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Category Archive: BJJ News, Featured

PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Sunday June1st)

The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming...

Worlds: Watch The Best Matches From Saturday (Black Belt Open Weight + Divisions)

  Be sure to check back as new videos will be added during the day: Victor Estima v Matthew Jubera – 2014 IBJJF Worlds Black Belt Middleweight   Marcus Buchecha Almeida v Felipe Pena...

(Video) Keenan Cornelius Disqualified For Questionable Knee Reap

    After taking 3rd place in the Open Weight after beating Leandro Lo 6-4, triangling Leo Nogueira and losing to Marcus Buchecha, he entered his weight division. After winning his first...

Watch Edwin Najmi Flying Triangle Nicholas Meregali At Worlds Purple Belt Open Weight Final

    Edwin Najmi is a student of Romulo Barral who is know for his triangles and footlocks. After having come 2nd in his weight division, Edwin came back stronger in the Open Weight. He met...

PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Saturday May 31st)

CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the...

Gabi Garcia Pulls Out Of 2014 Worlds With Rib Injury

    According to sources close to the athlete, Gabi Garcia is out of the World Jiu-Jitsu , which takes place in Long Beach, California this weekend. The black belt world fractured a rib,...

After Not Competing At Pan, 2013 World Champ Caio Terra Pulls Out Of Worlds

    Caio Terra will not be entering the Worlds this year and defending his titles against Bruno Malfacine and new threat Joao Miyao. Terra had already missed the Pan for health reasons. He...

Andre Galvao Shares His Life Changing Story That Gave Him The Strength To Be A Champion

    Some of us dream of becoming the World Champion, being the best, having an opportunity to make a name for ourselves. Most of us train hard, dedicating big part of our lives to step...

Demian Maia On Breaking Two Fight Losing Streak & Facing Dangerous Russian Fighter Alexander Yakovlev

    For the first time in his career, Demian Maia will go into a UFC cage coming off two straight losses. The São Paulo native, lost to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald recently, had never...

Pablo Popovitch On Visiting Russia: The Land Of His Ancestors & Why He Prefers No Gi

    Pablo Popovitch tells grapplersparadise.de about his experience with seminars in Russia. Pablo is Brazilian, now also an American citizen and has Russian roots. He also talked about why...

Vulkan Offers 100,000 $ Prize Money At The 2014 IBJJF Worlds

    The Brazilian foghtwear brand Vulkan is doing a big effort to support BJJ athletes by launching their campaign, ‘Vulkun Supports Jiu-Jitsu’. They will be offering a fond of...

10x World Champion Roger Gracie Announces Return To BJJ Competitions

      10x world BJJ champion Roger Gracie was last night inducted in the IBJJF hall of fame together with other legends such as Saulo Ribeiro, Fabio Gurgel, Xande Ribeiro, Leticia...

Gabi Garcia Signs With Real Fight In Japan & Will Fight MMA At 205 lbs

    Undisputed BJJ world champion Gabi Garcia, has announced on the Brazilian television show Corujao Do Esporte that she intends to make her MMA debut on August 17, 2014 in Japan. Garcia...

Igor Gracie On Prison Experience Following NYC Nightclub Brawl Arrest: ‘Like A Horror Movie’

    The confusion involving Renzo Gracie’s NYC nightclub brawl, became clearer when Igor Gracie, who was also in the group of seven people arrested along with his cousin, gave his...

Kron Gracie Signs With Real Fight Championship In Japan, MMA Debut Set For August

Photo: Kinya Hashimoto   Kron Gracie’s long awaited MMA debut of Kron Gracie in MMA will happen in August in Japan, as the fighter had already attempted in an interview with tatami,...

Young Jiu-Jitsu Fighter Who Was Gravely Injured In Competition Recovers Use Of Arms: ‘My Dream Is To Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu’

  Gabriel Diniz was a 15 year old fighting in the adult division, and subsequently lost the use of his arms and legs. This happened at II Etapa do Campeonato Estadual de Jiu Jitsu Capixaba in...

Kron Gracie Possibly Set To Make MMA Debut Against Eccentric & Dangerous Japanese Fighter Yuichiro Nagashima

    Earlier this year, Kron Gracie, 25-year-old jiu-jitsu black belt who has won world titles as a purple and brown belt, and the ADCC title in 2013, indicated that his days in jiu-jitsu...

BJJ Black Belt Wilson Gouvea, Ex UFC Fighter, Is Now A Police Officer In Florida

  Wilson Gouveia is a BJJ black belt and member of American Top Team who had ten fights in the UFC’s light-heavyweight and middleweight divisions. But after leaving the organization, he chose...

After Winning ADCC, Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Aiming For Absolute Gold At The Worlds

    Earlier this month, Roberto Cyborg announced via social networks, that he wouldn’t be competing at the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championships , scheduled to take place from May 28 to...

Gina Carano Put On The Gi, White Belt & Trains Jiu-Jitsu With Laercio Fernandes

    Gina Carano was for many years the main star of women’s MMA. The fighter, who left her fighting career aside to devote herself to movies and other projects, however, still has...

Bouncer In Renzo Gracie Nightclub Brawl: ‘It Was Retribution For Me Not Allowing One Of Their Masters In The Venue Last Week’

    The plot thickens following the arrest of Renzo Gracie in the early hours of Sunday (18) after a big brawl in a nightclub in New York . The bouncer who was allegedly attacked by...

UAE’s Faisal Al Ketbi Looking Forward To Make An Impact In Competitions At Black Belt

    Faisal Al Ketbi won this year’s World Pro double gold at brown belt and was promoted on the podium to a well deserved black belt. He is one of the big hopes of UAE jiu-jitsu....

ADCC Champion Michelle Nicolini Signs With Legacy FC

    Legacy FC has signed BJJ World and 2013 ADCC Champion Michelle Nicolini to a multi-fight deal. Some of her accomplishments: 6x World Champion (2012, 2011, 2010, 2007 weight &...

Renzo Gracie On Nightclub Brawl: ‘Everything Is A Misunderstanding’

    The arrest of Renzo Gracie in the early hours of Sunday (18) after a big brawl in a nightclub in New York , was just a misunderstanding according to Renzo himself. Under instructions...