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Category Archive: BJJ News, Videos

Watch: Black Belt Highlights – 2015 IBJJF Worlds – Final Matches

    Best moments of the Black Belt finals. 2015 IBJJF Worlds.   Results. Male: Galo: Bruno Malfacine x João Miyao. Bruno Malfacine by one advantage. Pluma: Paulo Miyao x Daniel...

2015 IBJJF Worlds: Bernardo Faria Double Gold World Champion & Final Results

    Alexander Trans injured his knee when he defeated Cavaca in the semi final at weight, and is now out the tournament. He will not fight the finals of ultraheavyweight and the absolute....

2015 Worlds: Monique & Bernardo in Absolute Final, Mahamed Aly Brown Belt 2x Gold

    The final of absolute adult black belt at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championships will have a historical significance. For the first time, a non-Brazilian has reached the final:...

Chuck Norris Promoted to 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt

    Long term BJJ black belt Chuck Norris (75 years old), yesterday received his 3rd degree. Mr Norris was partly responsible for bringing over some Gracies to the USA. He wrote on his...

Big Upset: Buchecha Loses to Ricardo Evangelista, Injures Knee

    A major upset marked the Jiu-Jitsu World championships in California on Saturday. The overwhelming favorite to win the title of the absolute, was defeated by Ricardo Evangelista in the...

FREE LIVE STREAM: ADCC European Championship 2015

    Venue: Kupittaan Urheiluhalli / Kupittaa Sport Hall, Tahkonkuja 5, Turku Schedule: Weight-in and enrollment 10:30-11:30 Rules meeting 11:30 Event starts 12:00   Broadcast live...

Five Invitational PPV Event: 8 Elite Female Grapplers to Compete for $17,500

    Five Grappling is preparing a massive professional Jiu-Jitsu invitational which offer equal prize money for men and women! On August 2nd, 8 of the world’s top female Grapplers...

‘Megaton’ Dias to Celebrate 20th Year in a Row Competing at IBJJF Worlds

    This weekend during the 2015 IBJJF Worlds, history will be made. Wellington ‘Megaton’ Dias is the only Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor to have competed in all 19 World...

Kron Gracie Drops out of ADCC, Focused on MMA

    Last January, Kron Gracie had announced that he is now focused on MMA , but that competing in Jiu-Jitsu is still in Kron his plans. The 2013 ADCC Champion and BJJ black belt debuted in...

Guy Never Sparred & Receives Gracie University Blue Belt in Mail

  After Murilo Bustamante and Royce Gracie, another prominent Jiu-Jitsu figure has spoken out openly against online learning and grading in Jiu-Jitsu, more specifically Gracie University. ADCC...

Tool Frontman Maynard James Keenan Promoted to Purple Belt in BJJ

    Maynard James Keenan is an American progressive metal singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor, best known as the vocalist for Grammy Award-winning American...

Brazil: Thief Handed a Severe Beating by Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner

    On Monday, May the 25th, in Rio de Janeiro, as reported by Rio brilhante news  , a street thief attempted to rob a couple in a Rio suburb, and was taken care of in brutal fashion. A...

World Champion Felipe Pena Tests Positive for Banned Substance, Faces 1 year Ban

    USADA announced today that 2014 black belt IBJJF World and 2015 World Pro Champion Felipe Pena known as ‘Preguica’ has tested positive for a prohibited substance and...

Hector Lombard on How He Broke Josh Barnett’s Nose

    Suspended UFC welterweight Hector Lombard will compete in August in the world’s biggest submission wrestling tournament: ADCC. After testing positive for steroids following his win...

Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Judo & Football Athletes Caught in the Turmoil

    The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is sometimes...

Saulo Ribeiro: “When You Compete In The US, You Don’t Feel The Same Vibe Like In Brazil.”

    Six-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion, Saulo Ribeiro is one of the great names in the history of the sport. At the height of his career, he made ​​his name as the biggest star of the...

Watch: BJJ Library Challenge One Episode 2

      This is the first season of the BJJ Library Challenge One, a reality show and competition about the jiu jitsu way. Six black belts have come together to compete against one...

The Rise of Combat Wrestling: Interview w/ Ivaylo Ivanov CW President

    During the 90s in Japan, a gentleman with cauliflower ears and a thick neck, called Kiguchi Noriaki was wondering about a rule set, convenient enough for all representatives of the big...

Hector Lombard Plans to Compete in Judo for Australia at the Olympics

  Suspended UFC welterweight Hector Lombard will compete in August in the world’s biggest submission wrestling tournament: ADCC. After testing positive for steroids following his win over Josh...

Muay Thai Fighter Suspended for Illegal Titanium Shin Implants

    Thailand.  Muay Thai fighter Bandasak Chaiyasan has been suspended by the World Muay Thai Council following his May 16th victory via head kick KO in Chiang Mai, Thailand. X-Ray...

KVRA ‘Haka’ Gi Under Attack from New Zealand Rugby for Use of Trademark

    New Zealand Rugby Federation are ordering a KVRA, a Brazilian company to remove a fern from a BJJ Gi being marketed globally online. The “haka kimono” features the fern and...

Watch: Mariusz Pudzianowski’s One Punch KO of Rolles Gracie

      Five-time World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski‘s faced Rolles Gracie at KSW 31 on Saturday. Pudzianowski landed one of the hardest punches ever seen...

Great Resource: TrackmyBJJ.com now Available 100% FREE

    NOW FREE OF CHARGE. Track my BJJ is a first-of-its-kind website that tracks your BJJ training much like a calorie-tracking website. It has some pretty nifty features like pie charts, a...

Chris Weidman Moved to Tears During Interview

    UFC middleweight champion faces Vitor Belfort this weekend. Weidman spoke to MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani about his early years in MA, when he was just 2-0, was injured and was...