Chechen Black Belt Arbi Muradov: ‘Berkut Going International’
Feb 04, 2016BJJEE
“Martial arts help you out in life, I truly believe that.” In his home country of Chechnya, the 29-year old Arbi Muradov is a hero. He trains the well-known Berkut BJJ Team, helps...
Kron Gracie’s Future at 145lbs: ‘Diaz Brothers Are Great People’
Feb 03, 2016BJJEE
Kron Gracie had a victorious 2n professional MMA fight when he defeated Asen Yamamoto in Japan as part of the New Year’s Eve card from Rizin Fighting Federation. Gracie defeated the...
Rodolfo Vieira’s MMA Debut Set For October at Middleweight
Feb 03, 2016BJJEE
5x jiu-jitsu world champion at black belt, Rodolfo Vieira is preparing his transition to MMA. He has signed a contract with Japan based Real Fight Championship. His debut was initially planned...
Northcutt’s Opponent Unimpressed with Excuses, Wants Rematch
Feb 03, 2016BJJEE
Bryan Barberena shocked the world with with an arm triangle submission from half guard against Sage Northcutt in the 2nd round. An arm triangle from half guard isn’t usually as tight as from...
World Champ Leandro Lo Terrified Of Cauliflower Ear Draining
Feb 02, 2016BJJEE
When the ear receives a direct blow with enough force to damage the blood vessels in the skin, the area can quickly become inflamed and filled with thick blood and pus. This condition,...
Actor Scott Caan Promoted To BJJ Black Belt After 15 Yrs Of Training
Feb 02, 2016BJJEE
More proof of the mainstream growth of Jiu-Jitsu. Co-stars of popular Tv show Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan are both serious BJJ practitioners. They train at Egan Inoue’s Grappling...
Renzo Gracie Explaining The GOGO Choke That Submitted Josh Barnett
Feb 02, 2016BJJEE
Josh Barnett has not been submitted by anybody in 19 years….Until he fought Ben Rothwell at UFC on FOX 18 last weekend. Rothwell tapped out the catch wrestling specialist with what many...
Sage Northcutt Explains Quick Tap to Arm Triangle From Half Guard
Feb 02, 2016BJJEE
Bryan Barberena shocked the world with with an arm triangle submission from half guard against Sage Northcutt in the 2nd round. An arm triangle from half guard isn’t usually as...
55 Yr Old Helvecio Penna Competing at Adult Black Belt IBJJF Europeans 2016
Feb 01, 2016BJJEE
Helvecio Penna is a De La Riva black belt with a unique story; he is 55 years old and still competes in the adult division against some of the best black belts in the world. What else? He also...
BJJ Hour Podcast ep.50: “Women in BJJ & Sexy Pictures of BJJ Women.”
Jan 31, 2016BJJEE
The popular BJJ podcast The BJJ Hour, had their 50th episode this Sunday. The topic was: “Women in BJJ & Sexy Pictures of BJJ Women.” The guests were William Burkhardt of BJJ...
Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell UFC on FOX 18 Highlights
Jan 31, 2016BJJEE
Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell UFC on FOX 18 Highlights.
Marcus Buchecha Preparing For MMA Debut; Working on Striking
Jan 29, 2016BJJEE
3x World absolute champion Marcus Buchecha Almeida had announced last month that his transition to MMA would happen sooner than many people expected. Buchecha underwent surgery last August in...
Polish BJJ Against BJJ Politics: Huge Rolling Session With Different Teams
Jan 29, 2016BJJEE
First open sparring session of the New Year took place at Copacabana Lodz – Kuznia Team at 3.01.2016 in Lodz City – Poland. Over 90 people from different teams participated to roll...
Judo Legend Neil Adams on New Judo Rules Increasing Time for Ground Work
Jan 29, 2016BJJEE
Neil Adams is an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was the first British male to win a World title, and the...
BJJEE.com Editor Gile Huni On ‘No Holds Barred’ Podcast: Discusses Future of BJJ
Jan 28, 2016BJJEE
“No Holds Barred” is one of the longest running MMA/Grappling podcasts, and is headed by Eddie Goldman: The Conscience of Combat Sports, the Godfather of MMA Media, and the Voice...
IJF: Leg Grabs May Come Back in Judo After 2016
Jan 26, 2016BJJEE
With the Olympic games happening this summer in Rio de Janeiro, International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer did a live Q&A session on Twitter to update Judo fans from all over the...
Romulo Barral Lets Both Students Win in Final of Europeans
Jan 25, 2016BJJEE
In the male open weight of the 2016 IBJJF Europeans, student and master met in the final: Felipe Pena and Romulo Barral. Pena was injured after having resisted t a tight armbar in his semi...
Europeans: Featherweight Takes 3rd Place in Black Belt Ultra Heavy (Adult)
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
A few days ago, BJJEE ran a story about how Swedish-Brazilian black belt featherweight (-70kgs) Robson Barbosa would be competing in the Ultra Heavyweight division (+100,3 kgs) of the...
Sage Northcutt Moving Up To Welterweight, Looking Huge!
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
The UFC’s hottest prospect ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt will be fighting as soon January 30 at UFC on FOX 18 in Newark, New Jersey. Northcutt, 19, is the youngest active fighter on the UFC...
2016 Europeans Black Belt Results
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
In the male open weight of the 2016 IBJJF Europeans, student and master met in the final: Felipe Pena and Romulo Barral. Pena was injured after having resisted t a tight armbar in his semi...
Felipe Preguica’s Crazy Armbar Defense That Got Him Injured at Europeans
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
In the male open weight of the 2016 IBJJF Europeans, student and master met in the final: Felipe Pena and Romulo Barral. Pena was injured after having resisted t a tight armbar in his semi...
Europeans Day 4 Recap: Preguica & Barral Meet in Absolute Final
Jan 23, 2016BJJEE
Day 4 of the 2016 European Championships has just ended. The black belt adult open weight had a staggering 35 man bracket featuring big names such as Romulo Barral, Patrick Gaudio, Jackson...
McGregor Working on His Jiu-Jitsu for Dos Anjos Fight
Jan 22, 2016BJJEE
UFC 197 takes place on March 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The current card for the show is as follows: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Conor McGregor Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate...
Roger Gracie On Which European Countries Have The Best Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 21, 2016BJJEE
10x World BJJ Champion Roger Gracie is currently in Lisbon, Portugal where he is coaching his students that are competing at the IBJJF European BJJ Championship. He was asked by...
