Ronda Rousey on Difficult Childhood, Father’s Suicide & Vicodin Habit
May 12, 2015BJJEE
Ronda Rousey was born in Riverside County, California, the daughter of Ron Rousey and AnnMaria De Mars (née Waddell). Her mother had a decorated Judo career and was the first American...
Ronda Rousey’s Message for her Social Media Haters
May 12, 2015BJJEE
Ronda Rousey on social media and Twitter, her new book, and performance enhancing drugs in MMA / UFC. Ronda has this to say about her large contingent of internet haters: I never...
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...
Marcio Andre: From Orphan Born In Rough Neighborhood To BJJ World Champion
May 11, 2015BJJEE
At just 20 years old, Márcio André is considered one of the rising stars of the Jiu-Jitsu world. However, nothing came easy for the kid from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. He is a...
Ken Shamrock Wants to Rematch Royce Gracie, Insists on Royce Wearing a Gi
May 11, 2015BJJEE
MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock will be facing Youtube street fighting sensation Kimbo Slice at Bellator 138 on June 20th. Shamrock says that he also plans to rematch Royce Gracie and he wants...
Copa Podio Reveals New Rodolfo Vieira: Victor Honorio
May 11, 2015BJJEE
Written by Gench Gordo of skatesurfjiujitsu.com who reported from Rio: This passed Saturday in Rio was no different then the others – action packed & fun – However this...
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...
Chael Sonnen on Preparing for 2016 Olympic Wrestling Trials
May 10, 2015BJJEE
Chael Sonnen has just competed in Metamoris 6 where he had an uneventful draw with Renato Babalu Sobral. Sonnen spent most of the match in Babalu’s guard. Sonnen, who just...
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...
FREE LIVE STREAM Copa Podio Heavyweight GP, May 9th
May 08, 2015BJJEE
The next stage of the Copa Podio has been scheduled. On May 9, the Heavyweight GP will once again take place in Rio de Janeiro, at Botafogo Gymnasium. Fresh off his win at UFC in Poland,...
Ryron Gracie on Facing Barnett: “Helio Would Do it”
May 08, 2015BJJEE
Last night, Metamoris announced that Roberto Cyborg Abreu is out of the event due to an injury. This happened just 3 days before the event. Ryron Gracie stepped up to face the monster that is...
Watch: Female Grapplers Respond to Sexism from Metamoris
May 07, 2015BJJEE
Metamoris founder Ralek Gracie came under fire two weeks ago when he explained his reasons for only having one female match in 6 editions. He told MMAFighting.com in a statement:...
Roberto Cyborg Injured, Out of Metamoris 6, Ryron Gracie To Face Barnett
May 07, 2015BJJEE
Things are going from bad to worse for the Metamoris 6 card. They have just anounced on their Facebook account that Roberto Cyborg Abreu is out of the event due to an injury. This...
Metamoris 6 To Be Closed Off To Public, No Live Audience
May 06, 2015BJJEE
Word is out that this Saturday’s Metamoris 6 will not have an audience present at the event. No venue has been announced. The only way to watch it will be online on its Pay Per...
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...
Allan Goes: ‘Carlson Trained His Fighters to Defeat Helio’s Side of the Family’
May 05, 2015BJJEE
Allan Góes is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He last fought for the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League. Goes started practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at...
Joe Rogan: Brain Damage Possible Cause of Jones Lack of Impulse Control
May 05, 2015BJJEE
Jon Jones has been stripped of his UFC light heavyweight title and suspended indefinitely after being arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident. The 27-year-old turned himself into...
Meet Marcos Oliveira, World Pro Master Double Gold Champ
May 04, 2015BJJEE
This year was the first time that the UAE Jiu-jitsu Federation had the Masters Black Belt Division of the World Professional Jiu-jitsu Championship attracting top talent from all over...
Allan Goes (6th degree Carlson Gracie Black Belt) Calls out Renzo Gracie for Metamoris
May 01, 2015BJJEE
In this video Allan Goes explains how Renzo Gracie and himself shook hands and verbally agreed to a super fight at Metamoris. Its the one match left that Allan Goes from Carlson Gracie...
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...
BJJ Black Belt Jorge Santos on Ireland & Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle
May 01, 2015BJJEE
BJJ Black belt Jorge Santos lives in Dublin Ireland and runs the Atos affiliated Jorge Santos JiuJitsu. Originally from Brazil he moved to the Emerald Isle in order to make a better...
(Video) DC on Khabib: ‘We’ve Created a Trash Talking Monster’
Apr 28, 2015BJJEE
UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov went from knowing next to no English to being one of MMA’s best trash talkers! Khabib’s heavily accented English sounds badass and...
Update: Jon Jones Wanted for Hit & Run Accident, Official Police Statement
Apr 27, 2015BJJEE
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is a suspect in an early morning hit-and-run accident which left a pregnant woman hospitalized with minor injuries. The...
