After Winning Copa Podio, Felipe ‘Preguica’ Pena’s Next Goal is Open Weight World Champion
Nov 26, 2014BJJEE
Newly sponsored by market leader STORM KIMONOS, Felipe “Preguiça” Pena won the Copa Podio MW GP last weekend, defeating Luiz Panza in the finals. Could Pena be the...
Former UFC Fighter Rosi Sexton on Sub Only Superfight w/ Vanessa English at Tuff Invitational
Nov 25, 2014BJJEE
The UK’s TUFF Grappling Challenge proudly announce their first Submission Only show: TUFF Invitational. TUFF Invitational will consist of 12 submission only, super fights each...
How Long Will It Take For Professional BJJ Athletes To Make A Good Living?
Nov 25, 2014BJJEE
Written by: Guillaume Huni Saturday the 8th of December 2012 should be remembered in years to come as the first step made towards professional BJJ. The fact that the International...
Marcus Buchecha Wants To Have an MMA Fight To Test The Waters
Nov 19, 2014BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu’s biggest star today, Marcus Buchecha Almeida is a 3x world champion and ADCC gold medallist. The 24 year old Buchecha, is close to testing the MMA waters. He has been...
Buchecha: ‘Metamoris Is Mostly No Gi Now & I’m Focusing on Gi’
Nov 09, 2014BJJEE
Metamoris will not be able to book Jiu-Jitsu’s biggest name – at least not for a while. After Metamoris 4, Ralek had said that he wanted Marcus Buchecha as a challenger to...
Toukon Challenge Founder Gus Oliveira: ‘Our Priority is to Make Jiu-Jitsu Transition from Amateur to Professional Sport’
Nov 06, 2014BJJEE
The Toukon Challenge is an elite, invitation only grappling event; Featuring exciting competitors from around the world. It is the first of its kind to appear in Europe, with an...
‘BJJ No-Mad’ – BJJ Documentary Travel Series Pilot Episode
Nov 01, 2014BJJEE
“BJJ NO-MAD” is a documentary series about two martial artists – a cinematographer and a traveller, who are searching for the way of the warrior around the world This...
World Class Black Belt Shanti Abelha on Managing Career & Competition, Winning Mindset & BJJ in Denmark
Oct 30, 2014BJJEE
Shanti Abelha is a Brazilian-Danish top black competitor who trains out of Arte Suave academy (home to Alexander Trans, Ida Hanson, Janni Larsson etc..) in Copenhagen, Denmark. She...
Romulo Barral: ‘Roger Gracie Is The Toughest Opponent That I’ve Ever Faced.’
Oct 30, 2014BJJEE
Multiple world champ, Romulo Barral , has faced during his career some of the greats of Jiu-Jitsu . The black belt revealed in an interview with tatame, the main opponents of...
Pablo Popovitch: ‘I’m Putting on Weight For My Superfight with Dean Lister at Polaris JJ Pro’
Oct 26, 2014BJJEE
fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with ADCC champion Pablo Popovitch during the Al Ain Ji- Jitsu Championship in the United Arab Emirates. Pablo has recently relocated to the UAE and...
World Class Black Belt & UFC Fighter Glover Texeira: “I Don’t Like Training In The Gi.”
Oct 23, 2014BJJEE
There are BJJ figters turned MMA fighters such as Jose Aldo who always use the gi as part of their MMA training , and there are those who give up the ” armor ” and just...
5 BJJ Players That Would Do Great In MMA
Oct 23, 2014BJJEE
bleacherreport.com made a list of 5 top sport BJJ players that have a great potential for a crossover in the MMA world: 1.Robert “Cyborg” Abreu Belt Rank: Black Belt...
Official Trailer for ‘The History of Submission Fighting’ Documentary
Oct 21, 2014BJJEE
“The History of Submission Fighting” is about the history and origins of grappling in its many forms from the ancient Olympics to what it is today. The roots of the grappling martial arts...
Michelle Nicolini on Legacy FC MMA Fight: ‘If She Takes Me Down, That’s When My Game Starts’
Oct 16, 2014BJJEE
At 32, Michelle Nicolini has no more challenges in Jiu Jitsu left. With seven world titles in the black belt, the only featherweight to win the absolute, as well as gold medals at Pan...
Young Bulgarian Grappler Paraplegic After Freak Accident Needs Our Help
Oct 14, 2014BJJEE
Our friends from MMA-Bulgaria.com and BJJ instructor Ivan Milchev from Bulgaria is reaching out to the BJJ community asking for her help for young 18 year old BJJ player Mihail Nikolov...
Ricardo Liborio: ‘Teammates Facing Each Other Means Team Is Successful’
Oct 14, 2014BJJEE
Ricardo Liborio is the head instructor and one of the creators of American Top Team. He is a veteran in ADCC with bronze and silver medals in 1999 and 2000 and a multiple times BJJ...
The History of Submission Fighting (Documentary Coming Soon)
Oct 10, 2014BJJEE
The official trailer for the documentary is slated for release on Monday, the 20th of October, and will set the stage and expectations for the documentary before its release in the fall...
Gilbert Durinho Aims to Beat Leandro for a Fourth Time at Next Copa Podio, Sub Only
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
The next edition of Copa Podio, set for November 22, in Rio de Janeiro, will feature two world class BJJ players in a sub only match. Gilbert Durinho has beaten Leandro Lo on their last...
(Video) Rolled Up #42: Royler Gracie
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
In episode 42 of Rolled Up, Budo Jake of Budovideos takes a trip down to San Diego to meet up with 7th degree Red and Black belt Royler Gracie. Royler is the 5th son of Grandmaster...
France’s Renier Wins, Latvia’s Čerņavskis Loses At Brazil’s Rematch Grappling
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
‘Rematch Grappling‘, a new Brazilian organization came up with a first event on September 20th. The concept is that it will reproduce in grappling superfights, all the finals that Brazil had in...
South African Beast Shaughn Vos on BJJ’s Growth in His Country & The African Continent
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
South Africa’s Shaughn Vos is one of the best BJJ competitors in his country. He runs his academy Rio Grappling Club Stellenbosch. Shaughn will also be competing at the European...
Ryan Hall: ‘I’ve Shown That The 50/50 is Applicable To The Highest Level’
Sep 10, 2014BJJEE
The guys at fightinglifestyleuae.com interviewed ADCC Medalist and top BJJ talent Ryan Hall. He talks about his experiences competing and medaling in ADCC and IBJJF. Check it out:...
Latvia’s Vladislavs Čerņavskis, 3x World Sambo Champ To Compete in Brazilian Superfight Grappling Event
Sep 03, 2014BJJEE
A multiple world Sambo champion that is also a BJJ black belt, Vladislavs Čerņavskis (Check out our interview with him) from Latvia ( Giudici team Latvia ) will have a superfight at...
Baret Yoshida To Face Samir Chantre @2014 Jiu-Jitsu Expo
Aug 26, 2014BJJEE
The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo takes place October 18-19, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The event has the following attraction already confirmed. Marcus Buchecha, Leo Veira, the Mendes...
