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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News, Featured

Nicholas Meregali Faces Criticism for Charging $250 for his Jiu-Jitsu Seminar

Attending a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar is a truly great way to upgrade your BJJ skills and improve your level. The cost of attending a BJJ seminar may sometimes seem very expensive. Some of the big...

BJJ Legend On Doping in Jiu-Jitsu: ‘I Saw a Guy on PEDs Die on the Mats. Was it Worth it?’

Doping in Jiu-Jitsu has become such a big issue. Recently, six Brazilian athletes were suspended by USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency) after being caught in tests carried out at the IBJJF Worlds Gi and No...

BJJ Stars: Mica Galvao (85kgs) Defeats Otavio Nalati (165kgs)

BJJ Stars 10: Battlefield took place on April 22nd, 2023 and the promotion put together an impressive Absolute Grand Prix tournament. This was supplemented by three amazing superfights, with...

[Watch] Nate Diaz Guillotine Chokes Man In Altercation

It seems to have been quite an eventful New Orleans night for Nate Diaz… Because he ended up in a street fight and choked out a guy! Diaz was at the Misfits Boxing 6 event, where his teammate...

Tom Hardy Responds To Opponent Who Beat Him In A BJJ Match

Tom Hardy isn’t just “one of the celebrities” who train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Far from it, as he takes his training seriously and is a devout competitor – a very successful...

Did Rener Gracie Betray Jiu-Jitsu?

The Jack Greener case has been a hot topic in the jiu-jitsu community lately. Jack Greener, a former jiu-jitsu student, was awarded 46 million dollars in a court case for a training incident that...

Royler Gracie Criticizes Nephew Rener Gracie’s Expertise in $46 Million Bjj Injury Case

The incident which left Jack Greener, BJJ white belt student – as well as the jury’s decision to award Greener $46 million – has stirred up a lot of controversy. Controversy, which...

Have Fun & Roll: Your Jiu-Jitsu Summer Camp In Greece

You’ve been training Jiu-Jitsu on the same mats, with the same people, in the same environment… For quite some time now. And while that’s great, wouldn’t it be neat to change...

Mica Galvão Fails Doping Test, Stripped Of 2022 IBJJF World Title

The IBJJF confirmed today in a statement that Mica Galvão had failed an anti-doping test made during the IBJJF World Championships last year. According to the release, the USADA has determined...

Instructor Answers Rener Gracie; Shows How Safe The Rolling Back Take From The $46 Million BJJ Injury Court Case Really is

The incident which left Jack Greener, BJJ white belt student – as well as the jury’s decision to award Greener $46 million – has stirred up a lot of controversy. Controversy, which...

Draculino Calls Out Rener Gracie: ‘Let’s Be Honest, You Changed Your narrative Quite a Lot in Comparison with the Original One

The incident which left Jack Greener, BJJ white belt student – as well as the jury’s decision to award Greener $46 million – has stirred up a lot of controversy. Controversy, which...

[Watch] Video Surfaces Of Incident Where Instructor Left BJJ White Belt Paralyzed

The tragic accident that left Jack Greener, a BJJ white belt, quadriplegic has made a shock wave in the Jiu-Jitsu world. It was reported that during one of the classes, Greener’s coach placed...

Rener Gracie Blasts BJJ Instructor who Accidentally Injured White Belt & Forced to Pay $46 Million

In November of 2018, 23-year-old Jack Greener was a beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student at Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club in Del Mar, California. He was paired with 30-year-old Francisco Iturralde, a...

BJJ White Belt, Left Paralyzed By Coach During Class, Awarded $46 Million By The Jury

Jack Greener enrolled into the “Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club” back in 2018. During one of the classes, the BJJ white belt was pinned to the mat by a coach, who placed his entire bodyweight on...

UAE’s Zayed Alkatheeri Makes History: Wins Pan Championship at Black Belt Adults

Zayed Alkatheeri is a professional black belt jiu-jitsu competitor from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who made history last weekend by the adult black belt rooster division at the 2023 IBJJF Pan...

Actor Tom Hardy Wins Gold At “All Stars BJJ Europeans” Tournament

World-famous actor Tom Hardy seems to be a phenomenal BJJ blue belt competitor… For he won yet another gold medal yesterday! Hardy regularly competes at BJJ tournaments across the United...

20 Greatest BJJ Legends Of All Time

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...

Jon Jones BJJ Coach: ‘I Won’t Promote him to Brown Belt Until He Trains at Least 2x a Week in the Gi’

MMA fighter Jon Jones has cemented his status as one of the greatest to ever do it, having submitted Cyril Gane with a Guillotine Choke at UFC 285. However, some may be surprised to hear that Jon...

Cyborg Shows No Remorse Following PED Ban: ‘Me Winning Worlds at 42 is Incredible’

News came out 2 days ago from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news were...

Craig Jones Alleges He Knows the Next BJJ PED Bust: ‘It’s a Young Famous 2022 BJJ World Champion’

Breaking news are coming from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news were...

BJJ Blue Belt Submits Gracie Barra Black Belt, Casually Walks it Off

In a BJJ competition, anything can happen. You will often see surprises, especially in the No Gi divisions where some competition mix the belt levels. It’s not uncommon to see a blue belt face a...

Why Dagestanis (And Chechens) Are So Good at Combat Sports

With Islam Makhachev defending his UFC Lightweight Championship against Alex Volkanovski at UFC 284, the dominance of fighters from the Caucasus region continues. Known for their cold temperatures...

Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi Becomes First BJJ Practitioner In Space

One small step for man… One giant leap for Jiu-Jitsu? Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, native of United Arab Emirates (UAE), has took off to his country’s first long duration space mission. Al...

Common Self-Defense Scenarios You Should Prepare Yourself For

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...