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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

Gordon Ryan Fires Back At Nicky Rod: “This Guy Is As Natural As Liver King”

During a recent Mark Bell Power Project podcast episode, Nicky Rodriguez claimed that steroids are the main reason why Gordon Ryan is the #1 submission grappler in the world: His biggest thing is...

Nicky Rod Speaks Out On Gordon Ryan: “His Biggest Thing Is Steroids”

Nick Rodriguez and Gordon Ryan are former teammates… Turned “enemies” now – as they’ve started to engage in a war of words. Namely, after Ryan defeated Rodriguez at the...

BJJ Blue Belt Defeats Black Belt in Grappling Competition

In a BJJ competition, anything can happen. You will often see surprises, especially in the No Gi divisions where some competition mix the belt levels. It’s not uncommon to see a blue belt face...

Gordon Ryan Reveals How He Got Bored Of Using Leg Locks In Competition

What’s the first submission that comes to mind when someone mentions Gordon Ryan? More than likely, chances are that it is the Leg Lock. Especially the Heel Hook. But when and how did Ryan...

Reinier de Ridder Hints Focusing On BJJ Career After He’s Done With MMA

Reinier de Ridder, current ONE middleweight world champion, is one of the most versatile grapplers in mixed martial arts. Namely, since he made his ONE Championship debut back in 2019, “The...

Buchecha Open To Competing In Submission Grappling Again – At ONE Championship

Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is one of the most successful BJJ athletes in the history of the sport. Lately though, he’s been focused on growing his MMA career in phenomenal fashion...

UFC Featherweight Goes For A Takedown In Training – Injures Knee, Costing Him $50,000

Nathaniel Wood is a UFC featherweight who was supposed to face Lerone Murphy at UFC 286. Unfortunately, he suffered a gruesome injury while training – and is out of the fight. Namely, Wood went...

Craig Jones: “Sambo Is Pretty Bad As A Grappling Art”

Craig Jones has been coaching Alexander Volkanovski, ahead of his UFC 284 showdown with Islam Makhachev, for quite some time now. So, as Volkanovski’s grappling coach, Jones has had to take a...

Conor McGregor Registers For BJJ Tournament In London

It seems that the former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has registered for a Grappling Industries BJJ tournament in London (UK), which is to take place on March 18, 2023. And, even though...

You Don’t Need To Travel Anymore to Brazil or the US for High Level BJJ Training

Watching Allisson Barbosa ( IG: @alissonbarbosamma ) from Phuket Fight Club submit his opponent in Lumpinee stadium in a blood spattered ring on ONE FC was spectacular. Aside from the fight,...

Gabi Garcia Announces Comeback To Fighting In MMA

Gabi Garcia – the legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and competitor – has just announced that she will return to fighting in mixed martial arts (MMA)! Garcia is undefeated in MMA and...

BJJ Legend Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza To Make Boxing Debut Against Vitor Belfort

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, the legendary BJJ and MMA fighter, has just been booked for his boxing debut – against none other than another former UFC fighter, Vitor Belfort! The fight...

Jon Jones vs. Cyril Gane Fight Predictions

UFC 285 is scheduled to take place on March 5th at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. The event will undoubtedly be one of the most anticipated events of the year, as one of the biggest stars in the...

Danielle Kelly On Fighting In MMA: “Grappling Just Makes Sense Right Now”

Danielle Kelly, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu superstar, had previously shown interest in making a move to mixed martial arts (MMA). However, in a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, Kelly...

Reinier de Ridder vs. Tye Ruotolo Submission Grappling Match Announced (ONE Championship)

Reinier de Ridder – the reigning ONE Championship middleweight MMA champion – and Tye Ruotolo will battle in a submission grappling super fight on May 5! The bout will take place as a...

Suspect in Hit & Run Hides in Jiu-Jitsu Academy While Cops Search For Her

A strange incident happened last week at a BJJ academy. An unknown pregnant was allegedly the suspect in a hit and run incident and was running from the police. The woman fled the scene and ran into...

Fedor Emelianenko: “I’ll Stay Involved – MMA Is In My Blood”

Fedor Emelianenko, the all-time heavyweight MMA legend, recently retired from the sport – following his first-round TKO loss against Ryan Bader, at Bellator 290. Nevertheless, “The Last...

Dillon Danis Gets Tricked Into Promoting A Fake NFT Project

Dillon Danis once again made the “headlines” – this time for something not many people expected to happen. Namely, Danis has allegedly been tricked into promoting a fake NFT...

Islam Makhachev On Khabib’s Absence From The Gym: “We’re Missing Him”

Khabib Nurmagomedov is considered by many to be the greatest of all time to do it in MMA. He earned a 29-0 record to his name as a professional fighter and, after retiring in 2020, became a coach and...

Danielle Kelly: “At Least People Take Jiu-Jitsu Seriously Now”

ONE Fight Night 6 was an exciting one for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fans all around the world, considering it was the night when Mikey Musumeci faced Gantumur Bayanduuren. And, even though Musumeci won by...

Neiman Gracie Excited About His Upcoming Fight: “I’m Going For A Submission”

The last three and a half years haven’t been the best for Neiman Gracie‘s MMA career. Namely, he won only two out of six Bellator bouts during this time span – but he’s...

Georges St-Pierre Shares Which Dinosaur He’d Like To Be: “Probably A Dromeosauraus”

Georges St-Pierre isn’t just one of the greatest MMA fighters ever, but he is also someone who has many surprising interests. For example, he is well known for his interest in dinosaurs. So,...

UFC Welterweight Sends Warning To Jake Paul: “In MMA… These Guys Are Coming For Blood”

Jake Paul recently signed a deal with the PFL, announcing not just an investment in the MMA promotion – but also his plans to move into MMA himself. At this moment, it’s not clear when...

Gordon Ryan Was Choked Out For The First Time in Training by a Purple Belt

The No Gi GOAT Gordon Ryan was recently choked out in training by BJJ purple belt Davis Asare. This may be the first time you hear about Asare. He has taken 3rd place at purple at the IBJJF worlds....