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Category Archive: BJJ News

Demian Maia Blames UFC Rules & Opponents Stalling for Lack of Submissions

    UFC welterweight and ADCC champion Demian Maia is back from a serious injury. On March 21, he will headline UFC Fight Night 62 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil against undefeated fighter Ryan...

(Video) Unity Jiu-Jitsu Academy in NYC feat. Leandro Lo, Miyao Bros, Murilo Santana & More

    Unity Jiu-Jitsu is a new academy in New York city that is home to Paulo & Joao Miyao, Leandro Lo, Luiza Monteiro, Yago De Souza as well as Murilo Santana from Barbosa (head...

Judo Politics: European Judo Union Ends Partnership with the UFC

    Last week, the UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, announced their involvement in the 2015 European Judo Championships, which will take place in Glasgow, UK in...

Female BJJ Instructor Arrested for Sexual Offense on Minor

    Whitney Fetters, a 28 year old Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt & Gracie Instructor has been charged with sexual misconduct on a minor. She teaches Combatives, Bullyproof, &...

Schaub on PEDs in MMA: Rewards Outweigh Risks

    UFC fighter Brendan Schaub gave his opinion on PED usage in MMA during his ‘The fighter and the kid’ podcast. Schaub believes that there is no reason not to take PEDs in...

Tibau Responds to Steroid Allegations from Fellow MMA Fighter

    As the MMA steroid testing failures continue, some retired fighters such as GSP or BJ Penn, are criticizing fighters that have failed tests (Anderson Silva and Jon Fitch for example)....

Jiu-Jitsu Coach of UFC Fighter Matt Brown Accuses Him of Assault

    Rodrigo Botti, Jiu-Jitsu coach of UFC fighter Matt Brown, has accused his now former student of assaulting him. Brown is set to face former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks on...

Joe Rogan’s Views on UFC Steroid ‘Epidemic’

    UFC commentator and BJJ black belt Joe Rogan talked about PED use in MMA on his latest Joe Rogan Experience podcast:   “The UFC and MMA in general is a steroid...

Battle of the Beasts: Jacare vs Yael Romero UFC on Fox 15 co-main event

    UFC Middleweight contenders Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero were originally scheduled to clash at UFC 184 on February 28th in Los Angeles, but the bout was put on hold due towas postponed...

Augusto Tanquinho Looking to Extend Unbeaten Run in MMA this Friday

    The 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu champion, Augusto Tanquinho Mendes has been making the transition to MMA. At 31 years old and with only 3 fightson MMA record, it’s considered late. He trains...

Paulo Filho: ‘Everybody Takes PEDs in MMA. Question of Timing to Not Get Caught’

    PED is the hottest topic in MMA at the moment. The recent cases of Jon Jones (cocaine) , Anderson Silva , Nick Diaz, Jon Fitch and Hector Lombard have made the problem snowball out of...

(Videos) Watch the Mendes Bros Superfights in Chechnya

  The Mendes brothers, Rafael and Guilherme were in Grozny, Chechnya last weekend for some Gi and No Gi superfights. Rafael faced Osvaldo “Queixinho” twice and submitted him both times with...

Poland’s Kornel Zapadka Bags a Gold and Silver in Brazil

    Poland’s Kornel Zapadka has achieved an impressive resume of competition results in the past few years.The Polish beast is part of the booming BJJ scene in Poland, and travels often...

Werdum: ‘UFC Reebok Deal Won’t Benefit Up & Coming Fighters’

    Werdum told the media in Rio de Janeiro, via Bloodyelbow, how he believes that the UFC’s new deal with Reebok will only benefit the top fighters. “It’s not 100 percent set...

GSP: ‘PED like Bringing Knife to a Fight’

  Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has always been critical of the drug testing system in place in the UFC. St-Pierre told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour on Monday. “I knew...

UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Featured in Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

    Ronda Rousey,  UFC women’s bantamweight champion is becoming a huge star. She has had acting roles in Hollywood blockbusters and is now on the  inside the Sports Illustrated...

The Dagestani Brown Belt that Shocked the World, Abdurakhman Bilarov : ‘I’m Not Going To Stop Here’

    Remember the name: Abdurakhman Bilarov from Dagestan. He made a huge impression last weekend in Chechnya at the Berkut challenge where he beat three black belts, submitting the ultra...

Firas Zahabi Compares Silva to Lance Armstrong: ‘GSP Not Silva is The GOAT Now’

    Firas Zahabi, Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s coach, gave an interview to French Canadian media ‘La Presse’ where he compared Anderson...

(Video) Garry Tonon vs Javi Vazquez, Sub Only @ Gracie Nationals

    Former WEC and UFC fighter and Gracie Jiu Jitsu representative Javier Vasquez battled 2-time Metamoris winner and EBI 1 Champion Garry Tonon in a very entertaining back-and-forth...

FREE LIVE STREAM, No Gi Superfights in Chechnya: Mendes Bros, Vinny, Calasans etc

    LIVE stream of the Berkut BJJ Open Superfights. Day 1 (Saturday) Gi, Day 2 (Sunday) No Gi: featuring: 1 – Vinny Magalhaes vs Jackson Sousa 2 – Gui Mendes vs Arbi Muradov 3 –...

Watch FREE LIVE STREAM Gracie Nationals, Garry Tonon vs Javi Vazquez

   Watch a free live stream of Saturday’s Gracie Nationals submission only No Gi matches: Scheduled for Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 Gracie Nationals 2015 Javi Vazquez vs Garry Tonon Denny...

Mendes Bros talk about their BJJ Superfights in Chechnya this Weekend & Plans for 2015

    Budo Jake and crew stop by the Art of Jiu Jitsu to chat with their good friends, Rafa and Gui Mendes to talk about their school, BJJ and their upcoming superfights in Chechnya. On Feb...

UFC To Sponsor European Judo Championships. Counter to IJF’s ‘MJA’ Mixed JuJitsu Arts’

    UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, today announced their involvement in the 2015 European Judo Championships, which will take place in Glasgow, UK in April, as...

Chechnya Sub Only Event: Rafa Mendes vs Chechen Black Belt, Gui, Vinny, Jackson Sousa & More

    On Feb 07th & 08th, The Mendes brothers, Rafael and Guilherme will be fighting GI & NOGI no time limit Superfights in Chechnya. They will also be conducting Jiu-Jitsu seminars...