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Brave Featherweight Ignores 67kgs Difference & Submits Ultra Heavyweight

For smaller grapplers out there in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world, things can be a little tricky when you enter competitions and step onto the mat to see that your opponent is a hulking figure, almost...

Zoltan Bathory: “I Love And Live Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”

Zoltan Bathory, founder and rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, is also a lifelong martial artist – a Judo and BJJ black belt. In an exclusive interview for BJJ...

Tim Kennedy Promoted To 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt

Tim Kennedy is a Strikeforce and UFC veteran, as well as a Green Beret and Special Forces Ranger. He’s also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who’s recently been promoted to his 3rd...

Lightweight BJJ Black Belt: “I Would Beat Prime Mike Tyson & Here’s How & Why”

Mike Tyson is one of the most recognized athletes in the world. Known for his terrifying knockout power and his aggressive forward movement, Tyson has won the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight...

BJJ Vs. Sambo: Which Is Better?

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...

Wrestler Sends Bernardo Faria Flying When Demonstrating His Own Version Of Fireman’s Carry

It’s well known that wrestling is an essential component for success in MMA. Randy Couture, Frank Edgar, Daniel Cormier, and many other world champions have strong wrestling backgrounds. Even...

From Pankration To Modern MMA

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...

The Easiest Way To Put Patches Onto Your BJJ Gi

BJJ is a sport unique in many regards. One of these aspects is having plenty of custom markings on your chosen Gi. You will never see another martial art with a gi with as many patches as bjj gis....

These Are the Most Controversial People in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

  BJJ is a fast growing sport and its community is very tight knit and passionate. Some leading figures of the BJJ community (athletes or instructors) have a huge following which means that...

10 Of The Best Grapplers In MMA

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...

Stacking the Closed Guard Is Actually Very Effective Guard Pass

Guest post by Max De Michelis blogger, BJJ Black Belt under Roberto Atalla and runs Rio Grappling Club Massa.  Priit Mihkelson’s ideas about top closed guard are very interesting but also...

The Greatest BJJ Players in the UFC

During the almost 40 years that organised Mixed Martial Arts has been in existence, there have been some phenomenal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu players in the sport. While BJJ on the mats is a little...

Is Brazilian jiu-jitsu the beating heart of UFC?

SOURCE: Photo The UFC has come a long way in a short space of time. Next year, the organization celebrates its 30th anniversary, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion has become the pinnacle...

The Story Of A BJJ World Champion: Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida

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...

Tim Kennedy: “Making A Distinction Between Real Jiu-Jitsu & Sport Jiu-Jitsu Scares Me”

Tim Kennedy is what most people would call a “true savage”. He is a BJJ black belt, a Strikeforce and UFC veteran; but also a Green Beret and Special Forces Ranger. He is known as a...

Ranking The Best Japanese Fighters MMA History

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...

Ranking The 10 Most Influential Brazilian MMA Fighters in History

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...

UFC’s Best Active BJJ Practitioners

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has long been one of the most prominent martial arts in the sport of MMA, as proven by one of the best exponents of BJJ, Royce Gracie. The legendary Brazilian fighter showed the...

MMA Stances: An Explainer And Finding What’s “Best”

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...

Important Fundamentals You Should Focus On When You First Start Learning BJJ

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...

The Dirtiest Moves in Jiu Jitsu Matches

People often say jiu-jitsu is about humbleness and respect. But when it comes to competition the lines get very blurry. We’ve compiled a list of famous misbehaving videos including everything...

Watch: MMA Fighter Chooses to Wear a Gi – Gets Collar Choked

In the very early days of mixed martial arts (think back to the first UFC fights and Royce Gracie), athletes were allowed to fight in the Gi. However, as the time passed on, the kimono was declared...

Everything You Need To Know About The Sprawl in BJJ & MMA

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...

Flashback: Glover Teixeira Defeating Dean Lister in ADCC

It was at UFC 267 where Glover Teixeira finally earned that for which he was working so hard during the last decade. He took on Jan Blachowicz during the fight night’s main event; and, after 9...