Andre Galvao on Berkut Match w/ Romulo Barral: ‘In A Great Phase of my Career’
Nov 20, 2015BJJEE
The Berkut BJJ invitational is putting together an amazing card with 13 elite level submission only matches. The event will be held in Moscow, Russia on November 21st. The Berkut organisation...
Andre Galvao on Growth of Team Atos: ‘We Do Everything with Excellence’
Nov 16, 2015BJJEE
Created in 2008 by André Galvão and Ramon Lemos, Atos Jiu-Jitsu was first inaugurated in São Paulo, but soon expanded and currently has a great new facility located in California, as...
Meet The New Brown Belt Standout Horlando Monteiro
Nov 07, 2015BJJEE
Written by John Owning When you put together a list of the top non-black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitors, GD Jiu-Jitsu/Kimura Nova Uniao athlete Horlando Monteiro is among the first that...
Brearin Land, Gracie Barra HQ Instructor & Black Belt Of Finance
Nov 06, 2015BJJEE
Brearin Land is a BJJ Black Belt and instructor at Gracie Barra HQ in Irvine. He is also the CEO of a wealth management firm Irvine Wealth, and is specialised in Retirement Income Planning....
Mackenzie Dern on MMA Move: ‘To Be Woman Version of Werdum’
Nov 06, 2015BJJEE
With BJJ still being considered an amateur sport, many sport BJJ competitors look to transitioning to MMA.Examples of current top MMA fighters that came from sport Jiu-Jitsu: Jose Aldo,...
Roger Gracie: Back To Jiu-Jitsu To Have Fun Not For More Titles
Nov 05, 2015BJJEE
A few months back, 10x world champion Roger Gracie had announced his return to BJJ competition. He hadn’t competed in the Gi since his one time superfight with Buchecha at Metamoris in...
Marcus Buchecha Names His Most ‘Feared’ Opponents in BJJ
Nov 01, 2015BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha is in the final stages of recovery from knee surgery that has kep him away from Jiu-Jitsu competitions since May. About to return to training with and without the Gi,...
Kron Gracie Likes Finishers, Names His Top 5 Favorite BJJ competitors
Oct 29, 2015BJJEE
Kron Gracie recently listed, in an interview with Brazil’s Tatame magazine, the fighters he most likes to watch compete and justified the absence of the father, Rickson...
Rodolfo Vieira Names TOP 5 Best BJJ Players That Have Transitioned to MMA
Oct 28, 2015BJJEE
BJJEE correspondant in Brazil Kamil Tkacz interviews 5x BJJ world champion Rodolfo Vieira. He talks about his path to winning ADCC 2015, Alexander Trans moving to GF Team, who has the...
World Champ Trains 4x /Week: ‘Full Time Grapplers Lack Social Skills’
Oct 28, 2015BJJEE
This Team Atos brown belt is a killer – Rolando Samson is a Jiu-Jitsu competitor and a full-time college student. Known for his explosive style and finishing mind set, Rolando took the...
Meet Jonna Konivuori: IBJJF Purple Belt World Champ & Pilot!
Oct 27, 2015BJJEE
FightinglifestyleUAE.com caught up with Jonna Konivuori, a female pilot and an IBJJF purple belt world champion, currently based out of Muscat, Oman. Some of Jonna’s achievement consist of...
Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club’s Marcus Vinicius On His Celebrity Students & His Plans For BJJ In Russia
Oct 24, 2015BJJEE
Owner of Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu club, Marcus Vinicius Di Lucia spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe about his plans and his latest news: 1. Hi Professor Marcus, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ...
World Champ Luiza Monteiro On Persisting in a Male Dominated Sport
Oct 22, 2015BJJEE
Luiza Monteiro is a black belt world champion and she talks about the hardships that some women face while starting on her journey of jiu jitsu in a male-dominated sport in Brazil.
Rickson: ‘Many Modern Jiu-Jitsu Champions Use Only Strategy To Win A Medal’
Oct 04, 2015BJJEE
One of the most respected names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Rickson Gracie is considered a legend in both sports. Keeping a close eye on both sports, “The Brazilian...
Felipe ‘Preguica’: ‘To Be a Champion, Try To Be Different Than The Others’
Oct 01, 2015BJJEE
2015 ADCC runner up and multiple world champion Felipe Preguica Pena was recently in Switzerland for a seminar tour. While there, he stopped by Icon Jiu-Jitsu academy in Geneva and gave...
Ryan Hall: ‘I’m Going To Prove That Deep Half Guard Works in MMA’
Oct 01, 2015BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu black belt and 2009 ADCC bronze medalist, Ryan Hall is part of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber which debuted on Wednesday, September 9th. Hall...
Claudio Calasans on Why He Likes To Pull Guard & Toughest Opponents He’s Faced
Sep 26, 2015BJJEE
Judo black belt and BJJ black belt and 2015 world and ADCC Open weight pro champion Claudio Calasans talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about the stand up game in BJJ, why he likes to pull...
Nico Welko on Why Luta Livre Isn’t More Popular & Stopping The Feud with Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 18, 2015BJJEE
Nico Welko is a Luta Livre Black Belt under Marcio Cromado. He runs Renovação Fight Team Deutschland. He is a sports scientist with a specialization in sports medicine, so he works in a...
‘Sponge Bob’ Medeiros On Training Talented Emirati Youth & Top Black Belts in the UAE
Sep 15, 2015BJJEE
Fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with Helder ‘Sponge Bob’ Medeiros, a 6 x world champion and top level BJJ coach. He is student of CheckMat founder Leo Vieira and top UFC...
Chael Sonnen To Face Josh Barnett in Metamoris: ‘I’ll Take His Fat Ass Down’
Sep 14, 2015BJJEE
Chael Sonnen last competed in Metamoris 6 where he had an uneventful draw with Renato Babalu Sobral. Sonnen spent most of the match in Babalu’s guard. Sonnen, who just turned 38, talked to...
Demian Maia on Gunnar Nelson Fight ‘I Think We’re Going to Grapple’
Sep 10, 2015BJJEE
Demian Maia is currentlu in Scandinavia and talked to mmaViking.com about his love for the Nordic countries, his next bout and more. Maia a BJJ and ADCC world champion will be fighting...
Pedro Sauer Black Belt Ricky Lundell: “Jiu-Jitsu Players Are White Belts At Leglocks…”
Sep 09, 2015BJJEE
Ricky Lundell can be considered a genius and a BJJ phenom, having received his black belt from Pedro Sauer at age 19. the youngest person in North America to be promoted to black...
Ricardo Liborio: ‘Carlson Gracie Doesn’t Get The Credit That He Deserves’
Sep 03, 2015BJJEE
On August 28th 2015, at the ADCC in Sao Paulo, two legends of Jiu-Jitsu which were formed by the late Carlson Gracie locked horns: Ricardo Liborio and Mario Sperry. Liborio came out on top...
Jorge Gurgel: ‘Jiu-Jitsu is The Only Martial Art That is Infinite’
Sep 02, 2015BJJEE
Fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with former UFC veteran and top level BJJ coach Jorge Gurgel, during his visit to SAS team Dubai. Jorge who has one of his academies set up in Dubai...
