Keenan Cornelius Replaces Bill Cooper, Set To Face Victor Estima @ Metamoris II
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
This just in from Metamoris. Official statement: “Bill Cooper has been cut from the Metamoris Pro Jiu Jitsu Invitational II card for failing to complete pre-competition requirements and for...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
Europeans Shine So Far In 2013 IBJJF Worlds
Jun 02, 2013BJJEE
The old continent was well represented at the 2013 IBJJF worlds with fighters coming from all corners of Europe. The UK was the top European country at lower belts (non black belts) with 3 gold...
Paulo Miyao Dethrones Keenan Cornelius & Takes The Absolute Gold
Jun 02, 2013BJJEE
Winning the absolute brown belt as a featherweight is a big deal. Paulo Miyao , after so many defeats to Keenan Cornelius, got redemption on Saturday night in California. Paulo and Keenan exchanged...
2013 IBJJF Worlds: All Set For A Buchecha vs Rodolfo Absolute Final On Sunday
Jun 02, 2013BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira will step on the mat on Sunday (02) with a taste for revenge in the mouth, in the fight for the absolute gold of the black belts at the World Championship Jiu-Jitsu . The Carioca, who...
2013 IBJJF Worlds: Recap From Days 1 & 2
Jun 01, 2013BJJEE
The BJJ Worlds are in full effect in the Long Beach Walter Pyramid. While we wait for the black belt action on Saturday and Sunday. The blue, purple and lightweight brown all engaged in battles. ...
Benson Henderson Due To Receive BJJ Black Belt
Jun 01, 2013BJJEE
Ben Henderson is getting promoted to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, next Monday night, June 3rd. His Gym, MMA Lab will be holding a promotion ceremony from 7-7:30 pm. Benson has always competed...
Poland’s Marysia Małyjasiak, new purple belt world champion!
Jun 01, 2013BJJEE
Poland’s Marysia Małyjasiak, new purple belt world champion! Historic first gold medal for Poland at the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu worlds: Maria Małyjasiak ! The representative Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu won...
Roger Gracie: “Buchecha Is Way Ahead Of The Others, But Still Hasn’t Beaten All The Big Names…”
May 31, 2013BJJEE
Roger Gracie is currently training for his UFC debut, on July 06, in the United States. However, the World championships of Jiu-Jitsu, which takes place from May 29 to June 2, in California, is still...
Wrestling Has Its Head Out Of The Water: Makes IOC Shortlist For 2020 Olympic Inclusion
May 29, 2013BJJEE
Source: Fox News: Three months after being dropped from the 2020 Olympics, wrestling won a reprieve Wednesday and made the IOC short list for inclusion in the games. Also making the cut were squash...
Augusto Tanquinho Training With Ben Henderson: “I will Focus On MMA, After The Worlds…”
May 29, 2013BJJEE
Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes has achieved impressive results in 2013. World Champion at World proPro, held in Abu Dhabi, the black belt of Soul Fighters is one of the major favorites to win...
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Ed O’neill, Actor From “Married With Children’, Will Commentate Metamoris II
May 29, 2013BJJEE
The famous actor Ed O’neill AKA Al Bundy of “Married with Children” and “Modern Family” fame, will be providing color commentary for the Metamoris II event. After being...
Ryan Hall injured, Out Of Metamoris 2 Superfight w/ Bill Cooper, Replaced By Victor Estima
May 28, 2013BJJEE
Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt under Felipe Costa and one of the best featherweight grapplers in the world. A tough competitor in the Nogi professional circuit since he was a blue belt, he has...
Xande Ribeiro Pre 2013 Worlds Training
May 28, 2013BJJEE
Xande Ribeiro has been training very seriously for the 2013 Worlds. Last month, he beat Braulio Estima at Copa Podio in a superfight. He has been crosstraining in Judo in LA (his judo randori with...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: GF TEAM (video documentary)
May 28, 2013BJJEE
Three days before the 2013 Worlds kick off, Graciemag paid a visit to GF Team’s California headquarters to see how the team is doing at the last fine tuning for the championship. Lead by...
Eastern European BJJ Community Featured in BJJ Legends Magazine
May 27, 2013BJJEE
The very popular and established BJJ magazine BJJ Legends made a article about the BJJ community of Eastern Europe. I talked about the growth of the sport in our region. The BJJ world is hearing...
Gabi Garcia: “I have to get used to others being jealous because they haven’t been able to achieve what I’ve achieved.”
May 26, 2013BJJEE
Gabi Garcia has been dominating every major BJJ and grappling event since 2010. Nobody has come close to beating her. She will be compating at the 2013 worlds next week and plans to make history as...
Despite Efforts to Put On Weight, Caio Terra Will Finally Stay At Rooster Weight For The 2013 Worlds
May 24, 2013BJJEE
We had anounced this week that Caio Terra had signed up as light feather for the 2013 Worlds and was all set to face Guilherme Mendes in a never before seen match up, however Caio Terra released a...
Rodolfo Vieira To Those That Doubt That He Is Steroid Free: “I’ll Bet You My 2 Cars That I’m Clean.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame Weight and absolute champion in 2011 and heavyweight gold medallist the following year, Rodolfo Vieira will be back in California later this month to compete in the World Jiu-Jitsu...
Ronda Rousey On Training With Mendes Bros & BJ Penn: “I Learned A Lot.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Armbar machine and Olympic Judo medallist Ronda Rousey recently trained with BJJ royalty . The UFC bantamweight champion trained this week with Rafael and Guilherme Mendes and BJ Penn, all Jiu-Jitsu...
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam Introduces A Team Challenge
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam which will be held on August 10-11 in Amsterdam, will be holding a 4 team challenge. All Fights will be in in the Gi and run under IBJJF rules the only exception being that...
Marcio ‘Pe De Pano’ Cruz: “When I Went To MMA, I Lost My BJJ.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Marcio Cruz ‘Pe de Pano’ is one of the most accomplished BJJ players in History. He was one of the leaders of the Gracie Barra competition team in the early 2000’s, where he was a 2...
Marcelo Garcia Will Not Compete @ ADCC 2013
May 23, 2013BJJEE
The big news is that Marcelo Garcia will be not be defending his title at ADCC title this year: Source ADcombat: “For the first time since 2003 ADCC will not have their top champion as it has...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Atos JJ (Video Documentary)
May 23, 2013BJJEE
In another video report, GRACIEMAG visits Atos JJ San Diego, where André Galvão is leading a trully impressive army of competitors for the 2013 Worlds. With over 10 black belts training and more...
