The Top 5 BJJ Fighters In MMA According To Fabricio Werdum
Jul 19, 2013BJJEE
At the UFC in Fortaleza last month, the event reached a new record. From 12 fights, eight ended by submission, showing the strength of Jiu-Jitsu in the UFC. The black belt Fabricio Werdum, who...
Callum Medcraft, The Editor Of Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine: “There Are So Many Inspiring Characters Within The BJJ Community.”
Jul 08, 2013BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine is a great source of information for the European BJJ Community. It is the first BJJ magazine to feature state of the art big glossy interviews and great photography to...
Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira Ahead Of His UFC Fight With Frankie Edgar: “I Will Prove That I’m Not Just A Jiu-Jitsu Fighter.”
Jul 05, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame Charles Oliveira, (or Charles do Bronx) is a BJJ black belt under Jorge Patino, and one of the rising stars in MMA – today. The Gold Team standout made a name for himself fighting in...
UFC Vet Goran Reljic Gets Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Redzovic Brothers In Chicago
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
Croatian MMA and BJJ Fighter Goran Reljic has just been promoted to a well deserved black belt from the Redzovic brothers in their academy in Chicago. Read our interview with Adem Redzovic. Reljic...
Top UK Competitor Daniel Strauss On Why He Prefers No Gi, His Intense Strength Program & His Competition Goals
Jun 27, 2013BJJEE
Daniel Strauss is one of the top European BJJ competitors around, who is especially focused on No Gi. The student of Nick Brooks and Roger Gracie talked to BJJ Eastern Europe before his next big...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
BJJ Legend Roberto Traven: “In My Days, We Weren’t Training 3x A day & Focusing As Much On Strength & conditioning Like They Do Today…”
May 29, 2013BJJEE
In the United States since 2005, BJJ legend Roberto Traven has been living in Atlanta, the city where he runs his own academy. Double world champion of Jiu-Jitsu at black belt, he has been monitoring...
Rodrigo ‘Comprido’ Medeiros List Of Top 5 Jiu-Jitsu Fighters In The UFC
May 29, 2013BJJEE
Rodrigo Comprido is one of the leading names in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and knows the importance of training in the Gi for an MMA fighter. And in the UFC, the gentle art is well...
Gianni Grippo, Oli Geddes To Teach @ Open Training Camp In Copenhagen, Denmark in June.
May 09, 2013BJJEE
The training camp in Copenhagen, June 10-15th this summer, is shaping up to become the European BJJ event to participate in this year. A solid line up of instructors are confirmed, for what looks...
BJJ Eastern Europe Rising Stars: Serbia’s Luka Radulovic
May 06, 2013BJJEE
Luka Radulovic is a rising star in the Eastern European BJJ scene. This 21 year old has been on a tear in the past 18 months competing and medalling in every local tournament and generally dedicating...
Demian Maia Named Top BJJ Fighter In MMA
May 05, 2013BJJEE
bleacherreport.com made a list of the best MMA fighters by each component of MMA (Striking, Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu) and Damian Maia was listed as the top Jiu-Jitsu fighter in MMA: “Sure, Demian...
2013 Croatian Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship: Preview & Predictions
Apr 24, 2013BJJEE
2013 Croatian Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship is one of the best tournaments in the region. Tournament date Saturday: 27/4/2013 Competitor registrations Until: 23/4/2013 23:59 (absolutely no registration...
Fernando Terere Will Face Vinicius Marinho @Copa Podio in May
Apr 08, 2013BJJEE
Michael Langhi was supposed to represent Alliance in the team’s challenge vs GFTeam, however Fernando Terere will now replace him. The tournament will be held on May 5 in de Rio de Janeiro. The...
Oliver Geddes Becomes The First European Invited At The Copa Podio Lightweight GP
Apr 02, 2013BJJEE
It’s official UK’s Oli Geddes (Roger Gracie Black Belt) will compete at the light weight Grand Prix at Copa Podio where he will join such BJJ studs as: Clark Gracie, Leandro Lo (Last...
Marcio Feitosa: “Against Heavier Guys, Attack The Back…”
Feb 28, 2013BJJEE
Source: Gracie Mag What are Feitosa’s tips for lighter fighters to have success against heavier and bigger opponents? “I think we can divide the bigger opponent in two categories: the tall guy...
BJJ East European Open Results & Review
Feb 25, 2013BJJEE
It is safe to say that the first edition of the BJJ East European Open held in Zagreb, Croatia last saturday (February 23) at the West Gate shopping Mall was a smashing success. With over 230...
ADCC 2013 No Longer in Sao Paulo. Possibly Headed Towards China…
Feb 25, 2013BJJEE
ADCC 2013 Update. Source: Adcombat.com “As many of you know ADCC will be holding another World Championship event this year. We were planning to return to one of our favorite venues. In 2001...
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship UK Trials 2013 Review & Results
Feb 25, 2013BJJEE
The UK trials is one of the strongest trials in Europe. Many competitors from all over the world joined in the battle to qualify for the World Pro. Stars such as Jackson Souza, Maciej...
Marcus Buchecha Almeida On His Return To Competition, Fighting Rodolfo Vieira etc
Jan 27, 2013BJJEE
2012 was a breakout year for Marcus Buchecha. He won the double gold at the Pans and the Worlds making a big impression. He finished his year off, by dominating Roger Gracie at Metamoris Pro in a...
3X European Champion Luke Costello:”I’m Going For The Grand Slam In 2013, Double Golds In All Major Tournaments!”
Jan 15, 2013BJJEE
1) Luke, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi I’m Luke Costello, 23, BJJ Brown Belt, England. I train under Braulio Estima and my main titles are 3x...
Interview with BJJ Black Belt, Pedro Barcellos, Owner Of Atama Europe
Dec 18, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Pedro, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi guys, my name is Pedro Barcellos, I am 38 years old, from Rio de Janeiro, 2nd Degree Black Belt and I...
New Academies list
Nov 17, 2012bjjee
Here we keep the old list Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Greece Hungary Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland...
Slovakia’s Lubomir Repasky On His Beginnings In London & Fighting To Grow BJJ In Slovakia
Nov 15, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Lubo, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe My name is Lubomir Repasky. I come from Slovakia where I live, train and teach . I am currently a brown belt under...
University Professor at Day, BJJ Player at Night: Meet Macedonia’s Martin Mihajlov
Nov 13, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Martin can you please introduce yourself to our readers Hello BJJ Eastern Europe readers, Martin Mihajlov here from Skopje, Macedonia. I’m almost 3 BJJ years old and I’m training...
