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Category Archive: Articles, Featured

Another Hilarious Fake BJJ White Belt Prank

Over the years, we have seen many white belt pranks. The setting is simple. A high level grappler puts on a disguise and a white belt, acts all goofy and goes to a BJJ academy and pretends that it is...

“Tactical Unarmed Combat” – Brazil’s New Format Of Submission Grappling

Combate Tático Desarmado – or “Tactical Unarmed Combat” – is a new format of submission grappling, developed in Brazil. The first event under this format took place on...

“Belts Don’t Matter” is Jiu-Jitsu’s Biggest Hypocrisy

Guest post by Bill Jones, the head instructor and president of Top Level Martial Arts in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He has been training martial arts since 1985 and holds several black belt ranks, including...

John Danaher Talks Training Session with Tom Hardy: ‘He is a Talented Jiu-Jitsu Player’

As time passes, it seems that Tom Hardy is becoming more and more infatuated with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! The world-famous actor recently trained with famed Jiu-Jitsu coach John Danaher. Danaher talked...

Zoltan Bathory: “I Love And Live Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”

Zoltan Bathory, founder and rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, is also a lifelong martial artist – a Judo and BJJ black belt. In an exclusive interview for BJJ...

Kade Ruotolo Easily Submits 4x Sambo World Champion, Wins ONE Lightweight Grappling World Title

2022 ADCC champion Kade Ruotolo faced 4x world Sambo champion Uali Kurzhev for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling world title. The 19-year old Ruotolo had tremendous respect for his...

Anthony Kiedis Talks About His Fascination for Jiu-Jitsu: ‘I Can’t Get Enough of It’

The Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis was recently a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast where they talked about a wide array of subjects from fame to drugs to surfing. At one point, as is...

Sambo Champion Uali Kurzhev on Kade Ruotolo: ‘He Has Decent Skills’

Uali Kurzhev, a 4x Sambo world champion, will take on Kade Ruotolo for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling world title (on October 21). He is aware that there’s a tough test...

Wrestler Jumps On Grizzly Bear To Save His Training Partner

Last Saturday, two college wrestlers have been seriously injured when they were attacked by a grizzly bear (in Cody, Wyoming). As they went antler hunting, the two men encountered the bear at close...

Wrestler Sends Bernardo Faria Flying When Demonstrating His Own Version Of Fireman’s Carry

It’s well known that wrestling is an essential component for success in MMA. Randy Couture, Frank Edgar, Daniel Cormier, and many other world champions have strong wrestling backgrounds. Even...

Get Unfriended With This Invisible Wrist Lock from Turtle

Here is a very sneaky wrist lock that your opponent will never expect… This one comes when your opponent is turtled up and using their near arm to block your hook. You then use your farm arm to...

Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev – Who Is the Better Grappler?

On October 22nd, two of the best lightweight fighters in the UFC will face off to determine the new UFC lightweight champion. UFC 280 will be held in the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, and the main event...

Building Stronger Legs For Jiu-Jitsu with Kettlebells

Many athletes focus more on strengthening their upper body instead of focusing on their lower body. While strong shoulders, arms, chest and core are very important in Jiu-Jitsu, a strong base which...

The History And Significance Of The ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship

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...

Chimaev’s BJJ Instructor Alan Finfou: “Chimaev is Exposing Fake BJJ Black Belts”

Khamzat Chimaev absolutely destroyed Kevin Holland in the co-main event of UFC 279. Chimaev was easily able to take Holland down and was all over him on the ground. He then proceeded to forcefully...

Tom Hardy Competes At Another BJJ Tournament – Wins Gold Via Armbar

Image Credits: Taped_Fingers (Instagram) Tom Hardy isn’t playing games when it comes to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The famous actor is a 4-stripe BJJ blue belt and a frequent competitor… Who...

ADCC Superfight: Gordon Ryan Makes History Winning Division & Superfight vs Andre Galvao

2022 @adcc_official watch live on @flograppling Gordon Ryan -750 vs Andre Galvao Winner: Gordon Ryan by submission (rear naked choke). An early double leg takedown by Galvão started off the...

ADCC Finals Result, Gordon Ryan Wins Gold Defeating Nicky Rod by Submission

2022 @adcc_official watch live on @flograppling Gordon Ryan -750 vs Andre Galvao Winner: Gordon Ryan by submission (rear naked choke). An early double leg takedown by Galvão started off the...

ADCC 2022 Semi Finals Results, More Big Upsets

2022 @adcc_official Semi Final Results watch replays on @flograppling 99+KG Gordon Ryan def Roosevelt Sousa Heel Hook Nick Rodriguez def Felipe Pena 3-0 -99kg Kaynan Duarte def Rafael Lovato Jr 0-0...

ADCC 2022 Day 1 Results- Huge Upsets Everywhere

First Round Results. Watch replays on @flograppling 99KG Gordon Ryan def Heikki Jussila Sub Victor Hugo def Dan Manasoiu 3-0 Haisam Rida Def Roberto Abreu Sub Roosevelt Souza def Joao Gabriel Rocha...

ADCC 2022 -77kg Preview & Predictions

The wait is finally over; the biggest tournament in grappling history will take place this weekend at the Thomas & Mack stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2022 ADCC World Championship is filled...

ADCC 2022 -66kg Category Preview & Predictions

The biggest tournament in grappling history is just around the corner, and athletes from all over the world will compete in five different divisions to win the most prestigious title in submission...

What Can We Expect from Gordon Ryan vs. Andre Galvao at ADCC 2022?

The ADCC World Championship is less than a week away, and some of the world’s best grapplers will participate in the most stacked grappling tournament ever. There will be seven divisions (five...

This Is How Khamzat Chimaev Sets Up His Impressive Darce Choke

UFC 279 has been full of ups and downs! Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev were supposed to fight each other, but after Chimaev missed weight (by 8 pounds) – the card was reordered. And the fans had an...