Doctor & BJJ Black Belt on 19 yr old Mica Galvao Doping Case: ‘It’s Pretty Much Child Abuse’
Apr 07, 2023BJJEE
The IBJJF confirmed this week in a statement that Mica Galvão had failed an anti-doping test made during the IBJJF World Championships last year. According to the release, the USADA has determined...
Mica Galvao On Positive PED Result: ‘My Doctor Used A Banned Substance For My Low T Treatment’
Apr 06, 2023BJJEE
The IBJJF confirmed today in a statement that Mica Galvão had failed an anti-doping test made during the IBJJF World Championships last year. According to the release, the USADA has determined...
Mica Galvao’s Father & Coach Explains Positive PED Result: ‘He Had Low Testosterone Levels So we Used Clomiphene’
Apr 06, 2023BJJEE
The IBJJF confirmed today in a statement that Mica Galvão had failed an anti-doping test made during the IBJJF World Championships last year. According to the release, the USADA has determined...
Mica Galvão Fails Doping Test, Stripped Of 2022 IBJJF World Title
Apr 05, 2023BJJEE
The IBJJF confirmed today in a statement that Mica Galvão had failed an anti-doping test made during the IBJJF World Championships last year. According to the release, the USADA has determined...
Chael Sonnen Defends Conor McGregor’s (Possible) PED Use: “They’re Not Banned In The Sport”
Mar 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Conor McGregor has put on a considerable amount of muscle after suffering a leg injury during his fight against Dustin Poirier, all the way back in July 2021. And yes – many people in the MMA...
Nicky Rodriguez Accepts USADA Offer From Gordon Ryan: “If I Fail Any…”
Feb 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It seems that the quarrel between Gordon Ryan and Nicky Rodriguez isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. Namely, after both athletes accused each other of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) use,...
Gordon Ryan Calls Out Craig Jones: “This Coward, Quitter…”
Feb 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan‘s beef with the B-Team is heating up by the minute. After he was accused by Nicky Rodriguez for using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), Ryan fired back at his former training...
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...
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone Reveals More Details On His PED Use
Jan 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has retired from professional mixed martial arts… But he still keeps training hard and has put on a lot of muscle since. In fact, he has admitted that he...
Paddy Pimblett Claims PED Testing is the Reason Why Brazilians Are No Longer Dominating UFC
Dec 22, 2022BJJEE
British UFC Fighters Paddy Pimblett & UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall recently talked about the use of PEDs in MMA. They were discussing how it is becoming harder for Brazilians fighters to succeed...
Gordon Ryan Defends the Use of PED’s & Says: ‘Everyone Uses Them’
Dec 21, 2022BJJEE
Today’s biggest No Gi grappling athlete, Gordon Ryan draws attention for his high-level game and also for his declarations off the mats. Last week, the American faced former teammate Nick...
Firas Zahabi: “Some BJJ Athletes Are Shorting Their Lives With Steroids”
Dec 20, 2022BJJEE
It’s commonly known that there’s quite a bit of steroid (ab)use in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as the use of PEDs isn’t sanctioned by any official body. However, should someone who’s...
Victor Hugo Accepts Gordon Ryan’s Callout: ‘Ok but Let’s Do an Anti-Doping Test To Show That Grappling is a Clean Sport”
Dec 20, 2022BJJEE
The best No Gi grappler on the planet Gordon Ryan recently appeared as a guest on the Ariel Helwani show, where he talked amongst other things, who he would like to face next. The American grappler...
Nick Rodriguez Fires Back at Gordon Ryan’s Greasing Accusations with PED Allegations
Dec 20, 2022BJJEE
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 was held last week 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...
Felipe Pena Accepts 1-Year USADA Suspension: “I Have A Clear Conscience”
Jun 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Felipe Pena has, as BJJEE wrote in a previous article, been stripped of his title as a 2021 IBJJF Champion. The USADA also enforced a one-year suspension, which Pena accepted. With that said, the...
Kristian Woodmansee: “The ADCC Does Way More For The Sport Than IBJJF”
Mar 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kristian Woodmansee, a BJJ black belt under Andre Galvao, is a 2018 IBJJF Pans no gi championship and no gi World Championship bronze medal winner. Today, he is retired from competition and leads the...
PED Expert: ‘I Don’t Think Alleged PED Abuse Caused Gordon Ryan’s Stomach Issues’
Oct 01, 2021BJJEE
It’s been quite a while already since Gordon Ryan has been out of competition due to his stomach health problems. In his own words, he’s been trying to find the root cause to the issue for a...
What Happens To A Fighter’s Body When They Get Off TRT
Sep 30, 2021BJJEE
Vitor Belfort became the poster child for Testosterone Replacement Therapy. When TRT was banned from the UFC, many began to wonder how Belfort would perform. When an image surfaced that appeared to...
Most Commonly Used St*roids in MMA & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and How They Work
Feb 28, 2021BJJEE
Steroids and performance enhancing drugs have been a black mark on almost all sports in existence including MMA and also Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In February of 2020, the 2019 IBJJF world champion and...
Caio Terra on PED Use in BJJ: ‘The Problem Has Gotten Worse’
Feb 03, 2021BJJEE
After winning the 2011 Pan championship, Caio Terra became the Pan rooster weight champion after having beaten Bruno Malfacine in the final in a very close fight. After the final a very happy Caio...
BJJ World Champ Mahamed Aly Admits To Past PED Use Although Says It Didn’t Help Him
Nov 05, 2020BJJEE
2018 IBJJF World champion Mahamed Aly is a very popular figure on social media with his IG page and Youtube shows which gather a large following. The champion recently made a surprising confession...
“Strength Doesn’t Matter”: BJJ & Judo’s Biggest Hypocrisy
Oct 24, 2020BJJEE
If Jiu Jitsu was a test of strength, we could just have a set of weights at the door – and a contest as you come in to see who is strongest, and then go home having never touched the mats. Now...
How BJJ Athletes Are Able To Cheat the IBJJF Worlds PED Test
Jul 10, 2020BJJEE
In February of 2020, the 2019 IBJJF world champion and 2019 ADCC world champion Kaynan Duarte of Team Atos failed a PED test after the 2019 IBBJJF Worlds. USADA announced the news and confirmed that...
PED Use Impacts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu More Than Any Combat Sport
Apr 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
When PEDs (Performance Enhancing Dr*gs) are mentioned, more often than not the first thing that comes to mind is – muscle. In other words, both muscle growth (or hypertrophy), as well as increases...
