BJJEE Rising Stars: Taylor ‘The Terror’ Guerra
Apr 12, 2014BJJEE
Taylor Guerra is the #1 ranked Naga Illinois Nogi Girl for 17 & under with a current record 109w 17L 92 SUBMISSIONS Naga 27* Champion, and all this at the young age of 13 years old!...
Mario Sperry On 2015 ADCC Superfight With Ricardo Liborio: ‘We Define Ourselves By The Opponents We Choose To Face’
Mar 23, 2014BJJEE
The late Master Carlson Gracie had assembled one of the largest armies of fighters in the history of Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. Among the big names are Zé Mario Sperry and Ricardo Liborio....
Rafael Mendes: ‘In 2014 I’m Preparing Metamoris, The Growth Of My Team & The Birth Of My Son.”
Feb 01, 2014BJJEE
3x BJJ world champion, Rafael Mendes added another title to his collection. Last weekend, the Atos black belt won for the third time the Europeans, held in Lisbon, Portugal. In the final, Rafa faced...
Sheikh Tahnoon’s Adopted Son, Faisal Al Ketbi Added To Copa Podio Heavyweight GP
Dec 19, 2013BJJEE
United Arab Emirates national, Faisal Al ketbi who is a BJJ brown belt has been included in Copa Podio’s 2014 heavyweight Grand prix. Faisal is the adopted son of Sheikh Tahnoon bin...
Teaching Jiu-Jitsu In An Island Paradise: Nick Unander In Paros, Greece
Nov 28, 2013BJJEE
Nick Unander is a black belt under Marcelo Alonso (Carlson Gracie) that teaches BJJ on the beautiful Greek island of Paros. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Nick talks about his...
France’s Luc ‘Doberman’ Rousseau On His Trainings In Poland & BJJ Travels
Nov 06, 2013BJJEE
Frenchman Luc Rousseau has been living a crazy BJJ life that has taken him all over the world with his gi. The BJJ brown belt is currently training and competing in Poland. In this interview with BJJ...
Dream Superfight Becomes Reality: Dean Lister Steps Up To Face Rousinar Palhares in Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight
Oct 22, 2013BJJEE
After being fired from the UFC , with Bellator or World series of fighting showing no interest in signing him and ADCC undoing the invitation for his participation, Rousimar Palhares is in a...
UFC Fighter Diego Sanchez Receives Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 01, 2013BJJEE
After years of training and competing in Martial Arts, Diego Sanchez can now add BJJ blackbelt to his list of accomplishments. Diego Sanchez is a TUF season 1 champion and former UFC lightweight...
Davi Ramos, Last Minute Replacement In Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix
Sep 04, 2013BJJEE
Source: Copapodio.com After winning the Nitrix Championship, an MMA event held in São Paulo last week, Davi Ramos has accepted the challenge of entering the fight for the Grand Prix title, according...
Great European Hope Laura Hondorp On Qualifying For ADCC, BJJ In The Netherlands & Training With Jordy Peute
Sep 04, 2013BJJEE
Laura Hondorp is one European BJJ’s brightest stars. She will competing in 2013 ADCC in China in October so watch out for her. In theis interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, the Dutch BJJ...
Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic On Competing & Training In Different Grappling Arts & The BJJ Scene In Montenegro
Aug 30, 2013BJJEE
Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic is a BJJ brown belt and team leader of Mata Leao-ATM BJJ Team in Podgorica. He has a deep history in grappling arts as he started with Judo, then traditional ju...
Flavio Almeida On His Recent Return To Competition: “It’s A Very Intense Experience & Valuable Regardless Of The Results.”
Aug 24, 2013BJJEE
Flavio Almeida is a Bjj black belt under Gracie Barra founder, Carlos Gracie Junior, he is also the brother of UFC veteran Ricardo Almeida. Flavio is a very busy person: a husband, a father,...
ADCC 2013: Latest News & Updates
Aug 22, 2013BJJEE
ADCC 2013 takes place on October 19 & 20 in Beijing, China 2013 world BJJ champion Gabriel Moraes is out due to injury in the U66KG. New competitors added: Lucas Leite at U88KG and JT...
Know Your Roots: Mitsuyo Maeda, The Man Who Brought Judo To Brazil Which Led To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 07, 2013BJJEE
As Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu players we need to know the story of Mitsuyo Maeda, the man who brought his own style of ground focused Judo to Brazil which later the Gracy family made so famous....
Claudio Calasans Confirmed To Face Leandro Lo In Copa Podio No Gi Superfight
Jul 30, 2013BJJEE
Copa Podio has just revealed that Claudio Calasans will be the mystery opponent of Leandro Lo Fight in theirb No Gi superfight in its next edition, scheduled for September 8 at Tijuca Tennis Club,...
Michelle Nicolini: “You Fight Gabi Garcia & Think That The Next Time You Fight Her, You Will Do Better, But It Gets Worse The 2nd Time & So On.”
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
Four-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion Michelle Nicolini has moved up to the medium-heavyweight. Her challenges for this year, however, have not ended: she will now try to honor her invitation to the...
Paulo Miyao Joins The Copa Podio Middleweight GP; List Of Competitors Complete
Jul 24, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame. The list of participants of the second season’s of the Copa Podio middleweight GP no longer has room for anyone else. On the afternoon of Tuesday (23), the event’s...
BJJ In Malta: Interview With Keith Darmanin
Jul 11, 2013BJJEE
The island of Malta in the Meditteranean a is a favoured tourist destination with its warm climate, numerous recreational areas, and historical monuments. Malta also has great Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ Eastern...
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...
Interview With South Africa’s First BJJ Black Belt: Rodney King
Jun 20, 2013BJJEE
Source: our friends at jitssa.net (South Africa’s leading BJJ website) Rodney King is currently a 3rd degree black belt under Rigan Machado, highest ranked BJJ practitioner in South...
Metamoris II Preview and Predictions
Jun 09, 2013BJJEE
The second edition of Metamoris Pro Brazilian jiu-jitsu Invitational is set to take place this weekend (Sun., June 9, 2013), live from Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif., featuring many of the...
Ryan Hall On His Metamoris 2 Match-Up With Bill Cooper: “Bill Can Beat Anybody In The World On Any Given Day.”
May 22, 2013BJJEE
Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt under Felipe Costa and one of the best featherweight grapplers in the world. A tough competitor in the Nogi professional circuit since he was a blue belt, he has...
Rodolfo, Xande and Leandro Lo Shine @ Copa Podio
May 06, 2013BJJEE
This Sunday, Rio De Janeiro was host to the Copa Podio. The star of the show was Rodolfo Vieira. In addition to helping GFTeam beat Alliance in the challenge between teams, the black belt overcame...
Demian Maia Named Top BJJ Fighter In MMA
May 05, 2013BJJEE
bleacherreport.com made a list of the best MMA fighters by each component of MMA (Striking, Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu) and Damian Maia was listed as the top Jiu-Jitsu fighter in MMA: “Sure, Demian...
