NJCAA National Champion Wrestler Sentenced to 60 years for Spreading HIV
May 17, 2015BJJEE
Michael Johnson, a former student of Lindenwood University and former NJCAA National Champion Wrestler, has been accused of knowingly exposing more than 30 of his sexual partners to...
2015 ADCC List of Competitors: Find Out Who Will Compete in the World’s Biggest Grappling Tournament
May 16, 2015BJJEE
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. The last...
JDS, Royce Grace & Demian Maia Analyze Weidman vs Belfort
May 15, 2015BJJEE
Weidman and Belfort will fight for the UFC middleweight championship on May 23 at UFC 187 in Las Vegas. 3 of Brazil’s most famous popular MMA fighters talked to Portal do Vale...
Babalu: ‘Sonnen Showed Zero Jiu-Jitsu’
May 12, 2015BJJEE
Chael Sonnen and Renato Babalu Sobral competed in Metamoris 6 where they had an uneventful draw. Sonnen spent most of the match in Babalu’s guard. Babalu and Sonnen already fought in...
Renzo Gracie: ‘Weidman’s Jiu-Jitsu is Beautiful’
May 10, 2015BJJEE
20 days before his UFC bout with Vitor Belfort, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was promoted to BJJ black belt by Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra. He has been training BJJ since...
Babalu on Metamoris 6: ‘I’ll Submit Sonnen in Less Than 10 Minutes’
May 09, 2015BJJEE
Metamoris 6 will be held on May 9th 2015. The grappling event features matches of 20 minutes , submission only, no points. Former UFC fighters Chael Sonnen and Renato...
Polaris 2 Jiu-Jitsu Invitational Partial Fightcard Released
May 08, 2015BJJEE
Polaris has just announced some fight from their much awaited second event which will be held on Saturday the 12th September at St. David’s Hall in Cardiff. Live tickets on sale...
Injured Cyborg: “Barnett Went Too Far with Disrespect of Jiu-Jitsu. I Want to be the One to Take the Title from Him’
May 07, 2015BJJEE
Roberto Cyborg Abreu is out of the Metamoris 6 main event vs Josh Barnett due to an injury. This happens just 3 days before the event. Ryron Gracie will replace him. Cyborg still wants another...
UFC Champion Chris Weidman Promoted to Black Belt in BJJ
May 06, 2015BJJEE
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was last night promoted to BJJ black belt by Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra. He has been training BJJ since 2008. A standout in college, he earned...
Watch: Stipe Miocic Goes Back to His Roots, Trains With Cro Cop in Croatia
May 05, 2015BJJEE
Stipe Miocic may be an Ohio native, but his parents are both from Croatia. Miocic got back to his roots for his last fight camp, heading to the homeland to train with friend Mirko Crop...
Data from 12,000 MMA Fights Used in Online Betting Guide
May 01, 2015BJJEE
Data analyst Vik Singh took a database of 11,886 MMA fight records and analysed them to determine any trends with winning and losing an MMA bout. Why you may ask? Well to help make a...
Dutchman Michel van Rijt on Teaching BJJ in Russia: ‘Fighting is in their DNA’
May 01, 2015BJJEE
Michel van Rijt is a Dutch Judoka (former national team member in Judo and Japanese Ju Jitsu) who now lives in Russia and teaches BJJ at Rio Grappling Club in Voronezh. He holds a brown...
12 Years Later, Minotauro Wants to Rematch Cro Cop
May 01, 2015BJJEE
Rodrigo Minautauro Nogueira is scheduled to face Stefan Struve at UFC 190, in Rio de Janeiro, on August 1. The card will be headlined by the female bantamweight title fight between...
Hector Lombard to Compete in ADCC 2015 in the 99kg Weight Class
Apr 29, 2015BJJEE
Suspended UFC welterweight Hector Lombard will compete in AUgust in the world’s biggest submission wrestling tournament: ADCC. After testing positive for steroids following his...
Cyborg’s New Weapons: Cuban Judo Olympian & Ronda Rousey’s ex Teammate at USA Judo
Apr 28, 2015BJJEE
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’
Apr 24, 2015BJJEE
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
Apr 21, 2015BJJEE
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
Apr 14, 2015BJJEE
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
Apr 13, 2015BJJEE
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
Apr 07, 2015BJJEE
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
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
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
Apr 03, 2015BJJEE
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!
Apr 02, 2015BJJEE
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!
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
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...
