Serbian Luta Livre Black Belt Damir Mihajlovic On His MMA Career, Luta Livre Schools & Trainings In Brazil
Nov 04, 2013BJJEE
Serbia is home to a Luta Livre black belt in the form of Damir ‘Dado’ Mihajlovic. This successful MMA fighter has a bunch of schools around Serbia and a few schools in Montenegro. In this...
IBJJF Zurich International Open Confirmed For May 10, 2014
Nov 03, 2013BJJEE
IBJJF have just announced a new date on their European calendar of competitions. After Lisbon (Europeans), London, Rome, Munich, and Paris the next city is Zurich, Switzerland! The date and...
The Purple Belt That Shocked The World @ADCC 2013: Jared Dopp
Oct 28, 2013BJJEE
If you haven’t heard of the name Jared Dopp before, you will now. This purple belt under Rafael Lovato Jr had a breakthrough performance at the last ADCC where he eliminated Amir Allam,...
After Being Cut From UFC, Eliminated By A Purple Belt In ADCC, Vinny Magalhaes: “I’m Starting From Scratch.”
Oct 25, 2013BJJEE
After being fired by the UFC , Vinny Magalhaes turned his attention to the defense of his title in ADCC . However, the Rio de Janeiro native, didn’t perform well in the world’s...
BJJ Training Report: Dublin, Ireland With Darragh O Conaill.
Oct 24, 2013BJJEE
Written by Raphael Levy for the excellent French BJJ website Jits.fr Ireland, land of Leprechauns, pots of gold, four leaf clovers and Guinness beer. Although it may be difficult to come...
Watch Out World: 23yr Old Polish Grappler Oskar Piechota Chokes Calasans & Beats Vinny Magalhaes in ADCC
Oct 22, 2013BJJEE
23 year old Oskar “imadlo” Piechota is one of the most talented grapplers from Zbigniew Tyszka’s Piranhha Gdynia Team in Poland. With the help of his great physical attributes he...
2013 ADCC Results, Lots Of Surprises
Oct 20, 2013BJJEE
2013 ADCC Super fights Andre Galvao defeats Braulio Estima via rear necked choke Mario Sperry defeats Fabio Gurgel by referee decision Open weight results Roberto Cyborg defeats Buchecha by...
2013 ADCC Preview & Predictions
Oct 17, 2013BJJEE
ADCC Worlds event in Beijing, China on 19th & 20th October, 2013. You can follow here on live streaming. Schedule: https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/adcc-live-stream-confirmed/ *** Male -65,9 kgs...
2014 BJJ East European Championship, February 15, Zagreb, Croatia
Oct 14, 2013BJJEE
REGISTER NOW HERE On February 15th 2014, in Zagreb, Croatia, will be held the second edition of the BJJ East European Championship. In the first edition, which was played this year, a large...
Murilo Bustamante: “Palhares Hurt People In The Gym A Lot.”
Oct 12, 2013BJJEE
Rousimar Palhares’ former coach Murilo Bustamante, head of the Brazilian Top Team, says he is not surprised about Palhares’ latest controversial incident in the UFC Octagon, nor that he...
Female BJJ Player, Janni Larsson Enters Men Division @German Open & Takes 2nd Place
Oct 09, 2013BJJEE
Source: Swedish news website www.expressen.se An administration mistake in the registration of a German Ne Waza competition ( IJJF Jiu Jitsu Ne waza) meant that female Brazilian...
Leo Vieira On Rodrigo Cavaca Leaving Checkmat: “We Will Remain Friends.”
Oct 05, 2013BJJEE
a This week, Checkmat received the news that Rodrigo Cavaca is leaving the team to open his own gym . The announcement took many by surprise, except Leo Vieira , Checkmat team leader. In an...
Rodrigo Cavaca Leaves Team Checkmat- Michelle Nicolini Stays
Oct 02, 2013BJJEE
Rodrigo Cavaca announced on the morning of Wednesday that he would be leaving team Checkmat. The coach of Marcus Buchecha plans to air his career and therefore is out of the academy. The black belt...
The Historical Meeting Between 2 Legends: Anderson Silva & Terere
Oct 01, 2013BJJEE
Last Sunday (29), during a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, to promote his second fight against Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva had time to talk about Jiu-Jitsu . The Brazilian fighter...
Kron Gracie Vs Rodolfo Vieira Superfight @World Jiu-Jitsu Expo
Sep 26, 2013BJJEE
A new superfight has been added to the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu which will be held on November 9-10 event at the Long Beach Convention Center. Kron Gracie will face GFTeam’s Rodolfo Vieira in a...
BJ Penn On UFC Comeback,Training @ Nova Uniao & The Complications Of One Day Possibly Facing Aldo
Sep 26, 2013BJJEE
BJ Penn recently appeared on BJPENN.COM RADIO with Editor In Chief Pedro Carrasco, for a wide-ranging interview ahead of his TUF 19 coaching slot opposite Frankie Edgar at 145 pounds: “I do...
BJJEE Training Report: Tristar Gym, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 24, 2013BJJEE
Our friend Stephane from the excellent French website www.planetejjb.com was recently in Montreal, Canada and trained BJJ at the famous Tristar gym which is Georges St Pierre’s very own base...
AD Pro San Diego Trials: Keenan Cornelius Takes Double Gold In Black Belt Debut
Sep 23, 2013BJJEE
Just a week after after getting promoted to black belt by Andre Galvao, Keenan Cornelius entered the black belt division with a bang. He submitted all his four opponents and won his weight and...
Ricardo De La Riva and Yuki Nakai Fight To A Draw In De La Riva Retirement Match
Sep 22, 2013BJJEE
The fight was 20 minutes no points submission only match held in Japan. Nakai had won their first match 10 years ago. This was De La Riva’s retirement match. The fight ended as a draw...
Exclusive Interview With Christy Thomas, Relson Gracie’s Only Female Black Belt
Sep 20, 2013BJJEE
Christy Thomas is the first female black belt in Relson Gracie’s Organization. Relson Gracie is a Jiu-Jitsu red belt, second eldest son of Helio Gracie. In this interview with BJJ Eastern...
Kron Gracie On His Upcoming MMA Career: “I want to be way better than my father was…”
Sep 16, 2013BJJEE
Being the son of a martial arts legend is extra pressure for anyone. But not for Kron Gracie , son of Rickson . Settled in California, United States, the black belt does not feel the...
Czech Republic’s Michal Bittner On Gracie Academy Prague, His Master Robin Gracie & Competing As A Black Belt
Sep 13, 2013BJJEE
Michal Bittner is a BJJ black belt under Robin Gracie that runs Prague’s Gracie Academy. He is also frequent competitor. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe Michal talks about the BJJ...
BJ Penn Returns To UFC To Coach TUF & Fight Frankie Edgar @Featherweight 145 lbs
Sep 12, 2013BJJEE
After two losses to Frankie Edgar and a thirst for revenge, the legend BJ Penn is back to face his tormentor. On the tv show UFC Tonight, which belongs to the UFC , they announced that the two...
Ronaldo Jacare: “I Want To Fight Belfort & Machida. I Don’t Want To But Would Fight Anderson If It Was For The Belt.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEE
The debut Ronaldo Jacare in UFC had already drawn the attention of many people. But the crushing victory over the Japanese Yushin Okami , former challenger middleweight belt of the...
