Vitor Belfort on BJJ Worlds: ‘You Pay to Compete, Win & Don’t Get Money. It’s an Exploitation’
Apr 08, 2015BJJEE
Photo by Jiu-Jistu Style Magazine Vitor Belfort first got into Jiu-Jitsu through Carlson Gracie. Initially, he was training with one of his students, who told him that he “needed to train...
2015 IBJJF World Championships: 241 Black Belts Qualified to Compete
Apr 07, 2015BJJEE
The 2015 world championship will be held from May 27-31 in Long Beach, California. It will be the first time ever where only black belts that have acquired a minimum of 5opts from the...
MMA in Russia: Political Games
Apr 07, 2015BJJEE
MMA is highly politicized in Russia. It’s not surprising when Russian president Vladimir Putin, a Judo 6th degree black belt and Sambo Master of Sport, is a huge supporter of...
Copa Podio HW GP (Free Live Stream): Vinny Magalhaes to Compete in the Gi
Apr 06, 2015BJJEE
The next stage of the Copa Podio has been scheduled. On May 9, the Heavyweight GP will once again take place in Rio de Janeiro, at Botafogo Gymnasium. On May 9, MMA star Vinny...
Bernardo Faria Pushes for Rules Change: ‘Double Guard Pull Goes Against Foundations of Jiu-Jitsu’
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
In Jiu-Jitsu , much has been said about the controversial positions, as berimbolo, 50-50 and the double guard pull. Some BJJ players are completely against these techniques, while...
8x World Juvenile Champs Ruotolo Twins on Future Plans, Training w/ Mendes Bros at AOJ
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 12 years old and have been training since the age of 3 and accumulate over 200 gold medals...
Watch: Anderson Silva Rolling w/ BJJ Legend Ricardo De La Riva
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
BJJ black belt Anderson Silva has been training with Ricardo de La Riva for the past few years. De la Riva is the master of Rodrigo Minotauro (Anderson’s BJJ master). During a...
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...
