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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News, Featured

Meet The First Ever Non-Brazilian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Coral Belt

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coral belt is a prestigious level achieved after typically 29 years at black belt. The criteria and length varies according to the different BJJ belt systems. There are actual...

Epic Roll: Not Just Another BJJ Company

In the world of an ever-increasing number of Jiu-Jitsu Gear companies, it’s difficult to find one that is better, that is different… Not „just“ in terms of product quality, though....

Conor McGregor Promoted To BJJ Black Belt: “20 Years Of Hard Work”

Conor McGregor, former two-division UFC champion and arguably the most famous MMA fighter in the world, has been promoted to BJJ black belt! Promotion took place last Monday (September 4), with the...

King of Muay Thai Rodtang Starts Training Jiu-Jitsu in the Gi

Muay Thai legend Rodtang Jitmuangnon was spotted wearing a BJJ gi training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Thailand. This is a possible indicating that he may be venturing into Grappling and MMA. Jason...

New Details Emerge about Gracies Against Armenians Infamous Brawl at a BJJ Tournament

Rockson Gracie was the first of four children of MMA and BJJ legend Rickson Gracie. Rockson was considered at the time like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s geartest prospect in the 1990’s. He was a purple...

AL LEONE: The #1 Choice Of BJJ Apparel For Grappling Addicts

What do you usually look for, when searching for BJJ gear? Especially gi and no-gi? Yeah… Probably for a good balance between quality and pricing, as well as for great reviews and shipping...

18 yr Old BJJ Blue Belt Defeats New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt

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...

Legendary BJJ Instructor Octavio Ratinho Tragically Passes Away After Attending Wedding in Lake Como

Octavio Couto, also known as “Ratinho,” a respected figure in the Jiu-Jitsu community as a teacher, referee, event organizer, and competitor, tragically passed away in Italy at the age of...

3x BJJ World Champion Erberth Santos Arrested For Series Of Rapes And Robberies

A three-time world champion of Jiu-Jitsu, Erberth Santos, was arrested in São Paulo for a series of rapes and robberies. André Pessoa, another fighter who has achieved numerous titles in the sport,...

Will Gordon Ryan Compete in the Gi? Meregali Reveals His Teammate’s Plans & Sends a Warning: ‘He Will Finish Everyone’

Gordon Ryan, widely recognized as the leading figure in the grappling world, is considering a transition to competing in Jiu-Jitsu with a gi. This potential shift was hinted at by his friend and...

Felipe Pena, Demian Maia, Kaynan Duarte Among Coaches At BJJ Summer Week 2023

Ever wanted to learn Jiu-Jitsu from the best in the world… And maybe, just maybe, you’d like to do that during a BJJ vacation – with phenomenal sightseeing, tasty Italian food, and...

Bodybuilder Bradley Martin Rolling with 56 yr old BJJ Blue Belt Bryan Callen

It’s official: MMA legend Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has accepted a grappling match against bodybuilder and Internet personality Bradley Martyn! The UFC Hall Of Famer and...

Watch: After BJJ, Tom Hardy Tries Out Historical European Martial Arts

A list Hollywood actor Tom Hardy surprised attendees at a medieval festival in West Sussex, United when he attended and actively participated in a jousting competition. The 45-year-old actor, who is...

Chatri Sityodong Calls Out ‘Bully’ Elon Musk: ‘He Knows Nothing About Fighting’

Well, despite the BJJ and MMA community’s best efforts – it seems that all of the hype for the Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk fight has been in vain. Zuckerberg announced on Sunday, via a...

2 GOATS Meet: Jon Jones Shows Off Grappling Skills Against Gordon Ryan

Jon Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, recently showcased his grappling skills in a video posted on Instagram. In the video, Jones rolls with ADCC world champion Gordon Ryan,...

Khabib Nurmagomedov Refuses Offer To Train Elon Musk for Zuckerberg Fight

According to Russia’s TASS news agency, former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has reportedly declined an offer to train Elon Musk, the American billionaire, for his fight against...

“By Grapplers, For Grapplers”: Epic Roll Set To Change Jiu-Jitsu Landscape

When it comes to BJJ gear companies, you could say that they are a dime in a dozen. There’s quite a lot of them and they aren’t that different from each other… But that’s not...

Gabriel Sousa Leaves ZR Team & Joins Essential Jiu-Jitsu

Gabriel Sousa, one of the most elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt competitors at lighter weight classes, has decided to leave ZR Team. He is now a part of the Essential Jiu-Jitsu team, training...

Mark Zuckerberg Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and Meta founder & CEO, has been promoted to BJJ blue belt! The promotion took place last evening, by coach Dave Camarillo – who also earned the 5th degree BJJ...

Mark Zuckerberg Reached out to Gordon Ryan to Prepare him for his Elon Musk Match

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has reached out to ADCC champion Gordon Ryan to help him prepare for his upcoming match with Elon Musk. The clash between Zuckerberg and Musk has garnered significant...

Ripped Mark Zuckerberg Trains with Israel Adesanya & Alexander Volkanovski

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has sought the assistance of UFC champions to improve his MMA skills. After Elon Musk’s recent training session with John Danaher Georges St-Pierre’s,...

Georges St-Pierre To Compete In Grappling At UFC Fight Pass Invitational

It’s official: Georges St-Pierre, former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion, will compete in grappling at UFC Fight Pass Invitational! The match will take place on December 14, against...

Elon Musk Started Training Jiu-Jitsu with Danaher, GSP & Lex Fridman

The speculations whether or not a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or an MMA match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will actually take place are still ongoing. Especially due to the fact that. even though...

Olympic Wrestling Champion Gable Stevenson Challenges Nicky Rod to Grappling Match

Olympic gold medalist in Freestyle wrestling Gable Steveson, is recognized as one of the best wrestlers on the planet, & he has just issued a challenge to ADCC silver medalist Nicky Rodriguez for...