2015 ADCC Champ Orlando Sanchez: ‘I’m Ready for the UFC’
Sep 01, 2015BJJEE
Photo: Satoshi Narita BJJ black belt Orlando Sanchez won the heavyweight division at ADCC 2015 on Sunday after a tough 40-minute match with against Jared Dopp. Sanchez told Sherdog.com: “I’ve...
Rafael Lovato Jr on How He Built Up his Confidence to Become a Champion
Aug 17, 2015BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr speaks on what it takes to be a champion and shares his story of how he grew into his place as the most accomplished American grappler to date. He talks about how the...
Leonardo Delgado: From Corporate World to Full Time Jiu-Jitsu Competitor/Instructor
Aug 10, 2015BJJEE
Leonardo Delgado is an accomplished BJJ competitor from Soul Fighters, Rio de Janeiro who is chasing his dreams of living from BJJ full time. Up to recently Leo was living the corporate...
2x World Champ Sebastian Brosche on How Yoga Revolutionized his Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 20, 2015BJJEE
Sebastian Brosche is one of the biggest European BJJ hopes. He is a brown belt in BJJ and second degree black belt in judo. He was raised in Northern Sweden and is currently living in in Oslo...
Pros React on Twitter to Gilbert Melendez Positive Drug Test
Jul 07, 2015BJJEE
UFC lightweight Gilbert Melendez has tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites, and has been suspended for a year, starting from his Eddie Alvarez fight at UFC 188 on...
What we learned from Rickson Gracie’s appearance in Joe Rogan’s podcast
Jul 05, 2015BJJEE
For people like me, who enjoy the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and love Brazilian Jiujitsu it has always been a treat whenever Joe invites people who have extensive martial arts background and we can...
Renzo Gracie & Dan Lukehart Denounce Gracie Academy’s Brainwashing of Students
Jun 30, 2015BJJEE
Dan “TrumpetDan” Lukehart is the owner and head instructor at Brea Jiu-Jitsu. Dan has been training Jiu-Jitsu since January of 2006 and is a black belt under Beneil Dariush. Dan...
Vitor Belfort Ahead of Weidman Bout: ‘I’m Getting Younger’
Apr 17, 2015BJJEE
Vitor Belfort burst onto the MMA scene 18 years ago at UFC 12. The 38-year Belfort will face the 30 year old Chris Weidman on May 23 at UFC 187. After being off TRT for almost a...
Ian Matuszak on How Jiu-Jitsu Changed his Life & Competing in The First Ever Tournament for Grapplers w/ Disabilities
Feb 16, 2015BJJEE
Like for many of us, Ian Matuszak’s life changed when he started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He became hooked to all the benefits it brought him. Ian is physically disabled...
2015 Europeans Revelation: Isaac Doederlein, The Brown Belt Featherweight Giant Killer
Jan 28, 2015BJJEE
Featherweight Isaac Doederlein impressed last weekend at the IBJJF European. He berimboloed his way to a gold in his division and a silver in the Open Weight brown belt, beating some much...
Michele Nicolini: ‘I Have a Bunch of Medals at Home. I’m Tired to Fight just for Medals’
Jan 02, 2015BJJEE
FightingLifestyleUAE caught up with Multiple times World Champ, ADCC gold medalist & IBJJF Hall of Famer Michelle Nicolini ahead of her fight against Angelica Galvao at Polaris. Michelle...
Luanna Alzuguir on her New Life UAE & Facing Michelle Nicolini Sub Only
Dec 21, 2014BJJEE
Fighting Lifestyle UAE caught up with IBJJF hall of famer and ADCC gold medalist Luanna Alzuguir after her routine training at the FGB arena in Abu Dhabi. Alzuguir is widely considered...
Gustavo Dantas on Mental Preparation in Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 14, 2014BJJEE
“Mental Preparation is highly underestimated in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Community” According to The BJJ Mental Coach, Gustavo Dantas, often times athletes put so much effort on the...
Rafael Mendes On Team Mates Close outs: ‘We Need To Be More Professional & Fight Finals’
Dec 05, 2014BJJEE
Closing a division is one of the controversial topics of Jiu-Jitsu at the moment especially after the Pan Ams where 5 out 9 black belt divisions ended in a close out between team...
GSP’s BJJ Coach Bruno Fernandes (Assistant Professor At McGill University): ‘To Move Forward In Life You Have To Keep Facing Challenges’
Oct 14, 2014BJJEE
Bruno Fernandes is the head instructor at Gracie Barra Montreal, has a PhD, and is an assistant professor at one of the most prestigious medical schools in Canada (McGill University),...
Fabio Gurgel: ‘People Don’t Leave Alliance. Fighters From All Over The World Come To Us & Make Us Stronger’
Sep 03, 2014BJJEE
Alliance’s Fabio Gurgel. The “General”, leads the most successful team in the history of competitive Jiu-Jitsu. In an interview with Tatame Magazine, he talked about...
Roger Gracie: ‘Team Mate Close-Outs Show A Lack Of Professionalism. It’s Amateurism’
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Closing categories is one of the most controversial topics in Jiu-Jitsu . Every year, critics and defenders of the practice argue on the subject,. Some say that world championships...
Exclusive Interview With Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt Part 1
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and black belt in judo and Brazilian...
Sanja Vračarević On Serbia’s Martial: Real Aikido & Her Admiration For BJJ
Jul 03, 2014BJJEE
Real Aikido is a martial art developed by Master Ljubomir Vračarević (1947-2013) , a self-defence instructor from Serbia. It is a mixture of aikido, judo and jujutsu techniques, with...
Leo D’Avila On What Makes Atos Team Great & How Southern California Has Surpassed Rio
Jun 08, 2014BJJEE
Leo D’avila is an athlete and coach of the team Atos Jiu-Jitsu Team, alongside of Professor André Galvão and international recognized professor, with a several seminars taught all...
Tammi Musumeci On The Arm Dislocation: ‘With All The Adrenaline I Felt No Pain’
Jun 02, 2014BJJEE
Tammi Musumeci, 19, is one of the biggest up and coming black belts in female Jiu-jitsu at the moment. She trains under Tagarella at American Top Team, and Manny Soares at Jaco...
Toronto BJJ’s Jorge Britto: ‘Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Is The Perfect Combination Of The Traditional & The Modern Teachings Of Jiu-Jitu’
May 30, 2014BJJEE
Jorge Britto runs Toronto BJJ, one of Canada’s biggest and best BJJ academies. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Jorge talks about how he started training at Gracie Hunaita...
Carlson Gracie UK’s Wilson Junior on The Old Days in Rio, His Journey To Europe & Carlson Gracie Mentality.
May 11, 2014BJJEE
Wilson Junior, head instructor of Carlson Gracie UK and the star of the popular videos ‘Wilson rants‘ talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about his amazing Jiu-Jitsu and life story: 1. Hi...
Royler Gracie: ‘I’m Glad I Helped Eddie Bravo To Build His Academy’
Mar 27, 2014BJJEE
A few days ahead of his big clash with Eddie Bravo at Metamoris 3, Royler Gracie spoke with Luke Thomas of MMAfighting, and discussed his mindset, Eddie’s style and his preparation:...
