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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News, Featured

Shocking Verdict Stuns the BJJ World: The Man Accused of Killing Leandro Lo Is Found Not Guilty

On November 15, 2025, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community was shaken to its core. After nearly three long years, countless delays, and a trial that many hoped would finally bring closure, a São Paulo...

BJJ Competitor Disqualified After Biting Opponent During NAGA Match

A bizarre incident at a recent NAGA grappling tournament in Miami has sparked outrage – after competitor Ana Bozovic shared photos of deep bite marks on her forearm following a match. Bozovic, who...

Prankster Tries to Intimidate Bouncer With Jiu-Jitsu — Gets Humbled by a Gracie Black Belt

It started like any other over-the-top influencer stunt — and ended with a brutal dose of reality. A social media personality recently found himself humiliated after trying to flex his “Jiu-Jitsu...

BJJ Champion Gianni Grippo Has a Creepy Stalker: “I Can’t Ignore This Any Longer”

Multiple-time IBJJF black belt champion Gianni Grippo has publicly addressed a situation that has been affecting him for most of this year: a persistent online stalker who has allegedly been tagging...

Tom DeBlass: Earning a Doctorate Would Be ‘Torture’ Compared to the Consistency & Resilience Needed for a BJJ Black Belt

The never-ending debate inside the BJJ world — Is earning a black belt harder than getting a doctorate or finishing medical school? — just got a reality check from Tom DeBlass. While fighters...

BREAKING: Claudio Calasans Becomes the First Athlete in History to Win ADCC, IBJJF Worlds and a Judo World Championship

Brazilian grappler Claudio Calasans has officially achieved something no athlete in combat sports history has ever done: he has won world titles in the three most prestigious events across grappling...

Rafiel Torre: First Interview in 20 Years — Fake Black Belt Addresses Eddie Bravo Claims

After two decades of silence, the man long known in MMA/BJJ circles as “Rafiel ( real name Ralf  Bartel) Torre” gives his first on-camera interview from Corcoran State Prison. He denies a famous...

Mirko Cro Cop: “It’s Easier to Graduate from Medical School Than Earn a Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu”

In the world of combat sports, few names command as much respect as Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović. A legendary figure in K1, Pride, UFC, and beyond, Cro Cop is known for his iconic left high kick,...

New World Record: BJJ Black Belt Defeats Opponent 106-0 to 0 in Wild Match

It happened. You’re reading about one of those rare moments in BJJ that makes you pause the replay, rewind, and nod in disbelief. Canadian BJJ black belt Ethan Major scored 106–0, submitted his...

Derek Moneyberg Challenges Sean Strickland: “He Won’t Submit Me in Under 5 Minutes”

Financial personality and BJJ black belt Derek Moneyberg has publicly challenged former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland to a grappling match — staking his claim on one bold line:...

Robert Drysdale Warns: Without IBJJF, Jiu-Jitsu Turns Into a Circus of Fast-Track Black Belts

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world has been buzzing ever since Derek Moneyberg, a wealthy entrepreneur and self-help coach, received his black belt after just 3.5 years of training. Many practitioners,...

Ocean BJJ Pro Championship 2025 Finale: Christodoulou, Galvão, Jaworski, and Maciulewicz Crowned in Sardinia

The Ocean BJJ Pro Championship returned to Sardinia for its 2025 grand finale, bringing together champions from across five qualifying trials and some of the sport’s most recognizable names. On...

Mikey Musumeci Exposes Derek Moneyberg’s True Level of Jiu-Jitsu: “He Doesn’t Roll”

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has weathered its share of belt controversies, but few have stirred up as much debate as Derek Moneyberg’s promotion to black belt in only three and a half years. In the wake of...

Busted: BJJ Instructor Exposes Fake Visiting Blue Belt in Front of His Academy

In Prague, Czech Republic, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy recently confronted an unusual but serious problem: a visitor attempting to pass himself off as a blue belt. The deception was uncovered by...

OCEAN PRO FINALS 2025 — The Ultimate Showdown

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 • Location: Sardinia • Live: FloGrappling (Free Stream) We’re in Ocean Week and the biggest night of the season is here. The Ocean Pro Finals bring together...

Ocean BJJ Pro Grand Finals 2025: ADCC Trials Champions Collide in Sardinia

The countdown is on for the Ocean BJJ Pro Grand Finals 2025Ocean BJJ Pro Grand Finals 2025, set to take place on September 20th in Cagliari, Sardinia. This is more than just a competition—it’s a...

Sean Strickland: “Moneyberg is a Scumbag Who Takes Advantage of Low Paid UFC Fighters”

In a heated encounter, UFC middleweight Sean Strickland confronted entrepreneur Derek Moneyberg about his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt promotion and alleged financial misconduct. Strickland wasted...

Gracie Barra Expels Instructor & Attempts to Erase His Lineage—Sparking Major Controversy in the BJJ World

Gracie Barra North America has taken the extraordinary step of permanently expelling Michael Cashman from the organization and declaring his martial arts lineage within the system “formally...

Jiu-Jitsu Goes Global: AJP Partners with DAZN, the World’s Leading Sports Streaming Service

In an unprecedented move DAZN and AJP have announced a groundbreaking partnership that brings the excitement of Jiu-Jitsu to one of the world’s largest OTT platforms. With over 300 million monthly...

“Cancelled” in BJJ: Jay Rodriguez Breaks Silence on B-Team Ban

In a candid and emotionally raw interview on the Jits and giggles podcast, ADCC silver medalist Jacob “Jay” Rodriguez has broken his silence about the controversy that led to his sudden...

Khamzat Chimaev Becomes UFC Champion — Earns His Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Inside the Cage

In one of the most dominant title performances in recent memory, Khamzat “Borz” Chimaev captured UFC gold in Chicago with a five-round clinic against Dricus du Plessis. The Chechen-Swedish star...

World’s Unluckiest Pickpocket Runs Straight Into Two Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts in Barcelona

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts Stop Pickpocket in Barcelona Using MMA Skills When you’re a professional MMA fighter and a BJJ black belt, you don’t just walk past trouble—you shut it down....

That Awkward Moment You Realize the BJJ Academy’s Security Camera Sees Everything

It’s every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner’s dream — to one day earn that coveted black belt. For most, it takes a decade or more of blood, sweat, and rolling. But for one young blue belt, the...

Why the Greatest Grapplers in Jiu-Jitsu Quit Lifting—and Got Even Stronger On the Mat

In a sport obsessed with strength, explosiveness, and grueling conditioning routines, a few legends are quietly rewriting the rules of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Mikey Musumeci, one of the most technically...