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Copa Podio: Felipe ‘Preguica’ Wins Middleweight GP, Clark Gracie Clarkoplatas His Way To Victory, Leandro Lo Beats Calansans.

Felipe “Preguica” Pena was crowned champion of the Copa Podio middleweight event held on Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at the Tijuca Tennis Club in Rio de Janeiro. The Gracie Barra BH...

Rodrigo Gracie Terrorized By Violent & Drunk Neighbor

  Rodrigo Gracie is a Brazilian retired professional MMA fighter a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who fought in Pride FC and was the 1998 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Gold...

Clark Gracie On Copa Podio: “I Will Show The Audience A Beautiful Jiu-Jitsu.”

  Four months after his last participation, Clark Gracie is coming back to Copa Podio, on the 8th of September,at Tijuca Tennis Club in Rio De Janeiro. In May of this year, the black belt...

Felipe ‘Preguica’ Pena On Copa Podio: “There Are Only Tough Guys. I Can’t Wait.”

  Multiple time BJJ World champ at lower belts Felipe Pena , nicknamed “Preguiça” (the laziness) / sloth, is now trying to make a name for himself at the black belt. After winning the Rio...

Makenzie Dern: “My Dad (Megaton) Is Responsible For My Jiu-Jitsu. I Owe Everything To Him!”

  Mackenzie Dern is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She is 20 years old and has been doing jiu-jitsu for 17 years! She is a 6x World Champion and 5x No Gi World Champion. in this interview...

Bruno Malfacine and Lucas Lepri Close In Absolute @IBJJF Atlanta Open

  Alliance team mates Bruno Malfacine , five times world champion at rooster weight and Lucas Lepri, world lightweight champion, closed in the black belt absolute final of the IBJJF Atlanta Open...

Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic On Competing & Training In Different Grappling Arts & The BJJ Scene In Montenegro

Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic is a BJJ brown belt and team leader of Mata Leao-ATM BJJ Team in Podgorica. He has a deep history in grappling arts as he started with Judo, then traditional ju...

Kit Dale On His Preparation For Copa Podio & Representing Australia

  Checkmat Australia’s Kit Dale is not only of the biggest prospects in BJJ, he is also one of the funniest. He will be competing in the Copa Podio middleweight GP on  September 8. In...

Jake Shields On His UFC Fight With Demian Maia: “I Expect A Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu Fight.”

  On Oct. 9 in Brazil, Jake Shields will take on Demain Maia in the main event of UFC Fight Night 29, and it’s a matchup he’s extremely excited to take.The fight will put two of the...

Checkmat Ace Renato Cardoso On His Preparation For Copa Podio, Expectations & His Style Of Jiu-Jitsu

  Renato Cardodo is a black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, who has a super aggressive style, and mean footlocks. Read more about Renato here. He won the double gold at Sao Paulo Open, and was CBJJE...

Serbian Open BJJ Championship 2013, 19th October, Belgrade, Serbia

One of the best & most prestigious BJJ competitions in the region: The Serbian Open BJJ Championship will be held in Belgrade on the 19th of October! It is organised by the BJJ federation of...

Flavio Almeida On His Recent Return To Competition: “It’s A Very Intense Experience & Valuable Regardless Of The Results.”

  Flavio Almeida is a Bjj black belt under Gracie Barra founder, Carlos Gracie Junior, he is also the brother of UFC veteran Ricardo Almeida. Flavio is a very busy person: a husband, a father,...

Alliance Serbia’s Mateja Valjarevic on His Training Trip In Brazil, His Academy & The BJJ Scene In Serbia

Mateja Valjarevic, leader of Alliance Lutador academy, talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about his BJJ journey, running his successful team and his recent training trip to Brazil at Alliance Sao Paolo: 1....

Tony Eduardo Lima – The Jiu-Jitsu Mentality

  Tony Eduardo Lima is a 2nd degree black belt under Rillion Gracie with many titles to accompany him. 7 x South Brazilian champion 2 x World Mundial Bronze medalist 2009 American National...

2 Time Judo Olympian Travis Stevens On His Training For Copa Podio, His Passion For Jiu-Jitsu & Facing Flavio Canto

  Travis Stevens  is a elite level Judoka from United States who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In Judo he is currently ranked top 5 in the world and he is considered by many...

BJJ Legend Murilo Bustamante: “I Fought Until I Was 45 yrs Old, & 39 Was My Physical Peak.”

  World champion Jiu-Jitsu champion in 1999 and former UFC middleweight champion, Murilo Bustamante has not been on the mats for some time, but never ceased to follow the evolution of the sport...

ADCC 2013: Latest News & Updates

  ADCC 2013 takes place on October 19 & 20 in Beijing, China 2013 world BJJ champion Gabriel Moraes is out due to injury in the U66KG. New competitors added: Lucas Leite at U88KG and JT...

Helvecio Penna Celebrates 9th Title In Masters & Seniors: “If You Think Fighting Older Men Is Easy, You Are Mistaken. It’s Like Killing A Lion.”

  Last year, at the Tijuca Tennis Club, the legendary Helvécio Penna was again one of the highlights of the International Master and Senior championships. The athlete from De La Riva academy...

Grapplers Quest Europe Complete Results

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Anthony Perosh After K.O. Victory Of Vinny Magalhaes: “I’m Getting Better As I Get Older.”

  After his knockout win over former Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion Vinny Magalhaes (10-7-1) last weekend, 40 year old BJJ black belt Anthony Perosh (14-7) has revealed that he is only...

Gracie Barra UK’s Lucio Sergio Dos Santos On His Jiu-Jitsu Story & His Love For Competition

  Lucio Sergio is a fierce competitor, a dedicated teacher and the nicest guy you will ever meet. I had the honor of facing him in a match at the Rome Open, and his technical level really...

Michael Langhi training with Braulio and Victor Estima for ADCC China

  The 2x BJJ world champion at lightweight, Micahel Langhi had a special week. The black belt from Alliance, is stepping up his preparation for the ADCC , which takes place on October 19th in...

2X World Champ Leo Nogueira On His Daily Swimming Training & His Move To The USA

  Leonardo Nogueira is one of the top competitors from Alliance’s Jiu Jitsu team. A BJJ black belt under Fabio Gurgel, Leo Nogueira made a splash at black belt when he won a gold medal at the...

Robert Drysdale: “I Would Like To Say One Day That I’ve Fought The Best In Gi, No Gi & MMA.”

  Robert Drysdale was born in the United States. He is the son of a Brazilian lady with an American man,  who was raised in Brazil and has strong connection with the country where he spent most...