[Video] UFC Heavyweight Juan Espino Disqualified From Grappling Tournament
May 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Juan Espino Instagram Juan Espino is a heavyweight UFC athlete with 3 fights under the promotion. A winner of The Ultimate Fighter 28 in 2018, he has a major background in grappling;...
Leo Vieira Appointed as Vice President of Grappling at ONE Championship
May 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The world of professional grappling is coming closer and closer to becoming mainstream, among other things in many ways thanks to ONE Championship’s insistence on its growth. Now, Brazilian...
Sambo World Champion Competes as a Purple Belt in IBJJF European Masters Championship
May 10, 2022BJJEE
Sambo, Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) are close cousins. Anyone who knows the history of Sambo, Judo and BJJ know that they have common roots—Mitsuyo Maeda was a Japanese Judoka, who...
UFC 274: Charles Oliveira Submits Justin Gaethje with a Rear Naked Choke
May 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Zuffa LLC Charles Oliveira continues to dominate the UFC lightweight division. Even though he missed weight and wasn’t able to walk out of the UFC 274 match as a champion, he is...
One Championship Becomes Official Platinum Sponsor for ADCC 2022
May 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
ADCC 2022 is coming closer and becoming bigger with each passing day! The latest in the line of amazing news is that One Championship has become an official Platinum sponsor for the event, as the...
Woman Kills Alleged Rapist with a Rear Naked Choke (Brazil)
May 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
A woman, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and raped on April 30 in Vila Perus (west of Sao Paulo, Brazil) has – according to the police – used a Rear Naked Choke to defend herself...
Royler Gracie Promoted To 8th Degree BJJ Coral Belt by His Brother, Rorion Gracie
May 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Royler Gracie is a true legend of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A son of Helio Gracie, Royler has been the first so-called “King of BJJ’s Featherweight Division”, setting a record for the...
Gordon Ryan & Felipe Pena Agree to Fight in Two Matches – Worth $220,000
May 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The end of the rivalry between Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena is nowhere in sight, but it seems that the match between the two is now closer than ever. As per Ryan, both him and Pena have agreed to...
Marcus “Buchecha” Has A New ONE Championship Opponent – A BJJ Black Belt & Brazilian National Wrestling Team Member
May 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, although relatively fresh in his MMA career, has been on a winning streak from the get-go. In his debut, Buchecha tapped out Anderson Silva with a choke from...
Urijah Faber Has Been a BJJ Brown Belt Since 2011 But His Instructor Still Won’t Promote Him
May 01, 2022BJJEE
Urijah Faber has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for close to 20 years and he holds a brown belt since 2011 but his instrutor refuses to promote him to black belt. Fabio “Pateta” Prado is a...
UFC’s Urijah Faber Competed at US Wrestling Open, Took Second Place
May 01, 2022BJJEE
UFC legends Urijah Faber and Clay Guida recently decided to have some fun by competing in freestyle wrestling at the US Open. Both have extensive college wrestling backgrounds but admitted that they...
[Graphic] Amateur Fighter’s Arm Gets Snapped by Kimura Submission
May 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You know the expression “tap out or pass out”? And how about the “tap or snap” one? Both are very true and should be adhered to… At least if you don’t want to go...
Gordon Ryan on Felipe Pena’s BJJ Stars 8 Performance: “Retire Now, Bro”
May 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
BJJ Stars, one of the biggest professional Jiu-Jitsu shows in Brazil, held its 8th event last Saturday – a Middleweight Grand Prix. It was full of spectacular matches, with Mica Galvao emerging...
Michael Bisping Lets His 12 yr Old Son Lock Up Short Back Choke on Him, Starts Drooling All Over
May 01, 2022BJJEE
Retired UFC champion Michael Bisping recently appeared on the ‘Happy Hour Podcast’ and ‘The Count’ showed how to set up a back choke. Bisping asked his 12 year old son Lucas to set up a the...
18yr old Mica Galvao Wins BJJ Stars GP, Defeats World Champs Lo & Hulk
May 01, 2022BJJEE
BJJ stars, the biggest professional jiu-jitsu shows in Brazil had its Middleweight GP Saturday night with a usual star-studded lineup. The middleweight grand prix consisted of a stacked 8 man...
BJJ Stars: Demian Maia Dominates & Submits Cowboy Oliveira
May 01, 2022BJJEE
Despite not having competed in a grappling match since 2007, the 44 year old former ADCC champion Demian Maia looked great this weekend at BJJ Stars. He faced UFC welterweight and fellow BJJ black...
Gordon Ryan Issues Health Update: “This Is One Of The Happiest Days In My Whole Life”
Apr 30, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan has been sidelined from competition for a while due to health issues. And, even though he recently started competing again, Gordon still isn’t in the clear… As he continues...
Andrew Wiltse Starts A Business: “This Is A Passion Project & It’s Going To Succeed”
Apr 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Andrew Wiltse is one of those athletes whom you can’t help but enjoy watching compete. His unique, “buzzsaw” game has earned him many grappling fans around the world; but it’s...
Georges St-Pierre Talks Grappling Match vs. Khabib: “If It’s Well Organized, Why Not?”
Apr 27, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov never got the chance to meet each other in the ring. All of the potential for a potential fight ended when Nurmagomedov decided to retire with a perfect 29-0...
Roberto Aguilar, 76 Years Old, Promoted to BJJ Black Belt by Romulo Barral
Apr 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You know what they say: it’s never too late to become who you’re meant to be. And it’s never too late to start doing what you love; so, if you haven’t started training...
Mikey Musumeci Moves to Singapore to Train & Teach at Evolve MMA
Apr 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci has made a spectacular debut under the ONE FC banner a couple of days ago; beating Masakazu Imanari by Rear Naked Choke in the first minutes of the bout. And yesterday, he made a big...
Gilbert Burns Helps BJJ Student Return to Training After Brain Surgery
Apr 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gilbert Burns is both a great athlete and a fantastic human being. Namely, after his UFC 273 fight with Khamzat Chimaev – during which he challenged Chimaev as none other athlete did in the UFC...
Robert Drysdale on Why He Won’t Fight in MMA or Compete in Jiu-Jitsu Anymore
Apr 22, 2022BJJEE
Robert Drysdale is an American-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the Legacy Fighting Championship & is the current Light Heavyweight...
Mike Tyson Issues Statement Following Airplane Altercation
Apr 22, 2022BJJEE
Boxing legend Mike Tyson was involved in an altercation on a plane last night. The incident all went down at around 10:30 PM PT as Tyson was slated to fly out of San Francisco International Airport...
