Watch: Mackenzie Dern & Gezary Matuda Seminar at Frota Academy Zurich
Jun 24, 2016BJJEE
Current World BJJ Champions Gezary Matuda and Mackenzie Dern were this week in Zurich, Swizerland where they held a seminar at the Frota Academy, one of the most beautiful BJJ academies in the...
Rodolfo Vieira: ‘I Feel Like a White Belt in MMA’
Jun 21, 2016BJJEE
5x jiu-jitsu world champion at black belt, Rodolfo Vieira is preparing his transition to MMA. He has signed a contract with Japan based Real Fight Championship. His debut was initially planned...
Erberth Santos Involved In A Car Crash
Jun 20, 2016BJJEE
It’s been quite a weekend for Santos. After attending this weekend’s Belo Horizonte Open and winning against Alex Aparecido in the finale of the super heavyweight division...
Europeans Day 4 Recap: Preguica & Barral Meet in Absolute Final
Jan 23, 2016BJJEE
Day 4 of the 2016 European Championships has just ended. The black belt adult open weight had a staggering 35 man bracket featuring big names such as Romulo Barral, Patrick Gaudio, Jackson...
Carlson Gracie Academy Set To Reopen Its Doors In November
Oct 14, 2015BJJEE
9 years after the death of the great master Carlson Gracie, who built the legendary Jiu-Jitsu and MMA team, the Carlson Gracie academy, on the third floor of the Figueiredo Magalhães...
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...
Fabio Gurgel On Ex-Alliance Members: ‘They Didn’t Build Anything Admirable’
Jul 07, 2015BJJEE
Fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with the Co-founder of Team Alliance and a man who has played a vital role in shaping today’s Jiu-jitsu environment. Fabio Gurgel was in Dubai under...
Xande Ribeiro On MMA Fighters Getting Promoted Straight To BJJ Black Belt: ‘It’s A Joke. Respect Jiu-Jitsu’
Jul 05, 2015BJJEE
Six times World Champion Xande Ribeiro is firmly against BJJ instructors promoting MMA fighters without prior experience in Jiu-Jitsu, straight to black belt. This is getting more and...
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...
Buchecha: ‘Cormier is Very Dangerous on The Ground. He Will Surprise Jones.’
Dec 30, 2014BJJEE
This weekend, Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones will measure forces at UFC 182, which takes place on the 3rd of January in Las Vegas. World Jiu-Jitsu champion Marcus Buchecha believes...
Greece National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship Highlights & Results
Nov 30, 2014BJJEE
The Greece National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship was held on 23 Nov 2014 at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens. The next UAEJJF World PRO qualifier is in Belgrade, Serbia on December...
Chico Mendes on BJJ in Uk & Germany & Daniel Cormier’s Jiu-Jitsu Level
Nov 07, 2014BJJEE
Checkmat co-founder Chico Mendes talked to Emir Alagic of BJJ Eastern Europe and discussed the growth of his academy in Bristol, UK, Checkmat in Germany , and about MMA fighters jumping...
UFC’s Luke Rockhold: ‘I’m One Of The Best American Jiu-Jitsu Guys. I Want To Face Keenan Cornelius At Metamoris’
Apr 24, 2014BJJEE
UFC fighter and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has a rich Jiu-Jitsu competition history. He won the 2007 IBJJF worlds at blue belt and at purple belt adult the...
World Expo Superfights: Keenan Submits Lucas Leite, Joao Miyao defeats Eduardo Telles
Nov 10, 2013BJJEE
The first day of the world Jiu-Jitsu expo is a wrap and in the much awaited superfights, there were some big upsets: Phillipe Nover vs Efrain Escudero tied after 20 minutes of no-gi match...
Palhares Pulls Out Of Dream Superfight With Dean Lister
Nov 05, 2013BJJEE
The Dream superfight between Rousimar Palhares and Dean Lister at the Jiu-Jitsu expo is no more. Palhares’ manager, Alex Davis, has revealed to MMAFighting.com that his fighter has to...
Tatame Magazine Tackles The Problem Of “Buying Belts” In BJJ After Daniel Cormier Brown Belt Promotion
Nov 04, 2013BJJEE
The excellent Brazilian MMA and Jiu-Jitsu magazine Tatame has made an article in their November edition about the phenomenom that is killing Jiu-Jitsu: The loss of value of the BJJ black...
Instructor Comments on Velasquez & Rockhold Promotion To BJJ Black Belt, Cormier To Brown Belt
Oct 04, 2013BJJEE
Exactly 16 days from his 3rd fight against Junior dos Santos at UFC 166, Cain Velasquez received, on Thursday (3), a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Leandro Vieira (Checkmat),...
World Class Judoka & BJJ Brown Belt, Travis Stevens To Compete At Copa Podio Middleweight GP
Jun 21, 2013BJJEE
Destroyer of Brazilian judo at the Olympic and Pan-American Games, Travis Stevens (photo) is an instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy and member of the American judo team. The American was chosen to...
New Black Belt João Gabriel Training 3x Day In Preparation For AD World Pro
Apr 05, 2013BJJEE
Current brown belt absolute world champion, João Gabriel Rocha received his black belt at the beginning of the year, during the Copa Podio GP where he beat some big names at black belt. The prodigy...
Big BJJ Stars To Compete @ Abu Dhabi Pro
Apr 04, 2013BJJEE
With 6 days to go until the Abu Dhabi world Pro April 11th to April 13th, the black belt bracket looks to showcase some of the world’s top talent once again. The good news is that this year...
Felipe “Preguiça” Pena:”In The Black Belt At The Pan, I Feel Like A Rookie & I Like That Feeling…”
Mar 18, 2013BJJEE
Multiple time BJJ World champ at lower belts Felipe Pena , nicknamed “Preguiça” (the laziness), is now trying to make a name for himself at the black belt. He is looking to capture his...
New BJJ Reality Show Organized By Abmar Barbosa
Dec 20, 2012BJJEE
Robert Drysdale black belt and owner of crazy guard game, Abmar Barbosa has a lot of new plans for 2013. After Lloyd Irvin’s brown belt Kumite Reality Show that was filmed, Abmar is planning...
The Rapid Growth Of BJJ & MMA in Singapore
Oct 12, 2012BJJEE
Singapore, the small City State in South East Asia now counts among the richest countries in the world. Jiu-Jitsu and MMA have grown there at the same pace as this tiger economy. Here is a training...
Training Report From The United Arab Emirates. Up to 50 Black Belts On The Mat!
Oct 10, 2012BJJEE
My friend Carl Fisher, head instructor at Combat Base Bolton, UK has recently moved to the UAE to train and teach and has been writting his impressions on his blog. There are a huge amount of black...
