Dos Santos: ‘I’m Still Team Nogueira But Am Training At Nova Uniao To Make My Game Evolve’
Feb 06, 2014BJJEE
After the news from Brazil 2 days ago that Junior Dos Santos was leaving Team Nogueira and moving to rivals Nova Uniao, JDS sets the record straight. He is still with team Nogueira but will...
Going Up A Weight Class? 8 Foods That Will Help You Gain Mass Without Guilt
Jan 20, 2014BJJEE
In Jiu-Jitsu most of us want to cut down in weight to make the weight class below. However putting on quality muscle to go up a weight class is a tricky issue but can be achieved with the right...
Mauricio Zingano, Husband Of Cat Zingano, Commits Suicide At Age 37
Jan 14, 2014BJJEE
Mauricio Zingano, a former mixed martial arts fighter, MMA trainer, and the husband of UFC fighter Cat Zingano, was found dead at his Colorado home on Monday night. Zingano reportedly committed...
Joachim Thumfart Of JJIF On Collaboration With UAEJJ: ‘Our Goal Is To Be The Main Worldwide BJJ Federation.’
Jan 12, 2014BJJEE
Abu Dhabi’s UAEJJ Federation (Which organizes the World Pro) has teamed up with The Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF which is the internationally recognized federation for sports...
Interview With BJJ Pioneer In Romania, Tudor Mihaita
Nov 14, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Tudor, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Tudor Mihaita and I’m the head coach of the Durex sponsored team: Absoluto BJJ Because...
Ginastica Natural With Serbia’s Srdjan Rokvic
Oct 24, 2013BJJEE
Another great video from Serbian grappler Srdjan Rokvic In Motion Ginastica Natural is a set of exercises developed in Brazil at the beginning of the 70s for the development of physical...
Ricardo Arona After Knee Surgery Aiming For UFC Return
Oct 15, 2013BJJEE
MMA legend Ricardo Arona, 35, was one ofbest MMA fighters of the 2000’s with a brilliant career in Pride FC, beating the likes of Alistair Overeem, Wanderlei Silva, Sakuraba, and Dan...
Mixed Martial Arts and Realistic Self-Defense
Sep 27, 2013
By Daniel Faggella Since the beginning of time, people have had to fight to survive. Luckily, nowadays we aren’t fighting mammoths and saber-tooth tigers, but the want and need to have the...
UFC 165’s John Makdessi: “I’m Not Impressed With Opponents With BJJ Black Belts…”
Sep 18, 2013BJJEE
UFC Lightweight John Makdessi (11-2, 4-2 UFC) faces Ultimate Fighter: Brazil veteran Renee Forte this Saturday at UFC 165 in Canada. He spoke to UFC.com in advance of the bout and here’s...
Great Brazilian-Australian Hope William Dias: “I’m Dedicated To Achieving My Dream Of Becoming A World Champion.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEE
William Dias is a Brazilian BJJ black belt and Capoeira master living of Australia. He is one of the brightest BJJ stars coming out of Australia. He runs his school Brazil Combat in Perth. In this...
Grapplers Quest Europe Complete Results
Aug 12, 2013BJJEE
GI RESULTS DIVISION FIRST NAME SURNAME CLUB WHITE ADULT FEATHER CAMBER BOHLEN JACK CLARKE AVT COREY SHIRES TEAM CAPALAD WHITE ADULT LIGHT WILLIAM HAYCOX...
Serbian Black Belt Nenad “Lata” Latincic: “BJJ Is Growing In Serbia & With A Spirit Full Of Enthusiasm.”
Aug 01, 2013BJJEE
Nenad “Lata” Latincic is a Serbian BJJ black belt under Roberto Atalla. He talked to BJJ Eastern Europe about his BJJ story, how he left MMA to focus on BJJ, his meeting with Roberto...
Andre Galvao: “I’ve Beaten Chris Weidman In ADCC, He Doesn’t Have The Tools To Beat Anderson.”
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
BJJ World champion André Galvão is helping Anderson Silva prepare for Chris Weidman on their UFC bout on July 6 – the main event of UFC 162 in Vegas. Galvão faced Weidman back at the 2009 ADCC...
Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral Retires From MMA, Returns To BJJ Roots
Jun 20, 2013BJJEE
Renato Babalu Sobral has just retired from MMA leaving his gloves in the center of the cage following a third round technical knockout loss to Jacob Noe in the Bellator 96 Summer Series Light...
Clark Gracie On Competing: “I Don’t Care As Much About The Victory, I Just Enjoy The Battle…”
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
Clark Gracie talked about what pushes him to compete in an interview with Pantarei.fr: PR : In a past interview you said that you only started to compete when you were a purple belt. Can you explain...
Training Report: Gracie Humaita In Israel With Moshe Kaitz
Jun 07, 2013BJJEE
written by Raphael Levy for Jits.fr (original article in French) I went to visit my brother in Israel on the occasion of the birth of my nephew. He and his family live in a small town in the north...
BJJEE Rising Stars: France’s Damien Migai
Jun 05, 2013BJJEE
France’s Damien Migai is a rising star in the the European BJJ scene. This 18 year old is 100% commited to making it in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. Damien spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe about his...
Gabi Garcia: “I have to get used to others being jealous because they haven’t been able to achieve what I’ve achieved.”
May 26, 2013BJJEE
Gabi Garcia has been dominating every major BJJ and grappling event since 2010. Nobody has come close to beating her. She will be compating at the 2013 worlds next week and plans to make history as...
Slovakia’s Michal Sobolič On Training In Abu Dhabi, BJJ In Slovakia & His Academy Gracie Barra Pitbull Nitra
May 20, 2013BJJEE
One of the nicest and coolest guys and in the Eastern European BJJ community, Michal Sobolič from Slovakia, sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe to talk about his Brazilian teachers, His team...
Leo Vieira: “Lack Of Organization & Offshoot Teams Like Atos Separating from Us, Is What Has Kept Checkmat From Being The N.1 Overall Team.”
May 20, 2013BJJEE
Checkmat team leader Leo Vieira told ADCombat why he felt that Checkmat still hasn’t dethroned Alliance as the overall team. He also discussed the success of Checkmat which features such beasts...
Gui Mendes: “I Have A More Versatile Game Than My Rivals. 90% Of Lightweights Only Fight From The Bottom.”
May 17, 2013BJJEE
Guilhereme Mendes talked in a recent interview with Kid Peligro of ADcombat, and discussed why he is so successful, and the training at Art of Jiu -Jitsu academy in preparation for the Worlds which...
Andre Galvao: “I Am The Only Person That Is At The Same Time A Head Of Team (Atos) & A Top Competitor.”
May 15, 2013BJJEE
Multiple world and ADCC champion Andre Galvao talked to ADcombat about his preparations for the IBJJF Worlds. He talked about his position as a team leader at Atos and a world class competitor:...
André Galvão Trains With BJJ Black Belt Sheikh Tahnoon In Abu Dhabi
Apr 23, 2013BJJEE
The week after he won the gold medal at weight at the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship held in Abu Dhabi, André Galvão received a special invitation: training with Sheikh Tahnoon Bin...
World Pro Champ After DQ of Keenan & Miyao, Kaue Damasceno: “My Victory Is 50% Mine & 50% For My Teachers.”
Apr 19, 2013BJJEE
With the disqualification of Paulo Miyao andl Keenan Cornelius for lack of combativeness in the absolute brown belt final, Kaue Damasceno ended up with the belt and the title. “When you do...
