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Category Archive: BJJ News

University of Jiu-Jitsu Looking for 6 Upcoming Black Belts for Reality Show, 2,500$ Prize Money

      Be one of 6 upcoming Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belts selected to participate and compete in a reality show about the Jiu-Jitsu way under the coaching and mentorship of...

Review, Highlights & Results of Adidas Winter Open 2015

    The Adidas Winter Open was held in Freiberg, Germany February 14th of this year. It was the second edition of the Adidas BJJ Open “READY TO ROLL” series. Despite a big flue epidemic...

Watch What Happens When MMA Fighter Talks Trash about BJJ & Faces Eldar ‘Yakuza’

    Eldar “Yakuza” Rafigaev is one of the biggest European BJJ prospects. This Half Moldovan Half Russian purple belt fighting out of Jungle BJJ in Czech Republic is a competition...

Renato Babalu Sobral on Metamoris 6 Match with Chael Sonnen

    Nearly two years after announcing his retirement, the legendary Renato Babalu anounced his return to MMA. The light-heavyweight will face Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of Strength...

Watch: Pablo Popovitch & Davi Ramos in Action in UAE Tournament

    The Emirate of Sharjah hosted for the first time in it’s history a UAEJJF tournament. The event showcased competitors who are at the pinnacle of the sport such as ADCC champ Pablo...

Ronda’s Mom, Ann Maria De Mars (World Champ) on Judo’s Worldwide Decline

    Judo is a massive sport. It’s in he Olympics. It is of course much bigger than it’s little brother BJJ. There are however some warning signs that it’s popularity is...

ESPN Highlights Sexual Harassment Problems in BJJ Gyms

    Sport media giant ESPN recently came out with an article written by Jack Rossen that didn’t put MMA and BJJ gyms in a good light. The article highlights the recent cases of sexual...

Carlos Machado Supports his Affiliate: ‘Junior Black Belt’ Equals To Purple Belt

    A BJJ academy in Texas, Team Pittman BJJ (which has been affiliated to Carlos Machado for 10 years) is promoting children to ‘Junior black belts’. Some are even 7th degree Junior...

Watch: UFC Veteran Josh Neer Beats Up 6ft6, 270 lbs Internet Hater

    Josh Neer a  mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, he has formerly competed for the UFC, the Quad Cities...

BJJ Academy in Texas Promotes Children to ‘Junior BJJ Black Belt’ Rank

    A BJJ academy in Texas, Team Pittman BJJ, which has been affiliated to Carlos Machado for 10 years is promoting children to ‘Junior black belts’. Some are even 7th degree...

Tajikistan MMA Champion Dies Fighting for ISIS in Iraq

    An MMA fighter from Tajikistan was killed in an airstrike in Iraq on Feb. 3. Islamic militant Abu Muhammad al-Tajiki, who was formerly known as Alan Chekranov, was killed after an air...

Art of Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Fired Because of Facial Hair

    The state of the art Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy (AOJ) in Costa Mesa California was recently named most beautiful BJJ academy in the world . The main instructors are the Mendes brothers....

Renzo Gracie: ‘UAE was the best thing to ever happen to Jiu-Jitsu in the past 20 years’

    Renzo Gracie talks to MoZak Productions about the UAE’s big push for Jiu-Jitsu in the past 20 years and also watch the Vitor Shaolin vs Nino Schembri superfight:  

Watch: New Visually Striking CGI Filled 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Commercial

    Eddie Bravo, 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu founder talks about how he started 10th planet, his system, all with the help of top class CGI effects. Made by http://www.bobbyrazakmovies.com/...

Watch: 2015 IBJJF London Winter International Open – Highlights

    London Winter Open Results: BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster First – Andrea Verdemare – Cyclone BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather First – Lucas de Souza Dantas...

Polish Beast Maksmilyan Wisniewski to Compete in Next Copa Podio

    Maksmilyan Wisniewski is from the city of Mosina in Poland. He is 27 and earned his black belt under Robert Drysdale. On Sunday, the Zenith Team fighter faced his countryman Mieszko...

TV Chef Anthony Bourdain on How He lost 30lbs/14 kgs From Training Jiu-Jitsu

    58 year old Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and in...

Ronda Rousey Describes her Ideal Man

    UFC champion Ronda Rousey was on Conan O’Brian’s where she talked about various from her upcoming fight to her judo career and even about her love life. Rousey told Conan...

French Judo Federation: Immediate Ban for all Judokas Teaching MMA

    This week it was announced that the European Judo Championships , scheduled for April in Glasgow, would not take place in the Scottish city. This occurred only eight weeks before the...

Ronda: ‘Fighters Should Get Paid More Than Ring Girls’; Arianny Fires Back

    During Wednesday’s UFC 184 media event, per MMA Fighting, Ronda Rousey talked about how fighters  should get paid higher than ring girls:   I think that they should get paid...

Metamoris To Hold Secret Event for Super Heavyweights This Weekend

    Metamoris president Ralek Gracie is cooking up a new project in preparation for Metamoris 6. Ralek Gracie posted a facebook status looking for no gi grapplers for a Metamoris project...

Silva Breaks Silence: ‘Everything I Took Since My Injury is Being Analyzed’

    On Wednesday the UFC announced a series of measures to clean up the damage made from number of their stars testing positive for PEDs. This will change the whole scene as first time...

Werdum Reveals tension with Anderson Silva: ‘I Never Spoke to Him Again’

    Fabricio Werdum spoke in an exclusive interview to Combate.com about his opinion on Anderson Silva following the positive PED tests:   “Anderson let a lot of people down,...

Gabi Garcia on Physical Transformation: ‘I Love Being Big, Will Never Be Small’

  3 years ago, BJJ world champion Gabi Garcia decided to change her training and eating habits. The Alliance athlete posted a picture on social networks celebrating her physical evolution. Gabi...