Rafael Lovato Jr. Talks Retirement from IBJJF Competition: “I Feel Like I Have So Much To Say”
Jun 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Rafael Lovato Jr. has retired from IBJJF competition at the last, 2022 World Championships. Some days have passed since, before Lovato decided to voice his thoughts and emotions about the...
Rafael Lovato Jr. & Xande Ribeiro Retire From IBJJF Competition
Jun 06, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The 2022 IBJJF World Championships have been emotional, and not just because of the results. Rather, it’s also because two legends decided to retire from IBJJF, gi-oriented competition –...
Rafael Lovato Jr.: “There’s No Winning Or Losing In Training, Only Learning & Improving”
Apr 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
BJJ students often focus on “how well they’re doing in training”, but are focused on the wrong things. Namely, their rate of success is directly related to how many times...
IBJJF European Championships: Rafael Lovato Jr. Wins First European Title at 38 Years Old
Feb 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
This year has started off with a bang! The 2022 IBJJF European Championships (February 15-20), which took place in Rome (Italy), were extraordinarily exciting… With the “cherry on...
Jiutopia Camp: Train with Rafael Lovato Jr., Romulo Barral, Michelle Nicolini, & Marco Canha
Feb 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Picture this… You’ve just arrived to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a place you’ve never seen before. Actually, it’s a place that is different from all other BJJ gyms...
Raw Grappling Championship: Rafael Lovato Jr. Beats Adam Wardzinski
Nov 15, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The first edition of the Raw Grappling Championship took place last Sunday, November 14, in London. The event featured a lot of local blue and purple belt match-ups, as well as a black belt grand...
Rafael Lovato Jr.: “I Have 346 Matches as a BJJ Black Belt”
Nov 11, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
One of the most important things you could do for your BJJ progress is to compete as much as possible. Gaining plenty of competition experience at each belt level will spotlight the things you need...
Raw Grappling Championship: Rafael Lovato Jr. vs Adam Wardzinski
Nov 11, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is rapidly growing in popularity. On November 14 (Sunday), the first edition of the Raw Grappling Championship will take place in London; featuring exciting superfights and an...
F2W 180 Results: Rafael Lovato Jr. Keeps the No Gi Title
Aug 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Fight To Win (F2W) 180 event was stacked with exciting matches! In the main event – the No Gi light heavyweight title match – Rafael Lovato Jr. got the win against Gabriel Arges. And...
Fight To Win 177: Rafael Lovato Jr. Faces Alexandro Ceconi
Jun 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credit: Fight To Win (Instagram) Rafael Lovato Jr. is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend. He is a black belt under Carlos Machado and the most accomplished American Jiu-Jitsu athlete of his...
Rafael Lovato Jr. On Ways To Improve Your BJJ Almost Immediately
Jun 17, 2020BJJEE
So you’re improving in BJJ! But not as much as you’d like, eh…? No problem, we’ve got your back! Here are 10 easy to follow through tips that will help you improve in Jiu Jitsu by heaps and...
Rafael Lovato Jr. On How To Be Be Focused & Goal-Oriented For Better Results In Jiu Jitsu
Jun 17, 2020BJJEE
Not enough people progress or grow in life, and one reason for that is their lack of goal setting. Many people just live life in a very passive way, and there are some pro’s to that, but you will...
Gegard Mousasi Accuses Bellator champ Rafael Lovato Jr. of Using PEDs
Jul 04, 2019BJJEE
Last weekend, BJJ world champion Rafael Lovato made history. The undefeated MMA fighter (10-0 MMA) dominated and took a decision win over the dangerous veteran Gegard Mousasi in the main event of...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Set To Duke it out with Jake Shields At Polaris 9
Feb 16, 2019BJJEE
Polaris 9 has just stepped up in a big way. They managed to match two seasoned proven grapplers and two American veterans of jiu jitsu on their Polaris 9 card. View this post on...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Determined To Wait for Title Shot After Mousasi Back Injury
Jan 11, 2019BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. won’t be fighting at Bellator 214 after all. The news was first reported by MMAjunkie. Lovato was originally scheduled to challenge Gegard Mousasi for his Bellator...
Joe Rogan, Justin Wren & Rafael Lovato Jr. On Teaching Kids Martial Arts Principles To Prevent Bullying
Oct 16, 2018BJJEE
Joe Rogan has long been an outspoken enemy of bullying – and a jiu jitsu fan. As such it was no surprise he discussed the topic recently when he had a chance to welcome Bellator...
Rafael Lovato Jr.: It’s My Destiny to be Middleweight Champ
Sep 25, 2018BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr is riding high on his latest Bellator victory – against a seasoned grappling expert John Salter. “He definitely made it a war and brought out the best in me,” Lovato Jr....
Rafael Lovato Jr. Remains Unbeaten Following Latest Bout
Dec 02, 2017BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr has another victory in mma to his name. The bjj veteran was sadly forced to go the distance this time in Bellator 189 bout against Honeycut. He left the cage with an...
Rafael Lovato Jr. is set to face Chris Honeycutt at Bellator 189
Nov 23, 2017BJJEE
Much like Mackenzie Dern, Rafael Lovato Jr has also moved on to bigger things after Legacy Fighting Championship. After a successful debut at Bellator he’s booked his 2nd fight...
Following Latest Success Rafael Lovato Jr. Believes The Title Isn’t Far
Jul 15, 2017BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. put on another interesting performance. He managed to pull off the RNC following barely 2 minutes on Mike Rhoades. Lovato told MMA Fighting: “Regardless of who...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Gets New Fight Scheduled For Bellator 181
Jun 09, 2017BJJEE
Rafel Lovato Jr had a very impressive Bellator debut back in March at Bellator 174. And it looks like he’d be heading to the cage again rather soon. Lovato will be fighting...
Rafael Lovato Jr. vs Cortez Coleman- Legacy 62 Highlights
Nov 12, 2016BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. remains the Legacy Fighting Championship Middleweight Champion after 3 hard fought rounds. As soon as the fight went to the ground, the end was near for Cortez Coleman. The...
Get Ready For Cyborg vs Rafael Lovato Jr. @ Fight to Win Pro 7
Jul 15, 2016BJJEE
Fight To Win Pro 7 event is seriously upping it’s game. After couple of lackluster matchups they’re really onto something with exciting fight airing tonight – Roberto...
Rafael Lovato Jr. vs Cyborg Superfight In The Works
Jun 21, 2016BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. is fresh of his victory in Fight to Win Pro 6 and ready for new challenges! His next quest? Facing Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu. The fight between two titans has...
