The Return of the Sapateiro Invitational and Promoter Josh Leduc’s Declaration of War on Flograppling
Sep 01, 2020BJJEE
Over the weekend there were several impressive showcases of grappling around the United States, perhaps the most monumental of which was the Sapateiro Invitatational. The underground grassroots...
The BJJ Brown Belts You Should Watch Out For
Aug 11, 2020BJJEE
In the new era of BJJ competitions and invitational tournaments it is not necessary for you to be a top tier black belt to compete with the best and have good results. More and more do we see young...
These Are The Best Teenage Grapplers Today
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
The constant evolution in BJJ is seen not only in the techniques and styles of our times, but also in the grapplers that are rising up and slowly starting to overtake and dominate the competition...
Best Leg Lock Specialists in Grappling Today
Feb 21, 2020BJJEE
Leg locks started as a “lesser” technique. To quote the book by Reila Gracie: “Oswaldo Fadda’s team won, making better use of their footlock knowledge, something Helio frowned upon, calling...
Ruotolo Twins Promoted to Purple Belt After 14 Yrs of Training BJJ
Dec 28, 2019BJJEE
Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 16 years old and have been training since the age of 3 hey have won everything that there is to win in BJJ at...
Renzo Outlines What’s Nutella Jiu Jitsu
Nov 30, 2019BJJEE
Renzo Gracie has long been one of the most outspoken members of the Gracie family – and most beloved. Gracie recently traveled to the ADCC to witness the spectacle of clash of the...
Handful Of ADCC Invites Left: A Look Who Is In, Who Is Out From The Toughest Competition In the World
Apr 20, 2019BJJEE
ADCC is the most prestigious tournament. The Abu dhabi combat club is a championship held only every other year and as such the invites are coveted. Here’s a complete list of those who have...
Polaris 9 Results: Tough Match Ups and One Breakthrough Performance
Mar 16, 2019BJJEE
Polaris just concluded its 9th edition. The europe based sub only promotion has been putting on shows for a number of years. In the latest edition they’ve matched up a number of jiu jitsu aces...
ADCC Hands Out Invites – Dillon Danis Changes Divisions, Craig Jones Invite Mix Up
Mar 02, 2019BJJEE
The most prestigious grappling promotion in the world has handed out its first batch of invites. Among the Abu Dhabi Combat Club 2019 participants are some old time favorites as well as a fresh crop...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Set To Duke it out with Jake Shields At Polaris 9
Feb 16, 2019BJJEE
Polaris 9 has just stepped up in a big way. They managed to match two seasoned proven grapplers and two American veterans of jiu jitsu on their Polaris 9 card. View this post on...
Craig Jones & Keenan Cornelius Exchange Hilarious Barbs Ahead of Polaris matchup
Dec 06, 2018BJJEE
Polaris 8 will be taking place this weekend. The event is said to be headlined by ADCC vets Keenan Cornelius and Craig Jones. View this post on Instagram December 9 the smurf is getting...
EBI Is Switching To Combat Jiu-Jitsu – No More Sub Only
Oct 11, 2018BJJEE
Eddie Bravo Invitational is the event that gave birth to the Danaher Death Squad. In spite of the founder’s desire to shine a bright spotlight on 10th Planet style, after the initial 2,3...
Eddie Cummings Started BJJ at 26 And Changed His Whole Life For The Gentle Art
Aug 18, 2018BJJEE
Some liken a profession to a calling and it was certainly just that in case of Eddie Cummings. Two time EBI victor started bjj at the ripe old age of 26. This mirrors some other champions who have...
We Have a Date & Opponnent for Garry Tonon’s MMA Debut
Mar 06, 2018BJJEE
We have a date and opponent for Grappling champion Garry Tonon’s MMA debut. In the co-main event of One Championship 68 in Bangkok, Thailand, Tonon (0-0) will face Richard Corminal (4-3) in a...
Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds 1 – Full Show
Jan 16, 2018BJJEE
The world premier of Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds (CJJW 1) crowns both a lightweight and bantamweight champion. As seen in past EBI events, the CJJ grappling format allows for palm strikes en route to the...
First Para Jiu-Jitsu Athlete Was Featured On Fight To Win Card
Jan 13, 2018BJJEE
Fight To Win Pro has crossed a very interesting landmark. For the first time in 40+ editions it was set to feature a para jiu jitsu athlete. Tyler Brey comped against Ryan Jennerjohn!...
Recounting Garry Tonon’s Best Moments As He Announces Hiatus From Grappling Competitions
Dec 11, 2017BJJEE
Garry Tonon has been most exciting to watch through the years. From his breakout performances at ADCC 2013 against Kron Gracie and the Kit Dale Metamoris 4 match through current day...
Submission Underground 6 Reveals Matches: Gilbert Burns and Jake Shields to Headline
Nov 18, 2017BJJEE
Chael Sonnen’s promotion Submission Underground attracted much publicity initially due to ability to attract and pair UFC fighters with top notch sport bjj competitors. However...
Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds – Results Plus That Slap Tko
Nov 13, 2017BJJEE
Combat jiu jitsu was born over 4 years ago but you could say that it hasn’t lived upto this point. The really apparent thing was how much this simple form of striking changes the...
EBI 13 Crowns Victors in Combat Jiu Jitsu And Lightweight Division
Oct 23, 2017BJJEE
Eddie Bravo Invitational just had it’s 13th edition. In a super stacked event plenty of ADCC vets measured their strengths against each other. In the combat jiu jitsu portion:...
Garry Tonon Has Signed a deal to join ONE Championship As an MMA Fighter
Oct 16, 2017BJJEE
Garry Tonon didn’t waste a breath after the ADCC – days after announcing his MMA career start it has been revealed just where Tonon will take his talents. Garry Tonon: My...
Eddie Bravo Invitational 13th Edition Set For October 22nd
Sep 28, 2017BJJEE
13th Edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational has been set for 22nd October. The unique sub only event returns following an all female edition of the event. And this post ADCC edition is...
John Danaher and Eddie Bravo Exchange Congratulations Upon ADCC Success
Sep 27, 2017BJJEE
Danaher’s student Gordon Ryan was arguably among the biggest victors of the ADCC. Next to Ryan, Felipe Pena, Craig Jones, Vagner Rocha and Karppinen definitely put their best food...
Girls Finals, Renzo Superfight Plus the Bronze Medalists Revealed
Sep 24, 2017BJJEE
More exciting matches are ahead but most of 3rd place fights have been finished. As for 3rd place finishers, Tonon lost his medal in a dominant performance by Vagner Rocha who had him...
