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Category Archive: BJJ News, Featured

Tonon: ‘I’ll CRUSH Ralek Gracie & Be As Abusive Possible’

  METAMORIS 7: Garry Tonon will face Ralek Gracie on July 17th at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA. ABOUT THE EVENT Roger Gracie will have another opponent. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Satoshi...

Russia: Woman Defeats Man in MMA Fight

  This fight happened in Russia this Saturday June 11th, 2016. Female MMA fighter Anzelika Stepanenko of Marsey Fight Klub, made her MMA debut and faced a male MMA fighter and defeated him by...

Singer Demi Lovato Trains Jiu-Jitsu Under Orlando Sanchez

  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A list celebrities. Famous people that train or have trained in BJJ include Ashton Kutcher, Prince Jackson (son of...

Missing Aussie BJJ Practitioner in Brazil: Dead Body Identified

  Australian BJJ practitioner Rye Duval Hunt had been declared missing in Rio De Janeiro after disappearing from the city’s international airport on Saturday. A badly decomposed dead body...

Kron Gracie To Face Veteran Hideo Tokoro at Rizin

  Japan’s Rizin Fighting Federation has just announced a great fight for this September: Kron Gracie x Hideo Tokoro!  This fight will be at 65.8 kg and will be held at Saitama Super...

Competitor Who Died in Competition Promoted To Black Belt

  A tragic event happened on Saturday at a BJJ competition in Poznan, Poland: Marek Jakubowicz., one of the competitors collapsed and died. This is the first such case in the history of...

Buchecha: ‘People Celebrating My Injury & Loss Motivated Me To Come Back’

  Only a year after suffering a horrific knee injury Marcus Almeida Buchecha made a triumphant comeback and reclaimed the Ultra heavyweight throne at the World Championships from Gabriel Lucas....

Garry Tonon: ‘How Should I Submit Ralek Gracie?’

  METAMORIS 7: Garry Tonon will face Ralek Gracie on July 17th at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA. ABOUT THE EVENT Roger Gracie will have another opponent. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Satoshi...

Ze Radiola’s Exit From Gracie Barra Promises Exodus of Instructors

  José Olimpio, more known as “Zé Radiola”, one the top 3 leaders of the Gracie Barra organization has officially left GB to form his own team: ZR Team. Ze Radiola is one of the most...

Gracie Barra Leader Ze Radiola To Join Arch Rival Team Alliance?

  READ LATEST UPDATE ON THE SITUATION…HERE José Olimpio, more known as “Zé Radiola”, one the top 3 leaders of the Gracie Barra organization has left GB to form his own team: ZR Team....

Polaris in Talks with Demian Maia for Grappling Superfight

  The organisers of Europe’s number one Jiu-Jitsu invitational Polaris professional Jiu-Jitsu, were in LA for the Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation’s founders awards. Polaris was nominated...

Ralek Gracie: ‘Absolutely No Way Garry Tonon Will Submit Me’

    METAMORIS 7: Garry Tonon will face Ralek Gracie on July 17th at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA. Ralek Gracie was recently on the awesome podcast Inside BJJ ​​. Where...

Watch: Romulo Barral’s Emotional Retirement From World Championships

Photo: JiuJitsutimes.com   At the 2016 Worlds, 2 BJJ legends retired. The first was Michelle Nicolini who took silver and the second was 5X world champion Romulo Barral. Barral reached the final...

Results: 2016 IBJJF Worlds: Return of King Buchecha

  1 year after suffering a horrific knee injury at the 2015 Worlds, Marcus Buchecha Almeida made a triumphant return to Jiu-Jitsu by winning his weight class and the open weight. He defeated the...

Results: 2016 IBJJF World Championships

  1 year after suffering a horrific knee injury at the 2015 Worlds, Marcus Buchecha Almeida made a triumphant return to Jiu-Jitsu by winning his weight class and the open weight. He defeated the...

10th Planet vs Danaher Death Squad: Geo Martinez To Face Eddie Cummings

  A highly anticipated submission only, no time limit grappling will be happening on June 25th in Chicago at Gracie Regionals: 10th planet’s Geo Martinez vs Renzo Gracie/ Danaher Death...

Competitor Dies During BJJ Competition in Poland

  A tragic event happened on Saturday at a BJJ competition in Poznan, Poland: One of the competitors collapsed and died. This is the first such case in the history of grappling competitions in...

Several Reporters Banned For Life From UFC Events

  Several reporters from MMAfighting were banned for life from UFC events last night. Ariel Helwani tweeted about being evicted from the building where UFC 199 was taking place shortly after...

Erberth Santos shines in the Absolute, more results from Worlds

  The biggest upset at the Worlds 2016 was triumph of Erberth Santos over Bernardo Faria via armbar in the semifinals of black belt Absolute. Erberth Santos attempted to pull an armbar over...

Missing Aussie BJJ Practitioner in Rio: Body Sighted, Evidence of Drug Use

  Australian BJJ practitioner Rye Duval Hunt has been declared missing in Rio De Janeiro after disappearing from the city’s international airport on Saturday. As of June 3 , he is still...

IBJJF Announces 8 Man Invitational for $50,000 Cash Prize

  The IBJJF is giving back big time to its champions in 2016. Professional Jiu-Jitsu has finally arrived. IBJJF has just announced the launch of the 2016 IBJJF Pro League GP. Some of the best...

Legacy FC Confirms Mackenzie Dern’s Opponent for MMA Debut

  Save the date! The #1 Female BJJ practitioner in the world Mackenzie Dern starts her Legacy in MMA! #Legacy58 will be held at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino – Lake...

Ralek Gracie on Metamoris Tonon Match, Buchecha/Roger Fiasco & Non Payments

  The July 17th Metamoris card is changing every day for the past few weeks. Latest METAMORIS 7 UPDATE: Tim Spriggs is injured, Garry Tonon is now signed to face Ralek Gracieon July 17th at the...

CCTV: UFC’s Valentina Shevchenko Involved in Robbery Shootout

  Valentina Shevchenko will fight Holly Holm at UFC on FOX 20 on July 23 in Chicago. Shevchenko, a native of Kyrgyzstan, she moved to Peru in 2008 with her coach Pavel Fedotov. Last Sunday,...