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Category Archive: BJJ News, Videos

(Video) Street Fighter V’s BJJ Character Laura in Action

  The popular video game franchise Street Fighter will be releasing its 5th edition very shortly and word is that there will be an all-new Brazilian female character. Japanese video game...

Pride is Back With a New Name: ‘Rizin Fighting Federation’!

  The much talked new Japanese promotion where Fedor Emelianenko will be fighting has a name: Rizin Fighting Federation! The former President of Pride, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, held a press...

Fighter Uses Ring Rope To Tap Opponent with Triangle Choke

    This happened in Germany on October the 3rd. Pride FC used a ring but most MMA organisations use a cage in order to avoid entanglements and also fighters falling out of a ring. Ground...

Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Dies 2 Days After Rear Naked Choke in Training

    A Jiu-Jitsu practitioner of 32 years has died in Brasília, Brazil after suffering a concussion due to a overly applied “rear naked choke” during a class on the 21st of...

Serbia’s Aleksandar Rajacic Qualifies for Metamoris Challenger Finals in LA

    Serbian BJJ black belt Aleksandar Rajacic, has just won the Metamoris North American Challenger in Chicago last weekend. With this victory, Aleksandar is on his way to Los Angeles from...

Watch: Victim Outgrapples Armed Robber

    The robber must have attacked a Gracie garage! Assault w/ Deadly Weapon (Handgun) – SFPD Case 150-849-455. If you can identify the suspect seen in the video, contact Sgt Farrell...

Fedor to Fight Indian Kickboxer For NYE; Same Card as Aoki vs Sakuraba

  Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting is reporting that Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent for the NYE event in Japan is…. kickboxer Jaideep Singh, 29 years of age… You’ve never...

SAS Team Expels Black Belt Involved in Street Fight with Rival Team Member

  The very respected SAS Team has reacted to one of their black belts getting into a street fight with another black belt from a rival team, by expelling him. This fight between a group of BJJ...

2 Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts Fight in The Street Outside of BJJ Tournament

    This fight between a group of BJJ competitors happened last weekend in Fortaleza, Brazil at the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu of Confederates Brazilian professional fights. According to Diaro...

17 Yr Old Blue Belt Instructor Faces Critics: ‘I Teach Something Different’

    Gracie Jiu-Jitsu blue belt, Houston Cottrell, 17 years old, is the youngest certified instructor with the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and now head instructor and owner of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu...

AJ Agazarm Answers Critics Of His ‘Enthusiastic’ 2015 Pan Commentary on FloGrappling

Photo: D-Kline Design Photography   This weekend, FloGrappling was doing a live stream of the 2015 No Gi Pan (They will be doing live streams for most of the major IBJJF tournaments). BJJ top...

Rickson: ‘Many Modern Jiu-Jitsu Champions Use Only Strategy To Win A Medal’

    One of the most respected names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Rickson Gracie is considered a legend in both sports. Keeping a close eye on both sports, “The Brazilian...

“Super” Sage Northcutt Impresses in UFC Debut (Highlights & Post Fight Interview)

    19 year old Karate black belt “Super” Sage Northcutt proved to be worth hype in his UFC debut in Houston on Saturday night. Here’s his post-fight interview and fight...

(Video) BJJ World Champ Rafael Lovato Jr Wins 2nd MMA Fight by Submission

  2x BJJ world Champion Rafael Lovato is continuing his run of success in MMA. He defeated Kevin Holland at Legacy Fighting Championships 46 by submission and moves to 2-0 MMA record. Lovato...

Jon Jones Back in the Gym: Deadlifts Personal Best 525 lbs

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is back in the gym and is hitting the weights hard. Here is a video of him hitting his deadlift personal best of 525 lbs (238kgs), weighing 222 lbs...

Watch Whole Event For FREE: BOA Super 8 Pro Jiu-Jitsu feat. Edwin Najmi

  Photo: W.L Fight Photography You can now watch all of BOA Super 8: 3rd Edition free! The tournament was held 2 weeks ago in Australia and featured Edwin Najmi, Lachlan Gilles (ADCC vet),...

New Street Fighter 5 Character Represents Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

  The popular video game franchise Street Fighter will be releasing its 5th edition very shortly and word is that there will be an all-new Brazilian female character. Japanese video game...

Felipe ‘Preguica’: ‘To Be a Champion, Try To Be Different Than The Others’

    2015 ADCC runner up and multiple world champion Felipe Preguica Pena was recently in Switzerland for a seminar tour. While there, he stopped by Icon Jiu-Jitsu academy in Geneva and gave...

Watch: The Future of the UFC, Sage Northcutt in a Grappling Match

  Sage Northcutt (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut this weekend. There is huge hype surrounding this 19 year karate fighter as his style is so exciting, and he looks very well rounded. He...

BJ Penn Hasn’t Trained in Over a Year; Wants Comeback Grudge Match in UFC

    Retired MMA hall of Famer BJ Penn hasn’t trained any martial arts in a year and a half (since his last loss to Frankie Edgar in July 2014) but the 37 year old wants to come back....

Ryan Hall: ‘I’m Going To Prove That Deep Half Guard Works in MMA’

    Jiu-Jitsu black belt and 2009 ADCC bronze medalist, Ryan Hall is part of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber which debuted on Wednesday, September 9th. Hall...

Ryan Hall: ‘The Jiu-Jitsu Skill In MMA Is Low’

    “The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber” pits American athletes against European counterparts. Jiu-Jitsu black belt and 2009 ADCC bronze medalist, Ryan Hall is part...

Respect 2 Pro Jiu-Jitsu Promises Great Card feat. Gianni Grippo, Megaton, Chris Haueter…

    Get ready for the second edition of a great professional Jiu-Jitsu event! Respect 2: Professional Jiu-Jitsu. The event will held on October 17th. This card will be HUGE! It will...

Vinny Blasts Orlando Sanchez: ‘He Won ADCC Without Scoring A Single Point’

    Vinny Magalhaes was recently on the excellent Verbal Tap Podcast where he talked to Raf and Kevin about everything. The topics covered include: WSOF 24, the Twister money Eddie owes...