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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

B-Team’s Damien Anderson Wins MMA Debut With Savage TKO

Damien Anderson is one of B-Team‘s top submission grappling athletes. However, he is also one of those who chose to transition to mixed martial arts (MMA) as well – and he has achieved...

Jocko Willink Rolls with Keenan Cornelius

The Baddest Man in the BJJ World is Jocko Willink. From September of 1990 to 2010 Willink was a Navy SEAL Platoon Commander and Seal Task Unit Commander leading hundreds of operations in combat. He...

Jocko Thinks Survival Skills, Basic Trauma Medicine, & BJJ Should Be Taught in School

Jocko Willink is not just a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and academy owner. He’s also a well-known retired United States Navy officer who served in the Navy SEALs – and a former member of...

Gordon Ryan: „I Don’t Really Have Any Rivals“

Reaching the top is hard enough, but staying there… Could be even more difficult. However, at least for the time being, that doesn’t seem to be a problem for Gordon Ryan. Arguably the...

21-Year-Old Dies After Suffering A Blow During BJJ Training In Brazil

Image Credits: Tatame Tragic news are coming from João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil). A young man, just 21 years old, has passed away on January 26 – after he suffered a blow during Brazilian...

Gordon Ryan: “I Always Perform Better Under Pressure”

Gordon Ryan has recently signed a 7-figure contract with FloGrappling – the first of its kind in submission grappling history. However, the 27-year old athlete has had to work for a long time...

Conor McGregor Struck By Car, Thanks Judo & Wrestling: “Having Awareness On The Landing Saved My Life”

It’s not every day that you hear someone crediting judo or/and wrestling for saving their life in a traffic accident… But that’s exactly what Conor McGregor did. Just a day ago,...

WWE Superstar Matt Riddle Promoted To BJJ Black Belt

Matt Riddle, a WWE superstar, has been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt yesterday! The promotion took place at the Daniel Gracie academy in Orange County (Orlando, Florida):...

UFC’s Brandon Moreno Addresses ‘Fake BJJ Black Belts’: “It Depends On The Standards Of The Coach”

Brandon Moreno is a two-time and current UFC Flyweight champion, who recently won his title back in a match against Deiveson Figueiredo. Other than that, Moreno is also a BJJ black belt. He was...

Can Alex Volkanovski Dethrone Makhachev & Become the New Pound-For-Pound King?

UFC 284 is scheduled to take place on the 11th of February in the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The main event will feature a fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski for the 155 lbs...

UFC Veteran Felipe Colares Uses Jiu-Jitsu To Stop Thief in Brazil

Felipe Colares is a former UFC featherweight fighter… Who recently put his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills to great use – by stopping an alleged thief in Rio de Janeiro! Namely, he stopped a...

Cole Abate Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt – After Winning European Championships

Cole Abate just had a spectacular performance at the IBJJF European Championship 2023 – he had 6 matches and submitted 5 of his opponents, ultimately winning the gold medal in the purple belt...

Danielle Kelly Defends Musumeci’s Decision To Keep Applying The Submission – Even Though Bayanduuren Didn’t Tap

Mikey Musumeci defended his ONE Championship flyweight submission grappling world title against Gantumur Bayanduuren via unanimous decision… But only because his opponent wouldn’t tap to...

Nick Diaz Set To Make His Acting Debut Alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme

Nick Diaz is a man of many interests and talents… From triathlons and now to acting – as he will make his acting debut alongside none other than the Hollywood movie star Jean-Claude Van...

Mikey Musumeci: “I Am My Authentic Self When I Go Out There – I Am A Nerd”

Mikey Musumeci is one of the most successful submission grappling athletes in the world right now… And he’s eager to continue his winning streak in as dominant of a fashion as he’s...

Sean O’Malley Gets Kicked Out Of Restaurant For Dress Code Violation: “Do You Know Who The F*ck I Am?”

Image Credits: Sean O’Malley Instagram Sean O’Malley, UFC bantamweight, hasn’t fought since UFC 280 (October 2022) – when he went back and forth with Petr Yan for the full 15...

Jose Aldo On Conor McGregor: “We’re Friends, I Have Nothing But Respect For Him”

Jose Aldo, the former featherweight UFC champion of the world, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Prior to the induction, however, he was asked by the media on how his relationship with...

ADCC & UFC Sign Streaming Agreement For Over 40 ADCC Events

Image Credits: UFC Fight Pass Instagram It’s now official: for the next two years, ADCC events will be streamed via UFC Fight Pass! This means over 40 events throughout 2024; including ADCC...

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson Reveals The Key To Longevity In MMA

If there is someone that the younger generation of fighters ought to look up to when it comes to consistency in mixed martial arts (MMA)… It’s certainly Demetrious “Mighty...

Fighter Suffers Short-Term Memory Loss After KO At “Power Slap League”

Image Credits: Power Slap League Twitter Dana White‘s “Power Slap League” has officially started a few days ago… And it already featured a controversial bout. Namely, Chris...

Unorthodox Armbar Leads to Injury at MMA Event

The armlock or armbar is a submission that aims to hyperextend the arm into compromising positions. There are two basic types of armlocks – the straight armlock and the bent armlock. The straight...

Jake Paul Training Jiu-Jitsu in Preparation for MMA Debut

Jake Paul has made the move many were asking him to do – he will compete in MMA! He recently announced the signing of a multi-year deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), under which...

Neil Magny On Grappling Khamzat Chimaev & Getting Submited: ‘He is Definitely the Real Deal’

Neil Magny is one of the rare fighters that has been asking to fight Khamzat Chimaev for the past few years and he got to taste what that would feel like back in November. Khamzat Chimaev and Neil...

Demetrious Johnson On Rolling With Elite Grapplers: “I Wanted To See What It Felt Like”

If you want to become as successful as you could be, then you better spend time with people who are better than you are… Especially when it comes to combat sports. For example, Demetrious...