Nicky Rod Claims Craig Jones Invitational Was Profitable
Aug 28, 2024BJJEE
In a recent episode of The Casuals podcast, Nicky Rodriguez offered his thoughts on the first-ever Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) and its unexpected financial success. Held on the same weekend as the...
Jay Rodriguez Reveals Why John Danaher Never Allowed Him To Train With The “Danaher Death Squad”
Jul 03, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent episode of the Doghouse podcast, Jay Rodriguez shared a story about why he was never permitted to train under the highly esteemed coach John Danaher. During his senior year in high...
Nicky Rod: ‘PEDs Make Ungifted Athletes Seem Incredibly Strong but They’re Just Injecting Themselves”
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE
In a recent podcast interview, elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete Nick Rodriguez openly discussed the issue of performance-enhancing drug use in the sport. Rodriguez stated that some top competitors...
Craig Jones On Why It Took Him So Long To Promote 5 Year Black Belt Nicky Rod
Jan 08, 2024BJJEE
2x ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez has just been promoted to black belt in BJJ after training in BJJ for a little over 5 years. He was promoted by Craig Jones, Nicky Ryan and Ethan Crelinsten....
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 Results: Meregali & Rodriguez Steal The Show
Dec 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 event, held on December 11th, turned out to be an evening of exciting Jiu-Jitsu matches… Here are the full results! NICHOLAS MEREGALI BEATS FELIPE PENA...
Nicky Ryan Shows A Great Way To Pass Half Guard – With Double Underhooks
Oct 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re in top Half Guard and you have both underhooks – you’re in a fantastic position to start passing to Mount or Side Control. However, what happens when you try to prop...
Nicky Ryan Shows A Very Effective BJJ Body Lock Pass Setup
Oct 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If your opponent is in a seated Open Guard position, it’s almost always a good idea to push them to the mats and make them supine. Why? Because it gives them far less options for establishing...
Nicky Rod: “I’ve Never Taken Gear”
Jul 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
When will the rematch between Gordon Ryan and Nicky Rodriguez take place? It’s difficult to say. But Nicky Rod appears to want it to happen as soon as possible. In a recent interview by...
Nicky Rod: “Gordon Hates B-Team So Much That He’ll Talk Bad About His Own Teammates…”
Jul 08, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nick Rodriguez put on a spectacular performance at the UFC Fight Pas Invitational 4 submission grappling absolute tournament; winning the $30,000 by defeating Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and...
Olympic Wrestling Champion Gable Stevenson Challenges Nicky Rod to Grappling Match
Jul 02, 2023BJJEE
Olympic gold medalist in Freestyle wrestling Gable Steveson, is recognized as one of the best wrestlers on the planet, & he has just issued a challenge to ADCC silver medalist Nicky Rodriguez for...
Gordon Ryan Answers Nicky Rod Challenge: “St***ids Aren’t Illegal in Jiu-Jitsu”
Jul 01, 2023BJJEE
Nicky Rodriguez just won the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 absolute tournament in spectacular fashion… And he ended it by calling out Gordon Ryan for a match – albeit with a somewhat...
Nicky Rod Calls Out Gordon Ryan For A Match – With An (Unexpected) Twist
Jun 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicky Rodriguez just won the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 absolute tournament in spectacular fashion… And he ended it by calling out Gordon Ryan for a match – albeit with a somewhat...
Jay Rodriguez Reveals Awesome Body Lock Passing Details (From Underhook)
Jun 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Body Lock passing: one of the most efficient styles of passing guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. But, truth be told, there are a lot of details to get right for it. Body Lock passing can be a great...
Nicky Rod’s Blood Work Results Are In… And They’re Worrying
Mar 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
A few weeks ago, Gordon Ryan called out Nicky Rod for steroids use – and Nicky suggested that he do a blood test to determine if he’s natural or not. The suggestion was accepted and...
Craig Jones, Nicky Rod & Nicky Ryan Share Advice For BJJ Hobbyists
Mar 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’re serious about improving in Jiu-Jitsu, but you still consider yourself as a hobbyist… What are some of the things you could do to ensure that you’re making lots of...
Nicky Ryan: “Gordon And I Didn’t Talk To Each Other For Almost Two Years”
Mar 10, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ever since the Danaher Death Squad split, one of the biggest questions about it has been – what happened between the Ryan brothers? Gordon Ryan continued training under John Danaher in New Wave...
Craig Jones To Nicky Rod: “If You Were On Steroids, Would You’ve Finished The Choke?”
Mar 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The B-Team recently made a guest appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast. They discussed a lot of great topics – one of which was Nicky Rodriguez’s match against Gordon Ryan at UFC Fight...
Gordon Ryan Fires Back At Nicky Rod: “This Guy Is As Natural As Liver King”
Feb 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
During a recent Mark Bell Power Project podcast episode, Nicky Rodriguez claimed that steroids are the main reason why Gordon Ryan is the #1 submission grappler in the world: His biggest thing is...
Nicky Rod Speaks Out On Gordon Ryan: “His Biggest Thing Is Steroids”
Feb 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nick Rodriguez and Gordon Ryan are former teammates… Turned “enemies” now – as they’ve started to engage in a war of words. Namely, after Ryan defeated Rodriguez at the...
Nicky Rod on Recent Match with Gordon Ryan: ‘He Couldn’t Do Anything. People See He’s Human Now’
Jan 19, 2023BJJEE
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 was held last month and the main event of Gordon Ryan vs. Nick Rodriguez did not dissappoint. The initial opponent for Ryan was supposed to be Vinny Magalhaes, but the...
UFC Contender Anthony Smith: ‘Rolling with Nicky Rod Was One Of The Worst Experiences I’ve Ever Been Through’
Dec 20, 2022BJJEE
There are levels to this game, especially when it comes to Jiu-Jitsu. UFC light heavyweight contender & BJJ black belt Anthony Smith was recently a guest on the Luke Thomas podcast. Smith is a...
Gordon Ryan Admits Nicky Rod Broke His Ankle With A Toehold
Dec 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan faced Nick Rodriguez – who stepped in as a last-minute replacement for Vinny Magalhaes – in the latest UFC Fight Pass Invitational event. The match went into overtime (EBI...
Gordon Ryan: ‘Nicky Rod Was Greasing. He Was So Slippery’
Dec 17, 2022BJJEE
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 was held last night and the main event of Gordon Ryan vs. Nick Rodriguez did not dissapoint. The initial opponent for Ryan was supposed to be Vinny Magalhaes, but the...
How Did Nicky Rod Pass Felipe Pena’s Guard at ADCC?
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Last weekend, after a hard-fought match, Nicky Rod beat Felipe Pena at the 2022 ADCC semifinals (+99kg division)… All thanks to points gained on the Body Lock Pass, which sliced through...
