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Justin Rader on Integrating Wrestling in your Jiu-Jitsu

Wrestling For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu “I had already had 8 years of wrestling experience,” Justin shared when discussing his entry into the world of BJJ.  Training with the iconic Rafael Lovato Sr...

Rare Video: Saulo Ribeiro vs Jake Shields in Grappling Match (Entire Match)

  This match happened in 2006 at PSL X Mission the pre cursor of Metamoris. Bruce Buffer, ‘the voice of MMA’, had everyone in the house standing as he announced the contestants for the...

Which Countries & Brazilian States Have The Most BJJ World Champions

  It is not much of a surprise that the vast majority of Jiu-Jitsu world champions are Brazilians that were born in Rio de Janeiro, but how about other countries and other Brazilian states?...

BJJ Black Belt On What He Learned From Henry Akins’ Seminar

  In BJJ, Rickson Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu is often seen as the most efficient style but is also the most hidden as it has only been taught to a select few and never on video. The person who...

ADCC Bronze Medalist Rustam Chsiev on EBI 6, Grappling in Russia

    If you’ve been following ADCC, FIVE Grappling or Graplers Quest for the past few years, you have probably noticed a strong Russian fighter by the name of Rustam Chsiev. He is a...

Andre Galvao to Face James Puopolo in Grappling Superfight

  ADCC champion Andre Galvao recently dropped of the EBI 6 open weight tournament but he will be active on May 7th at  Fight To Win Pro 5 in San Diego. Galvao will be featured in the Main...

3rd Degree Black Belt James ‘300’ Foster Denounces Black Belt Ego, Politics…

    Third degree Lotus Club black belt under Giva Santana, James “300” Foster (Foster Jiu-Jitsu) has a message for the Brazilian community regarding always keeping an open mind. Please...

ADCC 2015: Day 2 Recap & Results

  Here is the recap of Sunday’s action. Sunday will be the Semis and Finals, the open weight as well as the superfight between Cyborg and Andre Galvao. Make sure to support the sport and get...

ADCC 2015: Day 1 Recap & Results

  Here is the recap of Saturday’s action. Sunday will be the Semis and Finals, the open weight as well as the superfight between Cyborg and Andre Galvao. Make sure to support the sport and...

ADCC 2015: Final List and Predictions

  The final list of competitors for ADCC World Championships has been established. The event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 29th and 30th. There was a last minute change: Justin...

ADCC 2015: Final List of Competitors

    The final list of competitors for ADCC World Championships has been established. The event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 29th and 30th. The last invited competitor is...

ADCC 2015 Competitors List Update: Jared Dopp In, Joao Miyao Out

    The upcoming ADCC Worlds event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 29–30th August, 2015 in the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil.   According to the ADCC official...

IBJJF Penalizes Positive PED Tested Athletes; Galvao, Barral & Bia New World Champions

    After the positive PED tests of recent BJJ world champion athletes over the past 2 years, IBJJF has done the right thing and attributed new world champions in place of the ones that...

Renzo Gracie Out Of ADCC Superfight w/ Hughes; Updated List of Competitors

    Renzo Gracie is injured, faces knee surgery, and is out of the superfight with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes. The MMA legends were meant to have a superfight on Aug. 29...

2015 ADCC List of Competitors: Find Out Who Will Compete in the World’s Biggest Grappling Tournament

  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. The last...

Hector Lombard to Compete in ADCC 2015 in the 99kg Weight Class

    Suspended UFC welterweight Hector Lombard will compete in AUgust in the world’s biggest submission wrestling tournament: ADCC. After testing positive for steroids following his...

Kayron Gracie’s Return to Competition After 3 Years Hiatus at NY Open

    We hadn’t seen Kayron Gracie (son of Carlos Gracie Jr) in competition in the past 3 years since Metamoris 1 and his loss by Kimura to Rafael Lovato Jr. He came back last weekend...

Mackenzie Dern, Benson Henderson & Bia Mesquita Invited to ADCC 2015

    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 Gets a TV Deal in North America: Copa Podio on Fight Network

    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...

2015 ADCC: Invitations Are Being Sent to Top Grapplers Worldwide

    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....

Yuri Simoes on Keenan Cornelius: ‘I Hope He Uses His Worm Guard’

    After Rafael Lovato’s injury, Yuri Simões will now face American sensation Keenan Cornelius at Metamoris 5,held on November 22 in California. The pairt have faced each other...

Review: Saulo & Xande Ribeiro’s BJJ Library, Online Training Program

      By Guillaume “Gile” Huni When it comes to supplementing my game with online or video instruction, I’m very picky about what I will look at. Youtube seems to...

Romulo Barral: ‘Roger Gracie Is The Toughest Opponent That I’ve Ever Faced.’

      Multiple world champ, Romulo Barral , has faced during his career some of the greats of Jiu-Jitsu . The  black belt revealed in an interview with tatame, the main opponents of...

Gabi Garcia Announces Her Participation in Upcoming Metamoris

  During the jiu jitsu event ‘BJJ Stars’ sponsored by Brazilian website BJJFOrum, Gabi Garcia talked to the reporter Alexandre Martins about her upcoming MMA bout in Japan, where she...