Tom Deblass Thinks Nicky Ryan Should face off Against Former Teammate Jon Calestine Next
Dec 28, 2018BJJEE
Nicky Ryan’s last 3 victories all came against seasoned veterans. Ryan successfully defeated Imanari, Hideo Tokoro and Phil Harris. However rumors were swirling over just how it is he came to...
Out Of Control BJJ Hazing: Unconscious White Belt Abused By Teammates
Dec 09, 2018BJJEE
Over the years we’ve reported on various hazing rituals – however this last one is truly disturbing. While there are many different promotion rituals perhaps the most famous is the...
Craig Jones’ Team Suffers Big as ADCC Cancels Kazakhstan Trials With One Day Notice
Dec 03, 2018BJJEE
ADCC recently cancelled the Almaty, Kazakhstan set ADCC trials. These trials were ADCC Asia & Oceania Trial 2018 – so a number of Australians got the short end of the stick. ADCC wrote...
Former Teammate Doubles Down On Accusations Of Doping Against Gordon Ryan
Dec 01, 2018BJJEE
Gordon Ryan has had quite a transformation since the first time he’s won EBI and got into the spotlight. Back then he was almost unrecognizable. View this post on Instagram ...
ADCC Trials Likely To Feature Clash of Nicky Ryan and Former DDS Teammate
Oct 31, 2018BJJEE
It’s ADCC Trials season and every nogi grappler is enthusiastic about it. But perhaps none more than EBI winner Jon Calestine. We’ve extensively covered the rift that was caused by Eddie...
(Video) Quintet 3 Team 10th Planet Squares Off Against Team Polaris
Oct 13, 2018BJJEE
Quintet has been quite exciting to watch. The goto event for a casual spectator – quintet has decided to try and attract a larger audience. After all, it’s featured on the UFC Fight Pass,...
Gordon Ryan Set To Appear At Quintet As Part Of Team Alpha Male
Sep 29, 2018BJJEE
Gordon Ryan seems to be making his way to Quintet. Gordon’s younger brother Nicky was already set to appear at the event as a part of a special match against Hideo Tokoro and now it looks like...
Mansher Khera In As Team Alpha Male At Quintet – Final Roster Released
Sep 17, 2018BJJEE
Quintet is fast approaching. Perhaps the most exciting event in grappling is a unique group challenge. MAnsher Khera – who was quietly ousted from Team Marcelo Garcia and is currently at Unity...
Escape The Side Control With ‘The Steamroller’ from Eduardo Telles
Sep 14, 2018BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
Eddie Cummings Confirms He Has Left Team Renzo Gracie to Join Unity Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 12, 2018BJJEE
Eddie Wolverine has had a tumultuous year. After a rumored conflict with John Danaher, Wolverine has moved camps several sources say. Back in February John Danaher shared why Eddie Wolverine and Jon...
Quintet Schedules First USA Bound Edition Featuring Winning Teams
Sep 05, 2018BJJEE
Sakuraba’s Quintet captured the audience’s attention. Where grappling can sometimes get a little dull with stalling it’s hard to apply that same approach to team challenges –...
EVOLVE MMA To Hold Global Tryouts For The EVOLVE Fight Team – Winners Set To Receive Monthly Salary, World-Class Training, Complimentary Housing, and Career Management –
Aug 31, 2018BJJEE
EVOLVE MMA To Hold Global Tryouts For The EVOLVE Fight Team – Winners Set To Receive Monthly Salary, World-Class Training, Complimentary Housing, and Career Management – EVOLVE Mixed...
GF Team Founder – Coral Belt Julio Cesar Pereira Returning To BJJ Competition
Jul 31, 2018BJJEE
GF Team Founder Julio Cesar Pereira has long had his bjjheroes page – because he is one. Julio Cesar started training Jiu Jitsu under Monir Salomão’s tutelage in 1974, and continued training...
Team 10th Planet Wins Quintet 2
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Team 10th Planet has pulled off an impressive triumph at Quintet’s official second event. Rules: Each team has 5 members Total team weight must not exceed 430kg Openweight Winner is...
Quintet 2 Unveils Teams Featuring Sakuraba, Satoshi Ishi, Joao Assis, 10th Planet Aces and More
Jul 12, 2018BJJEE
Quintet brings a unique experience to the table. Now after organizing a Quintet fight night a lineup has been revealed for the anticipated 2nd edition of the event that will be featuring a chosen...
Kurt Osiander Presents His New Academy After Leaving Team Ralph Gracie
Jul 08, 2018BJJEE
Some stunning changes come from the way of the bjj Mecca – San Francisco. So what just happened there? Osiander has been very popular for a number of years. Recently Osiander went on the...
Ralph Gracie: ‘Kurt Osiander Wasn’t Fired. He Left Our Team After 25 Years’
Jul 06, 2018BJJEE
Some stunning changes come from the way of the bjj Mecca – San Francisco. So what just happened there? Osiander has been very popular for a number of years. Recently Osiander went on the...
Andre Pederneiras Steps Down From Nova Uniao To Run Academy Open To All Teams
Jul 01, 2018BJJEE
Andre Pederneiras, leader of Brazilian BJJ and MMA team Nova Uniao, has announced that he is stepping down from his position. The longtime coach, will be instead focusing on his recent project Upper...
Rivals On the Mats, Roger Gracie & Buchecha Team Up For Unprecedented Training Session
Jun 27, 2018BJJEE
Two of the greatest champions in Jiu-Jitsu history Roger Gracie and Marcus Buchecha left their mat rivalry aside and teamed up to for an incredible BJJ summer camp between July 3 and 7 in Ibiza,...
Eddie Bravo Set To Appear At Quintet 2 with 10th Planet Team
Jun 16, 2018BJJEE
Over the weekend Quintet’s 2nd event took place however it was just a fight night and not a full blown event. Now Eddie Bravo has confirmed what Quintet PR first announced – EBI founder...
Quintet 2 Results: Team Carpe Diem Wins Team Grappling Tourney
Jun 12, 2018BJJEE
Quintet is a Kuzushi Sakuraba promotional grappling tournament that kicked off in April. Having made it to UFC Fight Pass the 2nd edition of the event went in a slightly softer direction. Featured...
People Will Forget Champions; Building A Successful Team is More Important
May 17, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs cascao bjj hard knocks out of Las Vegas nv. “The medals don’t mean anything and the glory doesn’t last. It’s...
Submission Underground 7 Features Tag Team Matchup For First Time, Streams Online
Apr 16, 2018BJJEE
Submission Underground was conceived along with Flocombat in cooperation with Chael Sonnen. But as things changed the promotion found itself struggling to get promoted the way it was...
Craig Jones Leads Team Polaris to Quintet Victory
Apr 11, 2018BJJEE
When Sakuraba announced his group grappling event many of us in the grappling community were baffled. How would a group challenge worked? As Quintet1 proved in association with UFC Fight Pass –...
