Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: “The Gracie Family Inspires Me”
Jul 24, 2014BJJEE
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had an extensive interview with UFC Magazine and spoke about his admiration for the Gracies, how he’s been a fan of the UFC since UFC 1 and...
Roger Gracie Top Of Buchecha’s List Of Most Influential BJJ Players
Jul 16, 2014BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha is the tog dog in Jiu-Jitsu today. He ties Roger Gracie with the number of absolute title wins (at black belt) with three. The black belt is already touted as the...
BJJ Champion Ryan Hall Signs Multi-Fight Deal With Titan FC
Jul 16, 2014BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu black belt and 2009 ADCC bronze medalist, Ryan Hall has just signed a multi-fight deal with Titan FC. Hall is a world class grappler having medaled in the ADCC, IBJJF World...
Mark Bocek: “Wrestling With A Female Olympic Wrestling Medalist Is Like Wrestling A 12 Year Old”
Jul 16, 2014BJJEE
After an UnderGround member posted a video of Ronda Rousey wrestling with Gegard Mousasi when Ronda first started her MMA career, UFC lightweight Mark Bocek decided that he should...
Registrations Are Open For The IBJJF London Gi & No Gi Open In October
Jul 15, 2014BJJEE
Registration available for the 2014 London GI / NO GI International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship! Register and be ready on October 18th & 19th, at Crystal Palace National Sports...
Undefeated In MMA & BJJ World Champ Talita Nogueira Wants A Piece Of Ronda Rousey
Jul 15, 2014BJJEE
Talita Nogueira AKA“Treta” is the 2011 Jiu Jitsu world champion and a black belt from Ryan Gracie team and may soon join the UFC. Nogueira is currently 6-0 in her professional mixed...
Russians Dominate UAE’s Ramadan No Gi Cup
Jul 15, 2014BJJEE
Photo: fightinglifestyleuae.com The two-day Ramadan Cup No-Gi competition was held last weekend at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, UAE . Russian participants dominated the...
Shaolin x Nino Schembri Superfight @World Jiu-Jitsu Expo 2014
Jul 15, 2014BJJEE
Two BJJ legends will meet in a superfight at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo 2014, which will be held on 18th and 19th October in Long Beach, California. Nino Schembri and Vitor Shaolin , 2x...
Rickson Gracie’s New Jiu-Jitsu federation To Penalize Guard Pulling
Jul 15, 2014BJJEE
Photo: Tatame According to fightland.vice.com, Rickson Gracie’s new project: The Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF), official website www.jjgf.com will be looking to adopt a...
Rodrigo Artilheiro Defeats Jeff Monson in ADCC Superfight In North Carolina
Jul 14, 2014BJJEE
At 43 years old, MMA veteran Jeff Monson had no answer for the determined ground game of Rodrigo Artilheiro. Rodrigo Artilheiro is a Black Belt in Judo and a Pan American Games...
Metamoris 4 Secret Fight: Kenny Florian Rumored To Be Competing
Jul 14, 2014BJJEE
The mystery about Metamoris 4’s secret match , scheduled for Aug. 9 in California, is slowly becoming clearer. According to major MMA and BJJ website Tatame, Former UFC lightweight...
OFFICIAL: Rickson Gracie’s New Federation, Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF)
Jul 14, 2014BJJEE
Yesterday, BJJ Eastern Europe announced that Rickson Gracie would officially be launching his latest project: a new Jiu-Jitsu federation. Today, the new Federation now has defined a name: Jiu-Jitsu...
Rickson Gracie To Launch New Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Jul 13, 2014BJJEE
UPDATE (MONDAY): OFFICIAL: Rickson Gracie’s New Federation Will Be Called:Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF) According to sources close to Rickson and Kron Gracie, in the next few...
FREE LIVE STREAM (Saturday): Gracie Challenge Italy, BJJ Superfights
Jul 11, 2014BJJEE
International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament will be held in Cagliari on 12 of July 2014 under the rules of IBJJF. There will be 2 black belt superfights: Leo ‘Bomba’...
Josh Barnett Preparing For Dean Lister By Training With Babalu
Jul 10, 2014BJJEE
In the co-main event of Metamoris 4, the heavyweight title is on the line as Dean Lister takes on UFC and Pride veteran Josh Barnett. Lister has never been submitted in any grappling...
Robert Drysdale On His MMA Career: ‘I Would Have Been Very Disappointed In Myself If I Had Just Done Jiu-Jitsu’
Jul 10, 2014BJJEE
ADCC absolute and IBJJF World champion Robert Drysdale’s UFC debut was a smashing success. He faced Keith Berish in the opening bout of The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale card,...
Eddie Bravo On BJ Penn: ’35 Isn’t Old, He’s In Amazing Shape, Should Fight Some More’
Jul 09, 2014BJJEE
Eddie Bravo wrote on his 10th planet blog about BJ Penn’s performance last Sunday against Frankie Edgar and his decision to retire from MMA. “That crazy strategy should...
Roger Gracie: ‘Team Mate Close-Outs Show A Lack Of Professionalism. It’s Amateurism’
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Closing categories is one of the most controversial topics in Jiu-Jitsu . Every year, critics and defenders of the practice argue on the subject,. Some say that world championships...
BJ Penn:”Once I’m Sure That I Don’t Want To Fight Anymore In The UFC, There’s A Chance I’ll Return To Competing In Jiu-Jitsu…”
Jul 07, 2014BJJEE
On Sunday, former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn has retired from MMA at the age of 35. Penn announced his retirement following a third-round TKO loss to...
Roger Gracie: ‘Jacare The Toughest Opponent I’ve Faced In BJJ’
Jul 04, 2014BJJEE
Photo: GracieMag Ten times world champion of Jiu-Jitsu, Roger Gracie has recently announced his return to BJJ competition: “What I love the most is train and compete with the...
Ralek Gracie: ‘Lister & Barnett Are Fighting For The Metamoris Title Then Buchecha Will Fight The Winner’
Jul 04, 2014BJJEE
Metamoris president Ralek Gracie recently talked to Vice.com about his plans for Metamoris, how he didn’t want the Chael Sonnen vs Amdre Galvao fight to be the main event and how...
Robert Drysdale Comes Cleans On Past Failed PED Test
Jul 02, 2014BJJEE
Multipe world BJJ and ADCC champion Robert Drysdale was expected to make his UFC debut at in November 2013 at UFC 167. He failed a Nevada Athletic Commission test for an elevated T/E ratio,...
Official Statement From Ralek Gracie On Chael Sonnen’s Participation At Metamoris 4 After PED Issues
Jul 02, 2014BJJEE
Chael Sonnen’s problems with PEDs are nowhere near finished. After the NSAC revealed that Chael Sonnen for banned substances on May 24th, he announced his retirement from professional...
(Video) Ronda Rousey Interview at 2012 IBJJF World Championships
Jul 02, 2014BJJEE
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will fight BJJ black belt Alexis Davis on Jul. 5 at UFC 175 in Las Vegas, Nev. Rousey is not impressed by her opponent’s BJJ pedigree...
