking Like a Fool For The Adventure’
Apr 11, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Renzo: ‘Bourdain Risked Looking Like a Fool For The Adventure’
59 year old BJJ blue belt Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and in...EBI 6 COUNTDOWN SHOW
Apr 11, 2016BJJEEComments Off on EBI 6 COUNTDOWN SHOW
Eddie Bravo Invitational Submission Only Jiu Jitsu returns to Downtown Los Angeles once again. Live at the historic Orpheum Theatre for EBI 6 “Absolute” EBI 6 Features 16 of the...Rumors of Buchecha Planning To Sue Metamoris Put Headliner in Peril
Apr 10, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Rumors of Buchecha Planning To Sue Metamoris Put Headliner in Peril
Rumors about Metamoris 7 headliner Marcus Buchecha Almeida planning to sue the troubled promotion have been floating around for the past few days now. Buchecha is planned to face Roger Gracie...Frank Mir Blames Kangaroo Meat For Failed UFC Drug Test
Apr 10, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Frank Mir Blames Kangaroo Meat For Failed UFC Drug Test
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has been flagged by USADA, the UFC’s independent drug testing service, for a potential anti-doping violation. Mir has been fighting in the UFC...59 Yr Old TV Celebrity Anthony Bourdain Wins New York BJJ Open!
Apr 10, 2016BJJEEComments Off on 59 Yr Old TV Celebrity Anthony Bourdain Wins New York BJJ Open!
59 year old BJJ blue belt Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,...Roger Gracie To Fight MMA in May, No News On Metamoris 7 Match
Apr 08, 2016BJJEEComments Off on Roger Gracie To Fight MMA in May, No News On Metamoris 7 Match
Roger Gracie announced last year that he was planning to return to Ju-Jitsu competitions in 2016. He faced Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros in a Gi superfight last summer, in which he won in a...BJJ Tournamnet To Be Held in 65,000 Capacity Arena
Apr 07, 2016BJJEEComments Off on BJJ Tournamnet To Be Held in 65,000 Capacity Arena
A unique event in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: the Nordic Friends Open will be held on May 7th in Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden and it will be the biggest indoor arena in the...18 yr Old Defeats 3x World Judo Champion Ebinuma
Apr 07, 2016BJJEEComments Off on 18 yr Old Defeats 3x World Judo Champion Ebinuma
Last weekend in Japan, 18-yr-old Hifume Abe beats 3-time world champion Masashi Ebinuma at Japanese Olympic trials. Hifume Abe won the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in 2014. Fought the World...