Bruno Malfacine Emotional After Retirement – And 10th Worlds Title
Jun 04, 2018BJJEE
Bruno Malfacine has been a bjj powerhouse for a number of years. The ace has been working on mma for the past 2 years but he’s not left bjj fall by the wayside as evidenced by his amazing...
Demian Maia Targets Retirement Date, Plans to Finish Out the 4 fights on his Contract
May 15, 2018BJJEE
Demian Maia has been the best flag bearer for brazilian jiu jitsu in the octagon for quite some time. The 40 year old Brazilian ace has a fight record of 25-8. Maia, who is set to take on rising...
Caio Terra Hints At Retirement
Dec 18, 2017BJJEE
10x IBJJF Black Belt World Champion, Caio Terra is a legend of our sport. The Multiple world champion was promoted to black belt by Reyson Gracie and Paulo Strauch after just 3 years of training and...
Ilias Iliadis Ends Retirement To Fight At World Open: I Want To Tell To Every Judoka: Never Give Up
Nov 09, 2017BJJEE
Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and three times world champion, the Greek Judo legend Ilias Iliadis announced his retirement from Judo on live TV in August of 2016. He was a champion...
Roger Gracie Announces His Retirement From MMA
Oct 15, 2017BJJEE
Last August, after having defeated current BJJ world champion Marcus Buchecha by submission, Roger Gracie anounced his retirement from BJJ competitions. He said that he would be focusing on his MMA...
Bernardo Faria Hints at Retirement & Opening His Own Academy
Jun 09, 2017BJJEE
5x world champion Bernardo Faria made his return to the 2017 Worlds after a serious injury kept him away from competition for a big part of the past year. This year Faria just fell short of...
Kayla Harrison’s Emotional Retirement Video Delivers Sharp Punches, Criticised New Judo Administration
Apr 30, 2017BJJEE
Kayla Harrison has just shared a very interesting video detailing her departure from the world of judo. Harrison appears to be heavily underwhelmed with the approach the new USA Judo...
Royler Gracie Black Belt Tim Kennedy Re-Enlists In Army Following UFC Retirement
Apr 17, 2017BJJEE
BJJ black belt under Royler Gracie and now retired MMA fighter Tim Kennedy is nothing if not a man of action. Kennedy announced during an interview on FOX News that he has made the...
Vitor Belfort Sets His Sights On CM Punk For Retirement Fight
Mar 17, 2017BJJEE
It’s been a running joke on the internet this past month just how much Vitor Belfort‘s body has changed over the years. MMA vet said he will be retiring soon after his bout...
Xande Ribeiro Answers Retirement Talk With A Challenge
Mar 14, 2017BJJEE
The 36 year old Xande Ribeiro is a 7x black belt World Champion and ADCC champion. He is still an active competitor but is starting to face stiff competition from the new guard of Jiu-Jitsu. His days...
Vitor Belfort confirms Pending Retirement: ‘My body is not the same anymore’
Mar 12, 2017BJJEE
Vitor Belfort is fresh off of the latest defeat in the main event of UFC fight night 109 in Fortaleza, Brazil. The one time great is tired from the demands of mma. In the post fight...
UFC 205: Miesha Tate Announces Retirement in Cage
Nov 13, 2016BJJEE
Watch former champion Miesha Tate announce her retirement after losing to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. Wait WHAT?! Thank you, @MieshaTate #UFC205 #UFCNYC...
Michelle Nicolini on BJJ Retirement, ONE Championship Debut & Life in SIngapore
Oct 18, 2016BJJEE
One of the most decorated jiu-jitsu athletes of all time has signed with One Championship. Michelle Nicolini has just retired from BJJ competitions following the defeat in the finals of her division...
Emotional Judo Legend Ilias Iliadis Announces Retirement On Live TV
Aug 11, 2016BJJEE
Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and three times world champion, the Greek Judo legend Ilias Iliadis has just announced his retirement from Judo on live TV. He decided to retire after losing...
Romulo Barral Talks Berkut Competition Following Worlds Retirement
Aug 10, 2016BJJEE
The following Saturday is promising exciting grappling matchups. The event will be held in Chechnya and promises to feature many top level competitors. Decorated veteran, Barral is...
Andre Galvao considering retirement?
Jun 09, 2016BJJEE
It was revealed today that Andre Galvao, 2016 Worlds winner in the Black Belt heavyweight division might be considering retirement. Flograppling confirmed in an interview with Galvao following his...
Watch: Romulo Barral’s Emotional Retirement From World Championships
Jun 07, 2016BJJEE
Photo: JiuJitsutimes.com At the 2016 Worlds, 2 BJJ legends retired. The first was Michelle Nicolini who took silver and the second was 5X world champion Romulo Barral. Barral reached the final...
Coach Confirms McGregor’s Retirement From MMA
Apr 19, 2016BJJEE
This Tuesday UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA ahead of his UFC 200 bout against Nate Diaz. I have decided to retire young.Thanks for the cheese....
BJ Penn Joins Jackson’s MMA Comes Out of Retirement
Jan 14, 2016BJJEE
With a record of 16-10-2 and with 3 defeats in a row, UFC hall of famer, ‘the prodigy’ BJ Penn, is coming back from retirement to shut up Nik Lentz. The young man from Texas...
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr on Retirement: ‘All I Do is Jiu-Jitsu, Surf & Play with my Kids’
Dec 30, 2015BJJEE
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (husband of Sarah Michelle Gellar) is among the growing list of celebrities who practice Jiu Jitsu. Prinze is a blue belt under the Gracie Academy. In 2014,...
Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral Ends Retirement, Returns to MMA on April 11 in Switzerland
Feb 17, 2015BJJEE
Nearly two years after announcing his retirement, the legendary Renato Babalu is back to MMA. The light-heavyweight will face Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of Strength and Honor...
Braulio Estima Confirms Definite Retirement From MMA & Refocus On Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 06, 2014BJJEE
Braulio Estima debuted in MMA in 2012 with victory by submission. His plan was to follow a career in mixed martial arts, however, a neck injury, which occurred in 2010, buried once and...
Babalu Sobral Enjoying Retirement From MMA By Competing In Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 18, 2014BJJEE
Retired since last year from MMA, Renato “Babalu” Sobral put on his kimono once and competed in the Pan American Championships last weekend. The former Strikeforce champion,...
Dean Lister On ADCC & Retirement From Grappling
Oct 04, 2013BJJEE
Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister says what he expects from the event in Beijing, comments on rolling with the new generation and also whether he thinks of retiring from grappling or...
