Demian Maia: “UAE Jiu-Jitsu Could Be As Big As In Brazil…”
Apr 12, 2013BJJEE
Source: Thenational.ae ABU DHABI // As the fifth Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off today, with the largest and most competitive field yet, a former jiu-jitsu legend and...
Lucas Lepri: “The AD World Pro will catch up with IBJJF. “
Apr 11, 2013BJJEE
The World Pro will be held in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Lucas Lepri, the black belt from Alliance, assured that his training for competition began earlier this year: “The preparation is being...
Mackenzie Dern: “I Try Not To Think About The Cash Prize. Winning The World Pro For Just A Medal Would Be Very Cool Too.”
Apr 11, 2013BJJEE
In the year where she made her debut at black belt, Mackenzie Dern has already won a major title , the European Championship. Now, the fighter has her sights on the World Pro, which will be held this...
2013 Pan Champ Roberto Tussa Counting On World Pro Money To Finance His Wedding & Honeymoon
Apr 10, 2013BJJEE
The World Pro, which is held in Abu Dhabi, is one of the few opportunities that Jiu-Jitsu players have to make some money from competitions. With this in mind, Roberto Tussa Alencar will enter the...
Victor Estima On Training With Roger Gracie For World Pro: “6 Mins Fights Means Being More Explosive & Tactical.”
Apr 10, 2013BJJEE
Eyeing the World Pro, which will happen this weekend, there is nothing better than training with a legend of Jiu-Jitsu to improve. And that is what Victor Estima did. He performed part of his...
2013 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship Preview & Brackets
Apr 10, 2013BJJEE
The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013 and World Jiu-Jitsu Children’s Cup held under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu...
Fernando Terere Will Face Vinicius Marinho @Copa Podio in May
Apr 08, 2013BJJEE
Michael Langhi was supposed to represent Alliance in the team’s challenge vs GFTeam, however Fernando Terere will now replace him. The tournament will be held on May 5 in de Rio de Janeiro. The...
New Black Belt João Gabriel Training 3x Day In Preparation For AD World Pro
Apr 05, 2013BJJEE
Current brown belt absolute world champion, João Gabriel Rocha received his black belt at the beginning of the year, during the Copa Podio GP where he beat some big names at black belt. The prodigy...
Jiu-Jitsu Cat Fight: The War Of Words Between Gabi Garcia & Bia Mesquita Before The AD World Pro
Apr 05, 2013BJJEE
Gabi Garcia and Bia Mesquita recently fought in the final of the Pan Am and Gabi (who is a good 30 kilos heavier) won again convincingly. The pair have fought many times in the past, however this...
Big BJJ Stars To Compete @ Abu Dhabi Pro
Apr 04, 2013BJJEE
With 6 days to go until the Abu Dhabi world Pro April 11th to April 13th, the black belt bracket looks to showcase some of the world’s top talent once again. The good news is that this year...
Relson Gracie All Set To Receive His Red Belt This Weekend In Hawaii
Apr 03, 2013BJJEE
Source: www.midweek.com This week Relson Gracie receives his Red Belt, the highest achievement in jiu jitsu. Having brought his family’s style of self-defense to Hawaii in 1988 when it was...
FILA Grappling European Championships Results, Poland & Italy Dominate
Apr 03, 2013BJJEE
This year’s FILA Senior European Grappling Championships was held in Hungary. No Gi was on saturday and Gi on Sunday. Two teams stood out Poland and Italy came in 1rst and second in...
Oliver Geddes Becomes The First European Invited At The Copa Podio Lightweight GP
Apr 02, 2013BJJEE
It’s official UK’s Oli Geddes (Roger Gracie Black Belt) will compete at the light weight Grand Prix at Copa Podio where he will join such BJJ studs as: Clark Gracie, Leandro Lo (Last...
Tournament Review: 2013 ADCC Bulgaria
Apr 01, 2013BJJEE
Written by: Ivan Miroslavov Dimitrov for BJJ Eastern Europe The ADCC Submission Fighting World Federation is as we all know, the top of the top of all no-gi tournaments. The rules make it a far more...
Pan Am Champ Clark Gracie Added To Copa Podio Lightweight Grand Prix
Apr 01, 2013BJJEE
The top competitors that have already been included the lightweight GP at the Copa Podio received dangerous company. This is because the event’s organizers confirmed that Clark Gracie has been...
Bruno Malfacine Competes & Takes Gold in Japan One Week After Pan
Apr 01, 2013BJJEE
Five-time world Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Bruno Malfacine came close to winning the Pan American for the 4th time, last weekend, but he was surpassed by Caio Terra in the final. It took Bruno just seven...
Roger Gracie and GSP Rolling In The Gi @ Roger Gracie Academy In London:
Mar 30, 2013BJJEE
Roger and GSP rolling in the gi at Roger Gracie Academy in London. GSP is a BJJ black belt under Gracie Barra. You can also see Nic Gregoriades rolling with Oliver Geddes in the background:
Buchecha Takes Top Place in Jiu-Jitsu Ranking; Gabi Isolates Herself In The Lead
Mar 29, 2013BJJEE
Champion Pan American Jiu-Jitsu in last weekend, earning gold medals in weight and absolute by beating Alexander Trans and Andre Galvao in his finals black belt, Marcus Buchecha assumed the...
BJJ Black Belt, Zaid Mirza Marries Into The Jordanian Royal Family
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
Brazilian-Jordanian Zaid Mirza is a BJJ black belt under World Champion Cassio Werneck. He is the man who has developed BJJ and MMA in the kingdom of Jordan for the past 10 years. He has a chain of...
Gabi Garcia Reveals The Names Of BJJ Athletes Tested For PEDs @ The 2013 Pan
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
The Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu champions crowned it’s black belts last Sunday, and innovated by conducting doping tests on 10 random medalists. Gabi Garcia, weight and absolute champion, released...
2011 Champ Vinny Magalhaes On China hosting ADCC 2013: “I’ve never heard of any Jiu-Jitsu in China…”
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
2011 was a perfect year for Vinny “Pezao” Magallhaes. In addition to four MMA wins , he won the Heavyweight category at ADCC by beating Fabricio Werdum in the decision. Back in the...
2013 Pan: Big Names Shine at Masters & Seniors
Mar 27, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Pan also showcased the veterans, and stars of yesterday: the Masters and Seniors. Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros (Brasa) took gold in the Master black belt defeating Bruno Bastos...
Caio Terra: “I Was The First One To Get Tested For PEDs After The Pan”
Mar 25, 2013BJJEE
Caio Terra is the new Pan rooster weight champion after having beaten Bruno Malfacine in the final by a score of 2-0 in a very close fight. This is the first time in a very long series of second...
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Saturday March 23rd
Mar 24, 2013BJJEE
To get the PLAY BY PLAY for sunday’s action click here SATURDAY, MARCH 23TH 12:00 Ok guys we are live from Irvine California! At the moment it’s mostly brown and black belt belt senior....
