Dustin Poirier: “Khabib’s Grappling Is On Another Level”
Oct 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Dustin Poirier will soon take on Charles Oliveira for the UFC’s lightweight title, at UFC 269. While working to improve his skillset even further, Poirier also ended up being a guest on the...
Russel Brand Promoted to Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has become sort of “mainstream” among celebrities these days. However, many of them train BJJ in a private classes setting, without a desire to truly spar with other...
Roger Gracie on Why You Need To Be Good at Just a Few Jiu-Jitsu Moves
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
More techniques = more Jiu Jitsu success, right? Well, legendary Roger Gracie doesn’t think so. In his eyes, becoming a great jiujiteiro means becoming very good in a handful of techniques by...
Guy Leaps on Stage to Attack Khabib Nurmagomedov: Khabib Doesn’t Even Flinch
Oct 04, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from fighting, but lately he has been doing a lot of speaking engagements all over the world. However, not all of those engagements are equally great for one of the...
Political Commentator Cenk Uygur Says He Would ‘Easily End’ Joe Rogan If They Ever Fought
Oct 01, 2021BJJEE
Political analyst & Young Turks host Cenk Uygur was trending on Twitter Friday after stating that he would “end” podcasting star and MMA specialist Joe Rogan if the two ever got into...
Andrew Schulz: “Jiu-Jitsu is Useless in High Level MMA”
Sep 29, 2021BJJEE
Apparently Comedian Andrew Schultz is a bjj doubter. One recent Twitter post of his revealed he BJJ to be useless in MMA: I’ve never done jiu jitsu. So yes you prolly would. But JIU JITSU IS...
Haisam Rida Submits Orlando Sanchez with a Nasty Face Crank at WNO
Sep 28, 2021BJJEE
The WNO Championship was an amazing event featuring the cream of the crop of today’s professional grappling scene. Tim Spriggs won the Men’s Heavyweight division when he heel hooked Kaynan...
Eddie Bravo: “The Guard Game Is Weak In MMA. There Are 40 Black Belts In The UFC & Very Few Are Dangerous From Their Backs.”
Sep 28, 2021BJJEE
Eddie Bravo talked to bloodyelbow.com about his opinion on the guard in MMA, who has the most dangerous guard in MMA and the future for his network of schools, 10th planet Jiu-Jitsu: The guard in MMA...
Gordon Ryan Returns to Competition at Who’s Number One (WNO) in October
Sep 27, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Do you think that the excitement about BJJ competitions can’t be higher? You thought wrong, because it’s just been announced that Gordon Ryan will make his return to competition sooner...
Canto Choke When Passing the Guard from Brazilian Judo Legend Flavio Canto
Sep 26, 2021BJJEE
The Canto Choke is one of those techniques that consistently finds its way into the highest levels of grappling. Whether it’s Judo or Jiu-Jitsu this classic should be part of every grappler’s...
BJJ World Champion Marcus Buchecha Wins MMA Debut by Submission at One Championship
Sep 24, 2021BJJEE
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is now officially an MMA fighter. The 13-time BJJ world champion and two-time ADCC gold medalist made his MMA debut in Singapore this Friday morning and fought...
Nicky Rod Says They ‘Cut The Poison Out’ When Creating B-Team, Wants to Compete Against Gordon Ryan
Sep 23, 2021BJJEE
After John Danaher announced that the notorious Danaher Death Squad (DDS) – comprised out of athletes such as Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Nicky Ryan – was breaking up,...
Watch: Dillon Danis Caught in Rear Naked Choke Before Getting Arrested
Sep 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Dillon Danis is one of the most polarizing figures in grappling and mixed martial arts. A black belt under Marcelo Garcia and Bellator athlete, Danis hasn’t been featured in the news lately for his...
Rickson Gracie’s Closed Guard Cross Collar Choke Secrets Shared by Henry Akins
Sep 22, 2021BJJEE
Let’s remind ourselves of the most important thing you need to do when you have someone in your closed guard: attack at all times. Many jiujiteiros make a mistake of holding a closed guard for a...
Nick Diaz Teaches Unexpected Cartwheel Guard Pass To Triangle
Sep 19, 2021BJJEE
Nick Diaz will return to the octagon after a six year hiatus, on September 25 at UFC 266. He will face Robbie Lawler; an old foe, whom he first faced against at UFC 47 – 17 years ago, and defeated...
ADCC European, Middle Eastern & African Trials 2021: Results & Overview
Sep 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
There’s about a year left before the next ADCC World Championships – and the first official trials just took place! The ADCC European, Middle Eastern, and African trials were held on...
Fully Grown Man Tried To Attack 16 yr Old Jiu-Jitsu Junior World Champion
Sep 15, 2021BJJEE
Being able to fight isn’t only about sports and competition it’s about being able to defend yourself in situations like this. Only 16 years old and in his first week at college multiple times BJJ...
Who Are The Best BJJ Fighters From The United States?
Sep 13, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Convicted Pedophile BJJ Coral Belt under Reylson Gracie Opens BJJ Academy in Malaga, Spain
Sep 11, 2021BJJEE
News has reached BJJEE that a BJJ coral belt who is a convicted pedophile has opened an academy in Malaga in the South of Spain. The coral belt in question is Brazilian former UFC fighter Joao Marco...
US Special Forces Transgender Fighter Wins MMA Debut Against Woman
Sep 11, 2021BJJEE
On Friday night, transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin won her MMA debut against Celine Provost. The 38-year-old McLaughlin is the first transgender athlete to openly participate in a mixed...
IBJJF, ADCC, EBI: Confused By BJJ Rulesets?
Sep 10, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
BJ Penn: ‘Khabib Nurmagomedov Never Fought Up a Weight Class Because He is Not Proficient & Confident in Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 09, 2021BJJEE
UFC Hall of Fame member B.J. Penn believes that Khabib Nurmagomedov had a reason to avoid going up to welterweight. Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC), is a former UFC lightweight champion, retired...
Firas Zahabi: “PED Use Is Worse in BJJ Than in MMA. Some Blue Belts Are Jacked Out Of Their Minds”
Sep 08, 2021BJJEE
PED use in the Jiu-Jitsu is extremely widespread according the famed MMA and BJJ instructor Firas Zahabi, and no just at the elite level. Zahabi was recently a guest on the popular youtube channel...
Gordon Ryan On the Hard Core Origin of BJJ: ‘Me Talking Sh*t Is Tame Compared To What Helio Gracie Did & Said”
Sep 07, 2021BJJEE
3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan is known for being the world’s best No GI Jiu-Jitsu competitor and also for his provocative attitude off the mat – especially on social media. Ryan is known for...
