Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison Considering Move to MMA
Apr 03, 2015BJJEE
Kayla Harrison is an American judoka. She won the Junior World Championship in 2008, and was runner-up in 2009. In 2010 she won the World Judo Championships, and in 2012 she was the...
2015 IBJJF Rules: Clarification on Use of Sports Bra / Rashguard for Women
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
On March 30th, 2015, IBJJF will begin to enforce our new Rule Book (v4.0) UNIFORMS RULES UPDATES Page 30 Rule revision: 8.1.3 – New point: 8.1.4 In the female divisions, it...
Conor McGregor on Why He Won’t Compete in the IBJJF No Gi Europeans & How He Feels about His Jiu-Jitsu vs Aldo
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
Last January, UFC number one contender to Jose Aldo’s belt, Conor McGregor announced that he would competing at the IBJJF No Gi Europeans which will be held in Rome on April 11th,...
Video: “Breaking Bad” star Lavell Crawford Training Jiu-Jitsu at GB
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
“Breaking Bad” star Lavell Crawford trains Jiu-Jitsu. Lavell Crawford is a stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Huell in Breaking Bad. Crawford was born...
Rolles Gracie on Facing Mariusz Pudzianowski: ‘It Won’t be Easy to Take Him Down’
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
Rolles Gracie will meet Mariusz Pudzianowski will meet at KSW 31 “Materla vs. Drwal,”. KSW is Poland’s premiere fighting organization and stands for ‘Konfrontacja...
Flavio Canto: ‘I Wouldn’t Refuse to Help Beth Correia vs Ronda Rousey’
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
One of Ronda Rousey’s idols is Brazilian: Judo legend Flavio Canto who is today a TV presenter in Brazil. The two – who are Olympic medalists in judo –...
Submission Series Pro: Canada’s Answer to Metamoris
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
Nova Scotia, Canada may seem like an unlikely place to make headlines in the grappling world, but a new event called Submissions Series Pro is making waves and turning heads. In January, the...
IBJJF Rules Update: No More Advantages in 50/50 Guard, Video Replay, Women to Wear Rashguard
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
On March 30th, 2015, IBJJF will begin to enforce our new Rule Book (v4.0) Major changes: RULES UPDATE GUIDE – 2015 COMPETITION RULES UPDATES Page 5 New point: 1.2.2...
Rio Fall Open: Joao Gabriel Rocha Triumphant Return from Cancer, Erberth Santos 2x Gold
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
João Gabriel Rocha made a triumphant return to the mats today! as reported by skatesurfjiujitsu.com who reported from Rio: “On the very first day of the 2015 IBJJF Rio...
Keenan Defeats Marcos Souza, Lucas Leite & Mike Fowler & Wins $10K
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius won a high level black belt absolute division at the 2015 Marianas Open Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament this weekend, which included Marcos Souza, Lucas Leite and Mike...
Marlon Sandro to Conor McGregor: ‘Come to the Favela. Let’s See if You’re Brave’
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
On episode six of the UFC 189 “Embedded” pre-fight video blog, McGregor end up in Boston. McGregor gets in Jose Aldo’s face and calls him a ‘Brazilian...
Ralek Gracie: ‘Before Metamoris, Garry Tonon Was Known for Losing To Kron’
Mar 27, 2015BJJEE
Ralek Gracie, the co-founder and CEO of Metamoris responded this week to Garry Tonon’s statement about how he was contacted before Eddie Bravo’s EBI event and why he didn’t want...
Terere Kids Project: Jiu-Jitsu to the Rescue of Young Champions
Mar 27, 2015BJJEE
Terere Kids Project is a social project founded by 5x World Champion Fernando “Terere” Da Silva. The project is located in Mestre Terere’s gym at the base of the Cantagalo Favela...
Ralek Gracie Details ‘The Road To Metamoris’ Reality Show
Mar 26, 2015BJJEE
Metamoris last month announced that it was hosting a secret tournament for heavyweight grapplers from all over the world to compete for a chance for a spot in the next Metamoris and to...
BJJ Gets a TV Deal in North America: Copa Podio on Fight Network
Mar 26, 2015BJJEE
Historic news for Jiu-Jitsu: Copa Podio has signed a partnership with Fight Network, the biggest fight channel on Canadian television. From now on, all Copa Podio events will be...
Copa Podio to Offer Free Live Stream on Same Day & Time as Metamoris 6
Mar 25, 2015BJJEE
Copa Podio have just announced that their Copa Podio Heavyweight Grandprix scheduled for May 9th 2015, will have a FREE LIVE STREAM. This is a counter attack to Metamoris 6 which...
Ralek Gracie: ‘We offered Garry Tonon $140K a Year to Compete Exclusively for Metamoris”
Mar 25, 2015BJJEE
Ralek Gracie, the co-founder and CEO of Metamoris responded to Garry Tonon’s statement about how he was contacted befor Eddie Bravo’s EBI event and why he didn’t want...
Joe Rogan on Metamoris: ‘I Will Not Support Them’
Mar 24, 2015BJJEE
Word is out that the people behind Metamoris are trying to have the monopoly of the PPV grappling events by asking grappling athletes to sign exclusive contracts. The athletes would...
Garry Tonon Won’t Compete in Metamoris: ‘ Their Offer Doesn’t Benefit Growth of the Sport’
Mar 24, 2015BJJEE
Word is out that the people behind Metamoris are trying to have the monopoly of the PPV grappling event by asking grappling athletes to sign exclusive contracts. The athletes would only...
PPV Wars: Is Metamoris Bullying Copa Podio, EBI & Polaris?
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
The Metamoris 6 card has just been announced and with Josh Barnett, Cyborg Abreu, Roberto Satoshi, Clark Gracie etc..It is truly amazing, however the event for the second time...
Metamoris 6 Card Anounced: 6 Superfights Confirmed
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
Main Event: Josh Barnett vs Cyborg Abreu Co Main Event: Chael Sonnon vs Renato Sobral Dillon Danis vs Joe Lauzon Xande Ribeiro vs Keenan Cornelius Clark Gracie vs Roberto Satoshi Jeff Monson...
Video: Demian Maia Shows Off Impressive Wrestling in Victory over Ryan LaFlare
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
BJJ and ADCC world champion Maia dominated previously undefeated Ryan LaFlare on the ground and with improved wrestling en route to a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)...
2015 ADCC: Invitations Are Being Sent to Top Grapplers Worldwide
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....
(VIDEO) Major Screw Up: BJJ Black Belt Referee Stops Fight After Harmless Guillotine from Half Guard
Mar 22, 2015BJJEE
Last night at UFC Brazil, referee Eduardo Herdy, who is a BJJ black belt and MMA fighter, stopped the Leandro Silva vs Drew Dober fight when Silva had Dober in what looked like a...
