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Category Archive: BJJ News, Featured

Rodolfo Vieira on MMA: ‘I’m Joining American Top Team & Moving To Florida’

  Photos by Wanderson M. Dos Santos. 5x jiu-jitsu world champion at black belt, Rodolfo Vieira has been thinking about the idea of transitioning to MMA for a few years already. After winning his...

Coach: Holm Held Back on Purpose in First UFC Fights To Set Up Rousey Bout

    Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey in a 2nd-round shocker to take UFC bantamweight title. The kickboxing champion was a huge underdog coming into this title fight. According to...

Rabbi Neutralises Aggressive Junkie With Krav Maga

  A man who verbally abused and then attacked a rabbi was taken down outside the Adass Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia. Rabbi Yoni Lowin squared up to the man, who was shouting, “Go back...

Norway’s Ida ‘Xuxú’ Floisvik To Represent Scandinavian BJJ in Copa Podio

    One of the best BJJ competitors in Europe, Norway’s Ida “Xuxú” Floisvik will be headed to Rio de Janeiro on January 9, to be part of Copa Podio’s Vikings vs...

Cyborg: ‘Jiu-Jitsu Not About Winning Championships But About Self Development’

  Fighting Lifestyle UAE’s Thais Kelly caught up with 2013 ADCC absolute champion Roberto Cyborg Abreu during his visit to Dubai. Cyborg was in town as part of his seminar tour and took time...

Ronda Rousey Resurfaces Looking Fully Healed & Happy

  Ronda Rousey has been silent on social media ever since her devastating knockout defeat at the nada of Holy Holm two weeks ago. She had a ‘I’m and I’ll be back post on her...

Mackenzie Dern Training with Jordanian Martial Artist Arifa Bseiso

    BJJ World champion Mackenzie Dern was recently in Jordan where she caught up with martial artitst and former boxer Arifa Bseiso.  

Watch: Chael Sonnen Rolling in the Gi

  Last year, retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen was promoted to BJJ purple belt by Fabricio Scherner. Many people were upset with the fact that Sonnen has jumped from white belt directly to purple...

Watch: Mackenzie Dern Training Boxing For MMA Debut

  With BJJ still being considered an amateur sport, many sport BJJ competitors look to transitioning to MMA.Examples of current top MMA fighters that came from sport Jiu-Jitsu: Jose Aldo,...

Royce Gracie Training Elbow Strikes For Shamrock Fight

  UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator MMA brand ambassador Royce Gracie (48 yrs old) will face Ken Shamrock (51 yrs old) in a trilogy fight on Bellator in February 19, 2016 in Hosuton, Texas....

Kurt Osiander – Arm Lock From Back

  Kurt Osiander’s move of the week: Arm lock from the back.  

GSP Says Dana White Is The Reason He Retired

    Georges St-Pierre spoke to Chael Sonnen on his podcast and told him the reasons that pushed him to retire from the UFC. He partly blames Dana White for not responding correctly to his...

GSP Compares Aldo-McGregor to Silva-Sonnen

    Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre spoke with Sonnen on his podcast and compared Conor McGregor to ‘The American Gangster’. He also saw similarities between...

Sakuraba on Shinya Aoki NYE Fight: ‘He’s Like A Sticky Anaconda’

  Japanese MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba Kazushi Sakuraba has fought in the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero’s and Dream. He is known as the “Gracie Hunter” due to his wins over...

(Video) UAE breaks World Record For Largest Martial Arts Jiu Jitsu Class

    The UAE succeeded in breaking a world record in the Guinness World Records by conducting the largest martial arts ( Jiu-Jitsu ) class in the capital, Abu Dhabi with 2481 participating...

TUF Highlights of Ryan Hall vs Saul Rogers

  “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 of the...

Claudio Calasans: ‘MMA Move for Challenge Not For Money’

  2015 will be a year where Claudio Calasans made history. The Atos black belt has won two major titles: The IBJJF World Championship and the ADCC Open Weight gold medal. In ADCC, Calasans came...

Great Black Friday Deal from Storm Kimonos For All BJJEE Followers

  The Official Storm Kimonos Fanpage “BLACK FRIDAY” Voucher for all BJJEE followers: USD$50 OFF NEW KIMONO ITEMS: http://goo.gl/8qSu7q Voucher Code “BJJEE” Limited Time...

Severn Wants Gracie-Shamrock Winner; Says He Let Gracie Win 1rst Time

  UFC Hall of Famers Royce Gracie (48 yrs old) and Ken Shamrock (51 yrs old) will face each other in a trilogy fight on Bellator in February 19, 2016 in Hosuton, Texas. The fight has provoked a...

World Record for Largest Jiu-Jitsu Class: 3,500 Students in UAE

  Abu Dhabi, 22nd November 2015: The world’s largest martial arts class (Jiu-Jitsu) will be conducted in Abu Dhabi on 25th November 2015 coinciding with the National Sports Day and marking...

Highlights & Results: BJJ Junior European Championships 2015

  Check out our Highlights from last weekends BJJ Euro kids championships!   For full results click HERE. Such amazing talent on display:  

Rickson: ‘Kron Wants To Become The Champion of the Gracie Family’

Photo: Esther Lin, MMA Fighting.   Kron Gracie will have his second MMA fight in Japan once again, on the New Year’s Eve card of Rizin Fighting Federation. Rizin announced at a press...

Buchecha To Compete One Last Time in Jiu-Jitsu in 2016

  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...

Dean Lister On Injury Scare At Berkut

  The Berkut BJJ invitational was held on Saturday in Moscow, Russia and produced an amazing night of action with an amazing card with 13 elite level submission only matches. View full results...