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Who Can Beat Gordon Ryan?

At this year’s ADCC World Championship, we saw Gordon Ryan become the undisputed king of grappling and probably the greatest no-gi grappler of all time. Gordon managed to conquer the +99kg division...

Everything You Need to Know About The Back Mount in BJJ

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

The Greatest BJJ Players in the UFC

During the almost 40 years that organised Mixed Martial Arts has been in existence, there have been some phenomenal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu players in the sport. While BJJ on the mats is a little...

Is Brazilian jiu-jitsu the beating heart of UFC?

SOURCE: Photo The UFC has come a long way in a short space of time. Next year, the organization celebrates its 30th anniversary, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion has become the pinnacle...

Mark Muñoz, ex-UFC Fighter, Loses High School Job After Allegedly Allowing Students To Fight

Mark Muñoz is an ex-UFC fighter who fought against the likes of Loyoto Machida and Chris Wideman, and has even beaten Demian Maia back in 2011. He retired in 2015 and became a high school wrestling...

The Story Of A BJJ World Champion: Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Michael Bisping Lets His 12 yr Old Son Lock Up Short Back Choke on Him, Starts Drooling All Over

Retired UFC champion Michael Bisping recently appeared on the ‘Happy Hour Podcast’ and ‘The Count’ showed how to set up a back choke. Bisping asked his 12 year old son Lucas to set up a the...

18yr old Mica Galvao Wins BJJ Stars GP, Defeats World Champs Lo & Hulk

BJJ stars, the biggest professional jiu-jitsu shows in Brazil had its Middleweight GP Saturday night with a usual star-studded lineup. The middleweight grand prix consisted of a stacked 8 man...

Made it Look Easy. Khamzat Chimaev Manhandling a Bellator MMA Fighter

If we talk about specialists in Brazilian jiu jitsu who are currently triumphing in the UFC , surely one of the first names that comes to mind is that of Gilbert Burns (along with Charles Oliveira...

Who Are the Best BJJ Stars Making Waves In MMA Today?

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Is This The Best BJJ Academy in Brazil?

If you train Jiu-Jitsu, which you probably do since you are reading this article, you should really go to train in Brazil to experience the full experience. Athletes Top competitors at all belts are...

Ryan Hall On Who is The Greatest Grappler in MMA History

Ryan Hall will make his much-anticipated return to the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 264, facing Ilia Topuria after a two-year lay-off. Ahead of the fight, Ryan Hall talked to MMA fighting and...

Brazil Training VLog #1: Training in Paradise & Toe Hold Trap by Gustavo Ximu

If you train Jiu-Jitsu, which you probably do since you are reading this article, you should really go to train in Brazil to experience the full experience. Athletes Top competitors at all belts are...

Before He Started Training BJJ, Chael Sonnen Had Self-Promoted Himself to Black Belt

Through the years many cases of self promoted jiu jiteiros were outed. While some excused themselves saying it was japanese jiu jitsu, a discipline they made out some outright owned it. Chael Sonnen...

Robert Drysdale Responds to Gordon Ryan & Mo Jassim’s Fixed ADCC Match Allegations

Former ADCC champion Robert Drysdale recently made an interesting video where he named the most successful teams in Jiu-Jitsu. He named Gracie Barra, Alliance and Atos. This provoked a reaction from...

Who Are The BJJ Practitioners With the Most INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS?

The rise of social media and its importance had an impact on almost every business sphere in the world. And, like it or not, BJJ is not just a sport but a business too! Those Jiujiteiros that have...

What Happened with BJJ’s Global Rise

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively new martial art. It was invented not too long ago and is constantly being innovated. This may be surprising given how it has spread around the globe and seems to...

Rickson’s Lesson That Changed The Life of Award-Winning Chef & BJJ Black Belt Alex Atala

What is the greatest quality that the student can admire in a good teacher? One of the most useful, undoubtedly, is that keen eye – which many call talent – to notice the mistake that the...

The Judoka Who Won ADCC : Sanae Kikuta

ADCC is known as the world championships of submission wrestling. Many will even say that because of the different ruleset, ADCC is not No Gi Jiu-Jitsu. ADCC has catapulted the careers of the worlds...

Gerald Meerschaert Will Give a BJJ Black Belt To Khamzat Chimaev If He Submits Him at UFC Vegas 11

MMA veteran and BJJ black belt Gerald Meerschaert is facing the much hyped Chechen-Swedish fighter Khamzat Chimaev this Saturday at UFC Vegas 11. At today’s press conference, they have made it...

Ben Askren Isn’t Yet Convinced by Khamzat Chimaev’s Hype Train

The Chechen Khamzat Chimaev is currently the UFC’s fastest rising star after he fought and won twice within a ten day period. He then went on to openly threaten Conor McGregor. Chimaev has a rich...

There are 5 Different Types of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts That You Will Encounter

Contributed to BJJEE by Garcia MMA (Be sure to check out and ‘Like’ their Facebook page) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of the most rapidly growing martial arts in the world. Partly due to...

3X BJJ World Champ/MMA Fighter Does The Unthinkable To Prove That His Opponent is Out

BJJ black belt Chad George made his much awaited debut for Bellator MMA in 2015 at Bellator. He faced Mark Vorgeas and won the fight via the infamous Von Flue Choke in the first round. George was in...

Self Promoted BJJ Black Belt Ben Askren Regrets Not Having Spent More Time Learning Jiu-Jitsu

Ben Askren has always been very critical of Jiu-Jitsu. After all, Askren famously self promoted himself to black belt in BJJ: Ben Askren Declared Himself a BJJ Black Belt & Slams Demian Maia The...