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Cyborg’s New Weapons: Cuban Judo Olympian & Ronda Rousey’s ex Teammate at USA Judo

    Last month, news of Cris Cyborg being signed by the UFC came first as speculation when Cyborg called out Ronda Rousey:   “Lorenzo signed me. I’m back and coming for you.”...

Bisping on CM Punk: ‘He’s Making a Gigantic Mistake in Joining the UFC’

    Former WWE champion CM Punk was signed by the UFC in December 2014. The news shocked a lot of MMA fans as he has no MMA record, no prior martial arts background although at 36 years...

Felipe ‘Preguica’ Aiming For Grand Slam: World Pro, ADCC & Absolute Worlds

      Felipe “Preguiça” had an amazing past few months winning the Copa Podio MW, defeating Luiz Panza in the finals, and winning the IBJJF Worlds defeating Andre Galvao. Could...

Mackenzie Dern, Benson Henderson & Bia Mesquita Invited to ADCC 2015

    The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....

ADCC Rio Trials: Felipe Pena Defeats Purple Belt Prodigy in Finals

    The Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club received this weekend, the Rio tryouts for the ADCC , which is the biggest grappling tournament in the world.  The stand out athletes were of Felipe...

MMA in Russia: Political Games

    MMA is highly politicized in Russia. It’s not surprising when Russian president Vladimir Putin, a Judo 6th degree black belt and Sambo Master of Sport, is a huge supporter of...

Rickson’s Student Reveals New Details on Yoji Anjo Challenge Fight Story

    The Yoji Anjo challenge match that happened in Rickson Gracie’s academy in LA is the stuff of legends. The only copy of the tape is held by Rickson, and he has never released it....

Flavio Canto Names Top 5 Fighters That Best Use Judo in MMA

    Flávio Canto is a Brazilian judo champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the – 81 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He...

Watch: Renato Laranja Invades Studio 540!

      This is what happens when 27 time world BJJ Champion Mestre Renato Laranja invades Studio 540… Studio 540 is a non affiliated jiu-jitsu school which last year hosted 22...

Chechen Jiu-Jitsu: Caucasus Grappler Counters Single Leg Takedown with Flying Armbar!

    Check out this crazy technique seen in Russia during a competition, from a Caucasus grappler: [fbvideo link=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1412994885675454] BJJ is growing in the...

Ralek Gracie Details ‘The Road To Metamoris’ Reality Show

    Metamoris last month announced that it was hosting a secret tournament for heavyweight grapplers from all over the world to compete for a chance for a spot in the next Metamoris and to...

BJJ Gets a TV Deal in North America: Copa Podio on Fight Network

    Historic news for Jiu-Jitsu: Copa Podio has signed a partnership with Fight Network, the biggest fight channel on Canadian television. From now on, all Copa Podio events will be...

2015 ADCC: Invitations Are Being Sent to Top Grapplers Worldwide

    The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....

Metamoris 6: Joe Lauzon vs Dillon Danis Confirmed

    UFC lightweight and BJJ brown belt Joe Lauzon will be on the card of the next Metamoris card. Metamoris 6 will be held on May 9th 2015. The grappling event features matches of 20...

Job Offer BJJ Black Belt in Russia: Will Get Food, Shelter & Beautiful Wife

    2004 Olympic Wrestling gold medalist Aleksey Mishin from Russia is looking a BJJ coach and sparring partner to train him and his team in Jiu-Jitsu. Mishin won a gold medal in...

The Growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Mongolia (Video)

      Mongolia has a very strong grappling tradition with traditional wrestling and Judo being the king of sports in that country. BJJ is catching up fast and is also benefiting from...

2015 ADCC Dates Confirmed, New Location, Kron, Buchecha, Galvao & More to Compete

    The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....

Funny Video: Epic Slams in BJJ Competitions

    In sport BJJ most of the standard judo and wrestling throws are legal even if they may look like a slam. Many BJJ federations do not clearly define the difference between a slam, a...

Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk Becomes UFC’s First Ever Eastern European Champion

    Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk has done it. She became the first ever Eastern European Champion in UFC History. Joanna Jędrzejczyk is now UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion. She...

Culture Shock: Japanese Shares Impressions of Training BJJ in USA

    Reddit member BJJ827 is Japanese and he shared his experience from training BJJ in the USA for 2 weeks. Interesting stuff:     “I’ve been to North America to see...

BJJ Black Belt Chris Westfall on Growing Jiu-Jitsu in Saigon, Vietnam

    Chris Westfall grew up in Grapevine Texas and started training with UFC vet Travis Lutter in 1998. In 2008 he went to Brazil and was introduced to Bruno Bastos and Nova Uniao. 2009 was...

Watch What Happens When MMA Fighter Talks Trash about BJJ & Faces Eldar ‘Yakuza’

    Eldar “Yakuza” Rafigaev is one of the biggest European BJJ prospects. This Half Moldovan Half Russian purple belt fighting out of Jungle BJJ in Czech Republic is a competition...

Ronda’s Mom, Ann Maria De Mars (World Champ) on Judo’s Worldwide Decline

    Judo is a massive sport. It’s in he Olympics. It is of course much bigger than it’s little brother BJJ. There are however some warning signs that it’s popularity is...

Watch: Abdurakhman Bilarov the BJJ Beast from Dagestan HL Video

    Remember the name: Abdurakhman Bilarov from Dagestan. He made a huge impression a few weeks ago in Chechnya at the Berkut challenge where he beat three black belts, submitting the...