2015 IBJJF European Championship 2x Gold Winners: Gabi Changes Strategy , Galvao Dominates
Jan 27, 2015BJJEE
The 2015 European Jiu-Jitsu championship which was held in Lisbon, Portugal – crowned many champions, but 2 stole the show. One was André Galvão and for the women’s: Gabi...
Yuri Simoes Shines and earns 5,000$ at 2014 IBJJF Long Beach BJJ Pro
Dec 15, 2014BJJEE
Photo Graciemag The IBJJF closed its 2014 calendar year last Sunday 14th of December, with the Long Beach Pro BJJ, in California. Highlights of the tournament, held for the first time,...
2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Tanquinho wins 2nd professional MMA fight
Aug 03, 2014BJJEE
The 2013 world Jiu-Jitsu champion Augusto Tanquinho on Saturday recorded his second victory in professional MMA. The Brazilian submitted Omar Castro in the second round in an event held...
The Power Of Two: BJJ’s Hottest Couples
Jul 26, 2014BJJEE
There’s no question that a couple that trains BJJ together will have an incredible bond. Many couples have combined their devotion to Jiu-Jitsu and to each other by enjoying the sport...
Weekend Recap: IBJJF Brasileiro, Las Vegas Open, Copenhagen Gi & No Gi Open
May 05, 2014BJJEE
The IBJJF had a busy weekend with no less than 4 competitions running at the same time in 3 continents. Here’s a recap of the action: IBJJF Brasileiro The 2014 Brasileiro...
2014 Pan: Atos Best Team, Andre Galvao Double Gold
Mar 17, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan American double gold Champion is André Galvão . The Atos fighter won weight and absolute, on Sunday in Irvine, California and left the mats, showing a shirt that read:...
2014 Pan: Galvao vs Lo & Bia vs Andresa Absolute Black Belt Finals
Mar 16, 2014BJJEE
Saturday’s action at the Pans hosted the brown belts and the black belt open weight. The black belt open weight final will be decided by two smaller fighters who took no notice of...
2014 Pan Preview & Predictions
Mar 10, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan takes place at the UCI’s Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California, from March 12 – 16. The IBJJF has released the official schedule and brackets for the Pan 2014,....
2014 Pan: Big BJJ Stars To Look Out For
Feb 26, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship will take place between 12th and 16th of March in Irvine California. The event will be available by live streaming on the the IBJJF website . Click here to...
Is Breast Size An Issue In Women’s BJJ?
Feb 22, 2014BJJEE
I was reading an article from ESPN The Magazine’s ‘The Body Issue’ and the subject was women athletes and how they deal with having breasts in competition. The article...
Five Grappling Announces 10 Trials & 1 Grand Final For 2014
Jan 11, 2014BJJEE
The fast rising FIVE Gi and NO Gi Grappling organization is thinking big in 2014. They will have 10 trial competition throughout North America culminating a invitation only championship at the end...
AD Pro San Diego Trials: Keenan Cornelius Takes Double Gold In Black Belt Debut
Sep 23, 2013BJJEE
Just a week after after getting promoted to black belt by Andre Galvao, Keenan Cornelius entered the black belt division with a bang. He submitted all his four opponents and won his weight and...
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...
ADCC 2013: Confirmed Names for -99, +99, Women -60 & +60 Divisions
Aug 07, 2013BJJEE
Here is the confirmed list of competitors for ADCC Beijing 2013. You can also check out the ADCC 2013: Confirmed Names for -66, -77 & -88 Kgs Divisions we now look at the Under 99kg, Over...
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...
What We Learned From Metamoris II
Jun 11, 2013BJJEE
Written by James Jayme A lot of people today are complaining about seeing high level competitors stay on double guard positions for the whole duration of the match, trying to rack up points than to...
Metamoris II Results & Review
Jun 10, 2013BJJEE
The evening started with Victor Estima vs JT Torres: This was a 20 mins footlock battle with reaping (since this wasn’t IBJJF rules). The whole fight pretty much consisted of leg...
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...
2013 World BJJ Champ Augusto Tanquinho: “I’m Sticking To My Word, I’m Dropping BJJ For A While & Moving To MMA.”
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
Source: translated from Portuguese from www.meiaguarda.com.br The IBJJF World Championships 2013 was a whirlwind of emotions. One of those great moments was in the final of the featherweight when...
Royce Gracie On Metamoris II: “Kron Is A Creation. He Knows What He’s Doing & He Trains Hard.”
May 30, 2013BJJEE
Ashley Burns from withleather.uproxx.com recently met up with up with MMA legend Royce Gracie and conducted an interview where among things, Royce talked about the Metamoris II card: Metamoris...
Kyra Gracie Will Compete @ 2013 IBJJF Worlds
May 13, 2013BJJEE
3x ADCC and 5X World BJJ champion Kyra Gracie has just confirmed her participation to 2013 IBJJF Worlds to BJJpix.com. Kyra is the first female member of the Gracie family to achieve such...
Event Organizer, Ralek Gracie On Metamoris 2: “We’ll Have More No Gi Fights & Judges Decisions.”
Apr 17, 2013BJJEE
The Metamoris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Invitational will hold its second edition on June 9 in Los Angeles, California, and the big event of the card is already set. Show organizer, Ralek Gracie talked about the...
METAMORIS PRO II INVITATIONAL ANNOUNCES BLOCKBUSTER CARD FOR JUNE 9TH PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT HEADLINED BY SHINYA AOKI VS. KRON GRACIE
Apr 16, 2013BJJEE
Los Angeles, Calif. (April 16th, 2013) – Metamoris founder Ralek Gracie announces the Metamoris Pro Jiu Jitsu Invitational II, staged live in Los Angeles at the historic Pauley Pavilion on June 9th...
AD World Pro Weight Finals: Rodolfo Impresses, Marcos Souza Surprises etc…
Apr 12, 2013BJJEE
In Abu Dhabi, the ultimate authority is the Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al-Nay Nan. But inside the dojo, the one who commands the country is Rodolfo Vieira. The athlete from GFTeam confirmed his favorite...
