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Category Archive: BJJ News, Featured

Metamoris 7: Ralek Gracie Will Now Face Garry Tonon

  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 Gracie on July 17th at the...

Gracies Launch Belt System for Gracie Diet

  Carlos Gracie copied and adapted a nutritional regimen, from the Argentinean/French naturist Juan Esteve Dulin, and is now marketed as the Gracie Diet. Following the Hippocratean maxim...

After Buchecha & Roger Gracie, Yuri Simoes Pulls Out Of Metamoris 7

  The planned Metamoris 7 card is in peril. The headliner is no more. After Marcus Buchecha and Roger Gracie decided to pull out of the rematch of their Metamoris 1 superfight, which was the...

Australian BJJ Practitioner Missing in Brazil: New Elements Emerge

  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 May 30th, he is still...

Stuart Cooper Talks Upcoming BJJ Seminar Tour Of Poland

  Jiu-Jitsu Videographer and BJJ black belt Stuart Cooper is living a great lifestyle. For the past 7 years, he’s been travelling the world training Jiu-Jitsu and filming amazing...

2016 IBJJF World Championships Black Belt Brackets Released

  IBJJF are going to release the complete brackets for the 2016 Worlds in every division, in 2 days time, but Andre Galvao leaked the black belt brackets for all to see ahead of time… Team...

Travis Stevens Wins Biggest Tournament To Date: World Judo Masters

Photo: USA Judo The USA’s Travis Stevens, probably the hardest working judoka around, has won his biggest international tournament to date by claiming the -81kg gold medal at the 2016 World...

Red Belt Pedro Valente Sr Passes Away at Age 78

  Pedro Valente Sr., famous plastic surgeon and student of Hélio Gracie since 1953, has passed away today at the age of 78. He was the father of the Valente brothers: Pedro Jr, Joaquim and...

Renato ‘Babalu’ Has Been Waiting 1 Year For Metamoris To Pay Him

  Retired MMA fighter and BJJ black belt Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral has competed twice at Metamoris. He fought Dean Lister to a draw at Metamoris 3, and fought Chael Sonnen for another...

AJ Agazarm: ‘Metamoris is Collapsing Like a Dying Star’

  The headliner of Metamoris 7 is no more. Marcus Buchecha was planned to face Roger Gracie in the rematch of their Metamoris 1 superfight, but last week, official news emerged that he will not...

Lucas Leite On His Secret For Beating Bigger & Heavier Opponents

  Lucas Leite is a multi-time world champion with first place finishes at the Gi, Nogi, and Grapplers Quest world championships.Leite started training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu when he was 12...

Rickson On JJGF’s Difficult Last 2 Years & New Goals For 2016

  One of the biggest names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Rickson Gracie , about two years ago, founded the Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF), an organization created in order to unite...

Eduardo Rios & Nic Ruben Triumph at Bordeaux Submission Contest

Photo: Alexandre LULL – www.tinstaw.com   The city of Bordeaux in France hosted a major grappling invitational on May 21, 2016: Bordeaux Submission Contest- Renaissance. Impacts...

Nate Diaz Receives Award for Teaching Jiu-Jitsu to Stockton Youth

    Nate Diaz has been awarded with a Legislative Resolution from the State of California for his work in the Stockon – Lodi community in promoting martial arts  and Jiu-Jitsu to...

Australian BJJ Practitioner Rye Hunt Goes Missing in Brazil

  Australian BJJ practitioner Rye Duval Hunt has been declared missing in Rio De Janeiro after disappearing from the city’s international airport on Saturday. Rye Hunt, 25, disappeared...

Superman Actor Henry Cavill Trains Jiu-Jitsu w/ Roger Gracie

  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...

BJJ Dating: New Online Dating Service For BJJ Practioners

  Are you tired of remaining single while you wait for your dream Jiu-Jiteiro or Jiu-Jiteira? BJJ Dating is the first service within the online dating industry that is specifically designed for...

Serbian Judo & BJJ Communities Host Charity Seminar & Challenge Matches

  The Serbian Judo & BJJ communities have united and will be hosting a charity seminar & Judo vs BJJ challenge matches in order to raise funds for Igor Nurkic, young Judoka who has been...

Drysdale Blasts Gracie Bros:’They Point Out Mistakes & Have Never Fought’

  With the growth of Gracie University, the controversy is mostly about the fact that they deliver a ‘technical blue belt’ to members who learn over the internet and send in footage of them...

Stuart Cooper Poland Seminar Tour & Documentary on Polish BJJ

  Jiu-Jitsu Videographer and BJJ black belt Stuart Cooper is living a great lifestyle. For the past 7 years, he’s been travelling the world training Jiu-Jitsu and filming amazing...

Roger Gracie Wants Another Buchecha Grappling Superfight

  The 3 time absolute world champion at black belt Roger Gracie is continuing his venture in MMA.  After winning the title at One Championship in the light heavyweight (102kgs) weight class,...

No More Big Boys: UAEJJF Cap Ultra Heavyweight Class For Competitions

  For the 2016/2017 season The UAEJJF, organiser of the Abu Dhabi World Pro has made a major change in its weight class system for its competitions all over the world: Ultra heavyweight are not...

‘Mayhem’ Miller After Extravagant Walkout, Submitted in Rd 2 at Venator FC

  Jason “Mayhem” Miller was supposed to fight Luke Barnatt tonight in Italy on Venator FC main event, but he showed up 24lbs overweight, yes that’s 24lbs..He ended up fighting...

Grappling Cop Suspended For Pulling Gun On Bystanders

  A plainclothes New York City police officer was stripped of his gun and badge on Friday after a video was shared on Facebook showing him locking a submission hold (Kimura) and pulling out his...