Jake Shields: ‘I’m going to take Palhares’s knee out’
Jan 18, 2015BJJEE
Jake Shields is next in line for a title shot at World Series of Fighting welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion defeated former UFC...
1/2 Swedish 1/2 Chilean Black Belt Waldo Zapata On Who Has The Best BJJ In Northern Europe
May 27, 2014BJJEE
1/2 Chilean 1/2 Swedish BJJ black belt Waldo Zapata who runs his own academy Viva Zapata, in Sweden talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about the early days of BJJ in Sweden, his BJJ journey...
Leandro Lo faces Jake Shields @ the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in November
Oct 29, 2013BJJEE
Initially scheduled to face Romulo Barral , Leandro Lo had his opponent changed at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, which takes place in November in California. And the BJJ world champion will face...
Jake Shields Is Confirmed In No Gi Superfight In Jiu-Jitsu Expo In November
Oct 25, 2013BJJEE
After defeating Demian Maia at UFC Barueri, in October, Jake Shields will be present in a major Jiu-Jitsu event. He will participate in the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, to be held the 9th and 10th of...
Jake Shields: “I Go One Day A Week To Different MMA Gyms For New Sparring”
Oct 06, 2013BJJEE
Jake Shields is training hard for his upcoming UFC fight with Demian Maia. Both are elite level BJJ black belts but The 34-year-old Californian calls his style American jiu-jitsu, though,...
Robert Drysdale: “When I Moved To Las Vegas, I Only Had Tournament Medals & 200 Dollars In My Pocket.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEE
Multiple world and ADCC champion Robert Drysdale talks about his Jiu-Jitsu journey which was not always easy. From Brazil to the US: “The Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu project didn’t begin...
BJJ SEMINAR with Rodrigo “COMPRIDO” Medeiros, 13/09, Vienna, Austria
Sep 03, 2013BJJEE
The BJJ Idol. Open Class World Champion on all belts division, trainer of Brock Lesnar, Demian Maia and many others MMA Stars. Will be at AkxeBJJ Austria , at Backyard Boxing in Vienna....
Helvecio Penna Celebrates 9th Title In Masters & Seniors: “If You Think Fighting Older Men Is Easy, You Are Mistaken. It’s Like Killing A Lion.”
Aug 19, 2013BJJEE
Last year, at the Tijuca Tennis Club, the legendary Helvécio Penna was again one of the highlights of the International Master and Senior championships. The athlete from De La Riva academy...
The Top 5 BJJ Fighters In MMA According To Fabricio Werdum
Jul 19, 2013BJJEE
At the UFC in Fortaleza last month, the event reached a new record. From 12 fights, eight ended by submission, showing the strength of Jiu-Jitsu in the UFC. The black belt Fabricio Werdum, who...
Gabi Garcia: “I Don’t Know If I’ll Come Back To BJJ. I Made History There & No One Can Take These Titles From Me.”
Jul 06, 2013BJJEE
Gabi Garcia is currently getting ready for ADCC and defending her title. After winning her fourth BJJ world title, it looks like she could move on to MMA. She has revealed in an interview with Tatame...
BJJ & MMA Stars Peacefully Protest Corruption In Brazil
Jun 25, 2013BJJEE
Brazil is currently engulfed in a massive series of protests, incited originally by the raising of bus fare in the capital Sao Paulo. The demonstrations have since morphed into a general protest...
Rodrigo ‘Comprido’ Medeiros List Of Top 5 Jiu-Jitsu Fighters In The UFC
May 29, 2013BJJEE
Rodrigo Comprido is one of the leading names in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and knows the importance of training in the Gi for an MMA fighter. And in the UFC, the gentle art is well...
2013 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship Preview & Brackets
Apr 10, 2013BJJEE
The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013 and World Jiu-Jitsu Children’s Cup held under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu...
Roger Gracie On His MMA Career, His View on BJJ Today & Kyra Gracie Venturing Into MMA
Dec 21, 2012BJJEE
Source: (translated from Portuguese from sportv.com). Roger Gracie . At 31, he is already a 10 times Jiu-Jitsu World Champion but he has been searching for new challenges, starting in 2006, in a...
BJJ Citizen of The World, Thomas Genske On Training In UK, Brazil, Australia, US, & Spain.
Nov 08, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Thomas, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Hi, my name is Thomas Genske. Im 33. I was born in the Philippines to a German father and Filipina mother. I live...
Top 10 Most Dangerous Guards In MMA
Oct 26, 2012BJJEE
Bleacher report put up the list. The only guy missing is Minotauro IMO. Check it out. Source: Bleacherreport.com Few fighters have what Eddie Bravo refers to as “the third option”—the ability...
Top 10 Best BJJ Instructional DVDs
Oct 24, 2012BJJEE
Jiu Jitsu EVOLVES because we share KNOWLEDGE. If you train Jiu-Jitsu, chances are that you have already watched a BJJ instrcutional DVD or video. Personally I like watching sparrings, tournament...
Turkey’s Ertan Balaban talks us about why he’s putting his promising MMA career on hold and refocusing on BJJ
Mar 05, 2012BJJEE
Ertan Balaban (Center) Ertan can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Hello, my name is Ertan Balaban I am 29 years old and I am from İstanbul, Turkey. I started to train martial arts...
BJJ Black Belt Leonardo Neves, talks to us about his academies in Sweden, Turkey, Croatia and Serbia.
Feb 15, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Leo, can you please introduce yourself to our readers? First I want to thank you for the invitation of the interview and for this initiative in creating a site for the eastern part of Europe....
Is It Still Possible to Win an MMA Fight Without Striking?
Apr 07, 2022BJJEE
Talk to most people about fighting and whether or not they know how to, and you’ll find that they talk about striking most often. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with striking when...
Alex Atala, Brazil’s Top Chef, Is a Black Belt & Started Training Jiu-Jitsu 34 Years Ago
Jan 30, 2020BJJEE
Alex Atala is a Brazilian chef who runs the restaurant D.O.M. in São Paulo. In May 2012, D.O.M. was rated the 4th best restaurant in the world by the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best...
Colby Covington Sets Sights On Another Brazilian – Calls Dos Anjos Fake
Jan 07, 2018BJJEE
Colby Covington may have gotten the brunt of attention on him by blatant racism. Colby Covington Calls Brazilians ‘Filthy Animals’ After Defeating Demian Maia However he’s...
Ben Askren Leaves Room For Comeback After Final Contracted Bout
Nov 25, 2017BJJEE
Ben Askren just served out his contract with ONE Fc. The impressive wrestler just manhandled Shinya Aoki for a 56s victory via tko. Ben Askren Declared Himself a Black Belt And...
Ricardo Liborio Leaves American Top Team
Oct 31, 2017BJJEE
Ricardo Liborio is considered, by many to be the best Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt formed by Master Carlson Gracie and an all around legend of the sport. Ricardo Liborio was also the very first...
