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...
Tim Spriggs Wins Jiu-Jitsu Expo Brown Belt GP
Nov 10, 2013BJJEE
At the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, on Saturday one of the main events was the Brown Belt Grand Prix. 16 of the best brown belts in the world were put in two 8 man groups and fought each other. The best of...
After Being Cut From UFC, Eliminated By A Purple Belt In ADCC, Vinny Magalhaes: “I’m Starting From Scratch.”
Oct 25, 2013BJJEE
After being fired by the UFC , Vinny Magalhaes turned his attention to the defense of his title in ADCC . However, the Rio de Janeiro native, didn’t perform well in the world’s...
2011 Champ Vinny Magalhaes Feels ‘No Pressure’ To Win ADCC Once More
Oct 16, 2013BJJEE
Vinny ‘Pezao’ Magalhaes , ADDC champion in 2011 , feels relaxed on the eve of defending his title at the biggest tournament in the world of Grappling. Which will happen in China ,...
AD Pro San Diego Trials: Keenan Cornelius Takes Double Gold In Black Belt Debut
Sep 23, 2013BJJEE
Just a week after after getting promoted to black belt by Andre Galvao, Keenan Cornelius entered the black belt division with a bang. He submitted all his four opponents and won his weight and...
Copa Podio: Felipe ‘Preguica’ Wins Middleweight GP, Clark Gracie Clarkoplatas His Way To Victory, Leandro Lo Beats Calansans.
Sep 09, 2013BJJEE
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...
Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Aug 02, 2013BJJEE
Alain Pozo has been training BJJ and No Gi grappling for over 16 years. In this time, the sport has brought to train from his native Brazil to the US and to finally settle in the UK. He leads the...
Jiu-Jitsu Couple, Leandro Lo & Luiza Monteiro Win Double Gold At Rio Open
Jul 29, 2013BJJEE
The Tijuca Tennis Club, this weekend, was the seat of the Rio Open. The highlights of this edition were Leandro Lo and Luiza Monteiro . Both fighters won weight and absolute crowning their perfect...
Rodrigo Minotauro Receives 4th Dan On Black Belt & Declares: “I’ll Pay More Attention To My Jiu-Jitsu & Am Training To Fight Stefan Struve.”
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
After losing to fabricio Werdum in the UFC, Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira, who underwent surgery on his left elbow last week, is focusing all his efforts on his recovery. And, of course, is already...
TV Chef Anthony Bourdain After His First Jiu-Jitsu Training Session: “Once I Got Your Back & My Hooks In, You’re Screwed.”
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author and television personality. He is the host of Travel Channel’s culinary and cultural adventure programs Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations . Anthony’s...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Undergoing Surgery for Ligament Damage
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
After Minotauro’s loss by armbar to Werdum at UFC on Fuel TV 10, he will undergo surgery: Source: www.5thround.com “According to Nogueira’s coach, Luiz Dorea, the former UFC interim...
Buchecha vs Vieira: The Slaughter House
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
Written for BJJ Eastern Europe by Dan Faggella, a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu...
Metamoris II Results & Review
Jun 10, 2013BJJEE
The evening started with Victor Estima vs JT Torres: This was a 20 mins footlock battle with reaping (since this wasn’t IBJJF rules). The whole fight pretty much consisted of leg...
Obtaining 50/50 Guard From Virtually Any Position with Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida
Jun 07, 2013BJJEE
Written for BJJ Eastern Europe by Dan Faggella, a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu...
(Video Doc) Murilo Bustamante: BJJ vs Luta Livre
Jun 07, 2013BJJEE
In this video Murilo Bustamante takes us back to 1991 when Murilo took part in one of the most legendary Vale-Tudo challenges of all time, it seemed that Bustamante was destined to be in big events...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
2013 IBJJF Worlds: All Set For A Buchecha vs Rodolfo Absolute Final On Sunday
Jun 02, 2013BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira will step on the mat on Sunday (02) with a taste for revenge in the mouth, in the fight for the absolute gold of the black belts at the World Championship Jiu-Jitsu . The Carioca, who...
Ronda Rousey On Training With Mendes Bros & BJ Penn: “I Learned A Lot.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Armbar machine and Olympic Judo medallist Ronda Rousey recently trained with BJJ royalty . The UFC bantamweight champion trained this week with Rafael and Guilherme Mendes and BJ Penn, all Jiu-Jitsu...
BJJ Eastern Europe Rising Stars: Serbia’s Luka Radulovic
May 06, 2013BJJEE
Luka Radulovic is a rising star in the Eastern European BJJ scene. This 21 year old has been on a tear in the past 18 months competing and medalling in every local tournament and generally dedicating...
2011 Champ Vinny Magalhaes On China hosting ADCC 2013: “I’ve never heard of any Jiu-Jitsu in China…”
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
2011 was a perfect year for Vinny “Pezao” Magallhaes. In addition to four MMA wins , he won the Heavyweight category at ADCC by beating Fabricio Werdum in the decision. Back in the...
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Sunday March 24th
Mar 22, 2013BJJEE
Tune in here at 11am California time or 8pm Paris or Belgrade time on Saturday and at 9am California time/ 8pm Paris of Belgrade time on Sunday ( March 23, 24th) for the live play by play right here...
6x BJJ World Champ Michelle Nicolini: “I Will Switch To MMA After ADCC 2013.”
Mar 22, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame At age 31, Michelle Nicolini has had a solid and successful career in Jiu-Jitsu. However, the black belt did an MMA fight in 2011, and took a liking to it. She plans to resume her...
Magid Hage On His Famous Baseball Choke, His Goals At Black Belt & His Family Origins
Jan 31, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Magid, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Magid Hage IV, I’m 19 years old, BJJ rank = black belt for one month now. I’m from...
Lloyd Irvin On His Investment In BJJ’s Growth, His Team’s Success & Keenan’s Performance @Copa Podio
Jan 18, 2013BJJEE
Lloyd Irvin is the head coach of one of the most successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu schools in the United States. He has earned his place in Jiu Jitsu having successfully raised the games of tremendous...
