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...
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...
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...
Ralek Gracie Details ‘The Road To Metamoris’ Reality Show
Mar 26, 2015BJJEE
Metamoris last month announced that it was hosting a secret tournament for heavyweight grapplers from all over the world to compete for a chance for a spot in the next Metamoris and to...
BJJ Gets a TV Deal in North America: Copa Podio on Fight Network
Mar 26, 2015BJJEE
Historic news for Jiu-Jitsu: Copa Podio has signed a partnership with Fight Network, the biggest fight channel on Canadian television. From now on, all Copa Podio events will be...
Metamoris 6: Joe Lauzon vs Dillon Danis Confirmed
Mar 22, 2015BJJEE
UFC lightweight and BJJ brown belt Joe Lauzon will be on the card of the next Metamoris card. Metamoris 6 will be held on May 9th 2015. The grappling event features matches of 20...
Job Offer BJJ Black Belt in Russia: Will Get Food, Shelter & Beautiful Wife
Mar 19, 2015BJJEE
2004 Olympic Wrestling gold medalist Aleksey Mishin from Russia is looking a BJJ coach and sparring partner to train him and his team in Jiu-Jitsu. Mishin won a gold medal in...
The Growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Mongolia (Video)
Mar 18, 2015BJJEE
Mongolia has a very strong grappling tradition with traditional wrestling and Judo being the king of sports in that country. BJJ is catching up fast and is also benefiting from...
2015 ADCC Dates Confirmed, New Location, Kron, Buchecha, Galvao & More to Compete
Mar 17, 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....
BJJ Black Belt Chris Westfall on Growing Jiu-Jitsu in Saigon, Vietnam
Mar 06, 2015BJJEE
Chris Westfall grew up in Grapevine Texas and started training with UFC vet Travis Lutter in 1998. In 2008 he went to Brazil and was introduced to Bruno Bastos and Nova Uniao. 2009 was...
Watch What Happens When MMA Fighter Talks Trash about BJJ & Faces Eldar ‘Yakuza’
Mar 02, 2015BJJEE
Eldar “Yakuza” Rafigaev is one of the biggest European BJJ prospects. This Half Moldovan Half Russian purple belt fighting out of Jungle BJJ in Czech Republic is a competition...
Watch: Abdurakhman Bilarov the BJJ Beast from Dagestan HL Video
Feb 26, 2015BJJEE
Remember the name: Abdurakhman Bilarov from Dagestan. He made a huge impression a few weeks ago in Chechnya at the Berkut challenge where he beat three black belts, submitting the...
French Judo Federation: Immediate Ban for all Judokas Teaching MMA
Feb 21, 2015BJJEE
This week it was announced that the European Judo Championships , scheduled for April in Glasgow, would not take place in the Scottish city. This occurred only eight weeks before the...
Wrestler Ed Giese Shares Insight on What really happened at the Foxcatcher Farm
Feb 19, 2015BJJEE
Fightinglifestyleuae caught up with Ed Giese, an original member of the famous Foxcatcher wrestling team which was dramatically portrayed in the academy award winning hollywood...
UFC Star Gunnar Nelson in Hilarious Video Dancing To ‘Chandelier’ by Sia
Feb 19, 2015BJJEE
Gunnar Nelson is an Icelandic mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Nelson is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was awarded his black belt...
Judo Politics: European Judo Union Ends Partnership with the UFC
Feb 14, 2015BJJEE
Last week, the UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, announced their involvement in the 2015 European Judo Championships, which will take place in Glasgow, UK in...
Battle of the Beasts: Jacare vs Yael Romero UFC on Fox 15 co-main event
Feb 12, 2015BJJEE
UFC Middleweight contenders Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero were originally scheduled to clash at UFC 184 on February 28th in Los Angeles, but the bout was put on hold due towas postponed...
Poland’s Kornel Zapadka Bags a Gold and Silver in Brazil
Feb 11, 2015BJJEE
Poland’s Kornel Zapadka has achieved an impressive resume of competition results in the past few years.The Polish beast is part of the booming BJJ scene in Poland, and travels often...
The Dagestani Brown Belt that Shocked the World, Abdurakhman Bilarov : ‘I’m Not Going To Stop Here’
Feb 10, 2015BJJEE
Remember the name: Abdurakhman Bilarov from Dagestan. He made a huge impression last weekend in Chechnya at the Berkut challenge where he beat three black belts, submitting the ultra...
Red Belt Deoclecio Paulo: ‘Fadda & Gracie Lines Share the Same Principles’
Feb 06, 2015BJJEE
Here is an interesting diagram which traces the roots ofJudo/Jiu-Jitsu or Gracie Jiu-Jitsu/ BJJ in Brazil. It not a very known fact that there were other sources of Jiu-Jitsu in...
History of BJJ In Japan with Takamasa Watanabe, Rickson Gracie Black Belt
Feb 06, 2015BJJEE
A few months ago, we had the chance to interview Marius Varlan a Romanian BJJ player that had been training in Japan. He is a student of Takamasa Watanabe, a Rickson Gracie Black Belt....
UFC To Sponsor European Judo Championships. Counter to IJF’s ‘MJA’ Mixed JuJitsu Arts’
Feb 05, 2015BJJEE
UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, today announced their involvement in the 2015 European Judo Championships, which will take place in Glasgow, UK in April, as...
