Elite Grappling Match Confirmed: Demian Maia vs Jake Shields Planned For Fall UFC Event
Aug 01, 2013BJJEE
Welterweight elite level grapplers Demian Maia and Jake Shields have agreed to fight at a yet to be determined UFC event this fall. Many BJJ/ Grappling fans hoped that those two grapplers...
BJJ World Champ, Bia Mesquita: “If I Fought Ronda Rousey In MMA, I’d Take It To The Ground & Try To Finish By Armbar.”
Jul 31, 2013BJJEE
Beatriz Mesquita (Bia) is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under the legendary Leticia Ribeiro. She is one of the greatest grapplers of her generation and has achieved numerous BJJ titles such as the...
Battle Of The Berimbolo: Samuel Braga to face Joao Miyao @2013 Jiu-Jitsu Expo
Jul 30, 2013BJJEE
Another superfight has been added to the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo which is scheduled for November 9 and 10 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California, USA. After Jeff Glover vs Bruno...
France Says “Non!” to Las Vegas UFC-Style MMA Fighting
Jul 30, 2013BJJEE
Looks like professional MMA is not going to be happening anytime soon in France, despite the growing number of professional French MMA fighters: Source: LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE) “The...
Claudio Calasans Confirmed To Face Leandro Lo In Copa Podio No Gi Superfight
Jul 30, 2013BJJEE
Copa Podio has just revealed that Claudio Calasans will be the mystery opponent of Leandro Lo Fight in theirb No Gi superfight in its next edition, scheduled for September 8 at Tijuca Tennis Club,...
Vitor Shaolin Ribeiro & Leo Vieira Want To Face Each Other At Metamoris 3
Jul 29, 2013BJJEE
Source: BJJrants 2 BJJ legends want to dig up their old rivalry and put it on the line in a Metamoris 3 submission only superfight: Leo Vieira: “I would like to face Shaolin. He was my...
Former Fashion Model, Monique Elias Wins Double Gold & Gets Promoted To Brown Belt @Rio Open
Jul 29, 2013BJJEE
Weight and absolute champion at the IBJJF worlds held in June in California, Former model, Monique Elias (Check out the interview with Monique) had not yet completed a year at purple belt. On...
Kron Gracie: “I Will Probably Leave Jiu-Jitsu To Concentrate On MMA Next Year.”
Jul 29, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame Kron Gracie has been invited to compete in ADCC which will be held on October 19 in Beijing, China. The Rickson Gracie black belt has confirmed that he has received an invitation to...
Jiu-Jitsu Couple, Leandro Lo & Luiza Monteiro Win Double Gold At Rio Open
Jul 29, 2013BJJEE
The Tijuca Tennis Club, this weekend, was the seat of the Rio Open. The highlights of this edition were Leandro Lo and Luiza Monteiro . Both fighters won weight and absolute crowning their perfect...
Man Subdues Gunman Using Jiu-Jitsu Choke Technique, Avoids Shooting Massacre In A French Cinema
Jul 26, 2013BJJEE
Source: Leparisien.fr Rosny, France. Fouad Ben Ahmed was preparing to watch the movie “The man of of steel” (superman) together with his 2 children in a cinema on Wednesday night at 9:40...
Big Name Superfights Expected @Grapplers Quest Amsterdam
Jul 25, 2013BJJEE
Since 1999, Grapplers Quest has been the home of the world’s best Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – delivering the World’s largest NoGi Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...
Watch Keenan Cornelius’s Submission Only Superfight vs Max Bohanan At Grapplers Quest
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend, Grappler’s Quest hosted a superfight between Keenan Cornelius and Max Bohanan. Keenan had a tough fight against the very game Max Bohanan. The Ricardo Almeida brown belt had nothing...
Ronda Rousey To Feature In ‘The Expendables 3’
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
Sylvester Stallone announced on Twitter on Tuesday that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey champion will join the cast of “Expendables 3,” which begins filming next month in...
Michelle Nicolini: “You Fight Gabi Garcia & Think That The Next Time You Fight Her, You Will Do Better, But It Gets Worse The 2nd Time & So On.”
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
Four-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion Michelle Nicolini has moved up to the medium-heavyweight. Her challenges for this year, however, have not ended: she will now try to honor her invitation to the...
2011 No Gi Worlds Champ Lucas Leite Waiting For ADCC Invitation: “I Know That I Can Go For In That Tournament.”
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
After the first part of the year, in which he reached the finals of IBJJF worlds in heavyweight and was beaten by Rodolfo Vieira , Lucas Leite now focuses on series championship of No Gi...
Paulo Miyao Joins The Copa Podio Middleweight GP; List Of Competitors Complete
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame. The list of participants of the second season’s of the Copa Podio middleweight GP no longer has room for anyone else. On the afternoon of Tuesday (23), the event’s...
2012 Pan Am Champ Antonio Carlos ‘Cara de Sapato’ Victorious In MMA Debut
Jul 23, 2013BJJEE
After announcing that he would step aside from Jiu-Jitsu aside to devote his career to MMA , 2012 Black belt Pan Am Chanpion, Antonio Carlos AKA “Cara de Sapato” debuted in MMA with a...
ADCC 2013 Under 66KG List Of Competitors So Far
Jul 23, 2013BJJEE
Source: Adcombat.com The 66kgs brackets is looking stacked…”With the ADCC drawing near (Beijing, China October 19 & 20) , here is Kid Peligro’s UNOFFICIAL ADCC 2013 competitors...
GFTeam’s Vitor Oliveira On His NY Open Victory Over DJ Jackson: “I Used My Judo To Take Him Down.”
Jul 23, 2013BJJEE
At last weekend’s IBJJF New York Jiu-Jitsu Summer Open, Vitor Oliveira (GFTeam), won double gold at both the middleweight and absolute black belt divisions. One of Vitor’s achievements...
Demian Maia: “Steven Seagal mentoring Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva Is ‘a Lie’ and ‘a Joke’.”
Jul 23, 2013BJJEE
Demian Maia and Anderson Silva have never hidden the fact that they don’t like each other. Maia revealed to the MMA bulletin what he really thought about Anderson Silva crediting actor and...
Rodolfo Vieira Looking To Correct Mistakes For ADCC 2013; Otavio Sousa Looking To Make A Big impression On ADCC Debut
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame BJJ World champions this year, Rodolfo Vieira (GF Team) and Otavio Sousa (Gracie Barra) are focusing themselves on ADCC, which will be held on October 19 in Beijing, China. After...
This weekend’s Rio Open / International Masters & Seniors Bring In Stars From Past And Present
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
The Rio Open/ International Masters and Seniors Championship promises to be a great feast forJiu-Jitsu fans in Rio de Janeiro, . The yearly event event will gather the adult blackbelts, masters and...
Andre Galvao On His Difficult Road To Winning ADCC 2011
Jul 21, 2013BJJEE
Andre Galvao won his weight and the absolute in ADCC 2011 in the UK. He will be fighting Braulio Estima in a superfight in Beijing at ADCC 2013. He shared his road to the championship which was full...
Rodolfo To Participate In Superfight @Jiu-Jitsu Expo & Keenan Invited To ADCC In Beijing
Jul 19, 2013BJJEE
The second edition of the World Jiu-Jitsu is looking promising. The event is promoted by Renzo Gracie will be held on 9 and 10 of November, in Long Beach, California. After the Bruno Malfacine and...
