How To Make Sure Your Jiu-Jitsu Is Improving When You Can Only Do 2 Sessions A Week
Apr 20, 2017BJJEE
left pic by @gokcehanbjjistanbul, right pic by @osirishunterbjj Improving your bjj is quite hard and takes an extraordinary amount of effort, as evidenced by the fact it takes about 10 years on...
The Real Reason Women Aren’t Paid the Same as Men in “Pro” Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 20, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Eric York, BJJ purple belt, world traveller and president of BJJ Lifestyle brand Yolo BJJ. In our first installment we took a look at the hard math behind the accusations...
All Eyes on Epic Superfights in April: Buchecha vs Rafael Lovato Jr
Apr 10, 2017BJJEE
ADCC North American Trials are very promising. Besides the shot at the trip to the prestigious competition spectators will no doubt be excited to watch the two biggest giants in bjj...
UPDATE: Tonon To Face Antonio Carlos ‘Shoe Face’ at SUG 3
Jan 26, 2017BJJEE
UPDATE: In a surprising development MMA promotion Bellator has decided to pull Chael Sonnen from a match in his own grappling promotion set to take place later this month (29th January 2016)....
Top 10 Submissions of 2016
Dec 13, 2016BJJEE
As the end of 2016 near we remember some of the best submissions seen all around the world in various competitions! 10. Garry Tonon vs Ralek Gracie Toe Hold to Kneebar View post...
Dilllon Danis Talks Never Backing Down, Money And What’s Next For Him
Nov 22, 2016BJJEE
Dillon Danis has been the center of plenty of controversy lately. Young grappler might’ve gotten some more of his attitude being around MMA superstar Conor McGregor but he...
Erberth Santos To Represent Atos At Worlds 2017
Nov 22, 2016BJJEE
The news has just broken that BJJ’s Bad Boy Erberth Santos will be representing a new team come Mundials 2017. This means he’ll be having plenty of support – Atos is...
Inside Look At Buchecha’s Strength & Conditioning Program
Nov 04, 2016BJJEE
If you’ve been watching Marcus Buchecha, you have probably noticed his crazy explosiveness. Visiting the @musclepharm HQ a couples weeks ago in Denver, it’s easier to take to...
Gordon Ryan Will Face Felipe Pena in a Sub Only No Time Limit Superfight
Sep 27, 2016BJJEE
20 year old Gordon Ryan is a man on a mission. He wants to be the best grappler on the planet and he intends to face all the best grapplers at all weight classes! Gordon Ryan with around 5...
Leandro Lo Vows To Conquer Absolute At IBJJF Worlds
Aug 06, 2016BJJEE
Leandro Lo has had an interesting year. At IBJJF Worlds Leandro Lo reaffirmed his dominance in the Medium Heavy division but this time he was representing the new founded NS...
Injury Sidelines Galvao from IBJJF Pro League GP, Replaced By Ceconi
Jun 28, 2016BJJEE
Andre Galvao is the latest to relinquish a spot in IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix 2016 following Romulo Barral and Bernardo Faria. Celebrated fighter will be replaced by Alex Ceconi, a...
IBJJF 50.000$ Pro League GP Complete Star Studded Card Announced
Jun 27, 2016BJJEE
Las Vegas IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix is set to take place on July 9th in Las Vegas. The biggest names in BJJ, battle it out for the grand prize of $40,000 – 1st place and $10,000...
Barral out of IBJJF 50.000$ Pro League GP, More Changes
Jun 18, 2016BJJEE
Las Vegas IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix is set to take place on July 9th in Las Vegas. But there are several changes on the roster from the initially announced names two weeks ago. It...
Competitors To Watch For In 2016
Jun 09, 2016BJJEE
Recent Worlds 2016 held at the The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach reaffirmed dominance of the older seasoned players, some names emerged as the ones to watch. Erberth Santos Erberth Santos has...
Complete List of Jiu-Jitsu Founders Awards Winners
Jun 08, 2016BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu Founders Awards proudly presents a list of winners for 2016. These athletes, teams and events had great influence on the development of Jiu Jitsu. Jiu-jitsu Global Conference ??? Que...
Spotlighting Winners Of Worlds 2016
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
Absolute In a much anticipated match against Erberth Santos, Buchecha scored a slim victory. He won 6 to 4. You might say the cooler heads prevailed and that Almeida was determined to keep up with...
Erberth Santos shines in the Absolute, more results from Worlds
Jun 05, 2016BJJEE
The biggest upset at the Worlds 2016 was triumph of Erberth Santos over Bernardo Faria via armbar in the semifinals of black belt Absolute. Erberth Santos attempted to pull an armbar over...
IBJJF Announces 8 Man Invitational for $50,000 Cash Prize
Jun 03, 2016BJJEE
The IBJJF is giving back big time to its champions in 2016. Professional Jiu-Jitsu has finally arrived. IBJJF has just announced the launch of the 2016 IBJJF Pro League GP. Some of the best...
Mackenzie Dern & Paulo Miyao Receive $15,000 Each From IBJJF
Jun 01, 2016BJJEE
Held one day before the start of the 2016 Jiu-Jitsu world championships, the IBJJF award ceremony crowned the best athletes and teams of 2016. IBJJF president Carlos Gracie Jr. talked about...
Nominees for Jiu Jitsu Founders Awards Are Announced
May 09, 2016BJJEE
The Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation proudly announces the 2016 Jiu Jitsu Founders Awards nominees. Honoring the outstanding, events, teams, athletes and submissions from 2015, selected by our...
Which Countries & Brazilian States Have The Most BJJ World Champions
Apr 19, 2016BJJEE
It is not much of a surprise that the vast majority of Jiu-Jitsu world champions are Brazilians that were born in Rio de Janeiro, but how about other countries and other Brazilian states?...
2016 Abu Dhabi World Pro Press Conference Highlights
Apr 14, 2016BJJEE
UAE Jiu-Jitsu federation has just announced that this year’s edition of the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu championships will be the first time ever a 10 day event. More than 5,000 competitors from...
2016 World Pro Biggest Tournament in The World: 5,000 Competitors
Apr 12, 2016BJJEE
UAE Jiu-Jitsu federation has just announced that this year’s edition of the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu championships will be the first time ever a 10 day event. More than 5,000...
Inside Look At Buchecha’s Strength & Conditioning Program
Apr 08, 2016BJJEE
If you’ve been watching Marcus Buchecha, you have probably noticed his crazy explosiveness. His S&C coach Tony Gonzalez of UTC Crossfit (also home of Checkmat’s HQ) talks to...
