IBJJF Issues Statement Regarding Felipe Pena Positive Testosterone Test
Jun 06, 2015BJJEE
Last week, USADA announced that 2014 black belt IBJJF World and 2015 World Pro Champion Felipe Pena known as ‘Preguica’ had tested positive for testosterone and accepted a...
2015 IBJJF Worlds: Find Out Who Has Registered So Far
May 16, 2015BJJEE
Monday May 18th is the final deadline for all registrations for the 2015 IBJJF World Championships. Most of the big names at black belt have already registered but some major names...
2015 ADCC List of Competitors: Find Out Who Will Compete in the World’s Biggest Grappling Tournament
May 16, 2015BJJEE
The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015. The last...
Renzo Gracie: ‘Weidman’s Jiu-Jitsu is Beautiful’
May 10, 2015BJJEE
20 days before his UFC bout with Vitor Belfort, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was promoted to BJJ black belt by Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra. He has been training BJJ since...
Babalu on Metamoris 6: ‘I’ll Submit Sonnen in Less Than 10 Minutes’
May 09, 2015BJJEE
Metamoris 6 will be held on May 9th 2015. The grappling event features matches of 20 minutes , submission only, no points. Former UFC fighters Chael Sonnen and Renato...
Ryron Gracie on Facing Barnett: “Helio Would Do it”
May 08, 2015BJJEE
Last night, Metamoris announced that Roberto Cyborg Abreu is out of the event due to an injury. This happened just 3 days before the event. Ryron Gracie stepped up to face the monster that is...
Roberto Cyborg Injured, Out of Metamoris 6, Ryron Gracie To Face Barnett
May 07, 2015BJJEE
Things are going from bad to worse for the Metamoris 6 card. They have just anounced on their Facebook account that Roberto Cyborg Abreu is out of the event due to an injury. This...
UFC Champion Chris Weidman Promoted to Black Belt in BJJ
May 06, 2015BJJEE
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was last night promoted to BJJ black belt by Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra. He has been training BJJ since 2008. A standout in college, he earned...
Hector Lombard to Compete in ADCC 2015 in the 99kg Weight Class
Apr 29, 2015BJJEE
Suspended UFC welterweight Hector Lombard will compete in AUgust in the world’s biggest submission wrestling tournament: ADCC. After testing positive for steroids following his...
Results: 2015 Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Apr 25, 2015BJJEE
MALE BLACK ADULT 65KG 1st Gianni Paul Grippo Alliance Marcelo Garcia USA 2nd Isaque Alberto Paiva Saikoo BRA 3rd Gilson Nunes Neto Evolution Fight Team BRA MALE BLACK ADULT 75KG 1st...
Felipe ‘Preguica’ Aiming For Grand Slam: World Pro, ADCC & Absolute Worlds
Apr 21, 2015BJJEE
Felipe “Preguiça” had an amazing past few months winning the Copa Podio MW, defeating Luiz Panza in the finals, and winning the IBJJF Worlds defeating Andre Galvao. Could...
2015 Pan Champ Brandon Tucker on ‘Big Man Jiu-Jitsu’, Swimming as S&C & More…
Apr 21, 2015BJJEE
Brandon D. Tucker (Right on the picture) is this year’s Pan ultra heavyweight purple belt adult champion. At 5’9, 280 lbs, he is a very imposing BJJ player but is...
2015 World Pro: 4000 Competitors from 100 Countries to Compete for 500k euro Prize Fund
Apr 17, 2015BJJEE
Relish in the entertainment at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015, from April 20 – Apr 25 , 2015, encompassing more than 4000 competitors from over 100...
Mackenzie Dern, Benson Henderson & Bia Mesquita Invited to ADCC 2015
Apr 14, 2015BJJEE
The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....
8x World Juvenile Champs Ruotolo Twins on Future Plans, Training w/ Mendes Bros at AOJ
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 12 years old and have been training since the age of 3 and accumulate over 200 gold medals...
BJJ Gets a TV Deal in North America: Copa Podio on Fight Network
Mar 26, 2015BJJEE
Historic news for Jiu-Jitsu: Copa Podio has signed a partnership with Fight Network, the biggest fight channel on Canadian television. From now on, all Copa Podio events will be...
2015 ADCC: Invitations Are Being Sent to Top Grapplers Worldwide
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....
Metamoris 6: Joe Lauzon vs Dillon Danis Confirmed
Mar 22, 2015BJJEE
UFC lightweight and BJJ brown belt Joe Lauzon will be on the card of the next Metamoris card. Metamoris 6 will be held on May 9th 2015. The grappling event features matches of 20...
Rokas Naruševičius on the Growth of BJJ in Lithuania & the Baltic Countries
Mar 20, 2015BJJEE
Have you ever wondered what the BJJ scene is like in the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia) ? BJJ Eastern Europe met Lithuanian BJJ association president Rokas...
History of BJJ In Japan with Takamasa Watanabe, Rickson Gracie Black Belt
Feb 06, 2015BJJEE
A few months ago, we had the chance to interview Marius Varlan a Romanian BJJ player that had been training in Japan. He is a student of Takamasa Watanabe, a Rickson Gracie Black Belt....
Dealing with Injury in BJJ
Feb 03, 2015BJJEE
Written by Shaughn Vos, BJJ instructor at Zebra MMA and Fitness in South Africa. Shaughn also writes in Crucifix Grappling. Being injured SUCKS! It is probably the most annoying...
Watch all Final Matches of 2015 IBJJF Europeans in HQ
Jan 27, 2015BJJEE
For complete results CLICK HERE These are the finals (not counting the close outs) Michelle Nicolini vs Mackenzie Dern IBJJF European 2015 FINALS Angelica Galvão vs Anna Mayne IBJJF...
2015 IBJJF Europeans Breaks Record: Now Biggest BJJ Championship in the World
Jan 17, 2015BJJEE
The next big event in the European BJJ calendar are the 2015 European Jiu-Jitsu championships! This year with 3,400 registered competitors, the European is the biggest championship in...
Updated Pre Schedule – 2015 European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Jan 14, 2015BJJEE
The next big event in the European BJJ calendar are the 2015 European Jiu-Jitsu championships! The dates are January 21-25, in Lisbon, Portugal. Location: Complexo Municipal...
