Fabricio Werdum Set To Participate In ADCC 2013 & Claim 3rd Title
Jun 20, 2013BJJEE
Source: tatame.com.br Since winning the Brazilian trials for the ADCC in 2003, Fabricio Werdum has become one of the biggest names in the tournament. In his first participation in the edition...
Vinny Magalhaes: “Anthony Perosh Sucks.”
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
Anthony Perosh called for a bout with Vinny Magalhaes and the UFC brass answered, booking the fight for UFC 163. Both are jiu-jitsu black belts, but according to Magalhaes, Perosh is not on his...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Undergoing Surgery for Ligament Damage
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
After Minotauro’s loss by armbar to Werdum at UFC on Fuel TV 10, he will undergo surgery: Source: www.5thround.com “According to Nogueira’s coach, Luiz Dorea, the former UFC interim...
Interview With Jeffrey Graham, Instructor @Carlson Gracie Las Vegas: “Nothing Is More Important Than Jiu-Jitsu.”
Jun 13, 2013BJJEE
Jeff Graham has been training BJJ since 1997. In this time, he has trained in Hawaii, The Philippines and Las Vegas where he is an instructor at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas. In this interview with BJJ...
Training Report: Gracie Humaita In Israel With Moshe Kaitz
Jun 07, 2013BJJEE
written by Raphael Levy for Jits.fr (original article in French) I went to visit my brother in Israel on the occasion of the birth of my nephew. He and his family live in a small town in the north...
(Video Doc) Murilo Bustamante: BJJ vs Luta Livre
Jun 07, 2013BJJEE
In this video Murilo Bustamante takes us back to 1991 when Murilo took part in one of the most legendary Vale-Tudo challenges of all time, it seemed that Bustamante was destined to be in big events...
50/50 Guard – The Savior or Detractor of Submission Grappling
Jun 04, 2013BJJEE
Writer: Dan Faggella is a Leg Lock Expert in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World – winning the Gold Medal in the recent No-Gi Pan Ams without a single point being scored against him. Dan has produced...
Fabricio Werdum On Upcoming Fight With Minotauro: “The first time I fought Nog, I was mostly just a jiu-jitsu fighter.”
Jun 04, 2013BJJEE
Many things have changed since Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira met in the 2006 PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix. They will now lock horns once again at UFC on FUEL TV 10 takes place June 8...
Benson Henderson Due To Receive BJJ Black Belt
Jun 01, 2013BJJEE
Ben Henderson is getting promoted to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, next Monday night, June 3rd. His Gym, MMA Lab will be holding a promotion ceremony from 7-7:30 pm. Benson has always competed...
Roger Gracie: “Buchecha Is Way Ahead Of The Others, But Still Hasn’t Beaten All The Big Names…”
May 31, 2013BJJEE
Roger Gracie is currently training for his UFC debut, on July 06, in the United States. However, the World championships of Jiu-Jitsu, which takes place from May 29 to June 2, in California, is still...
Royce Gracie On Metamoris II: “Kron Is A Creation. He Knows What He’s Doing & He Trains Hard.”
May 30, 2013BJJEE
Ashley Burns from withleather.uproxx.com recently met up with up with MMA legend Royce Gracie and conducted an interview where among things, Royce talked about the Metamoris II card: Metamoris...
Augusto Tanquinho Training With Ben Henderson: “I will Focus On MMA, After The Worlds…”
May 29, 2013BJJEE
Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes has achieved impressive results in 2013. World Champion at World proPro, held in Abu Dhabi, the black belt of Soul Fighters is one of the major favorites to win...
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...
MMA Legend Marco Ruas: “To Be A Complete MMA Fighter, You Should Spend 3 or 4 Years Doing Each Art.”
May 24, 2013BJJEE
Marco Ruas is an MMA/Vale Tudo legend that was UFC 7 Tournament Champion and is considered one of the earliest examples of the complete mixed martial artist, highly skilled in both striking and...
Ronda Rousey On Training With Mendes Bros & BJ Penn: “I Learned A Lot.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Armbar machine and Olympic Judo medallist Ronda Rousey recently trained with BJJ royalty . The UFC bantamweight champion trained this week with Rafael and Guilherme Mendes and BJ Penn, all Jiu-Jitsu...
Marcio ‘Pe De Pano’ Cruz: “When I Went To MMA, I Lost My BJJ.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Marcio Cruz ‘Pe de Pano’ is one of the most accomplished BJJ players in History. He was one of the leaders of the Gracie Barra competition team in the early 2000’s, where he was a 2...
Slovakia’s Michal Sobolič On Training In Abu Dhabi, BJJ In Slovakia & His Academy Gracie Barra Pitbull Nitra
May 20, 2013BJJEE
One of the nicest and coolest guys and in the Eastern European BJJ community, Michal Sobolič from Slovakia, sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe to talk about his Brazilian teachers, His team...
Rafael Lovato Set To Make History In 2 Big Events: Metamoris 2 & IBJJF Worlds
May 16, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame (translated from Portuguese) 2007 BJJ world champion and this yera’s Brazilian National champion Rafael Lovato Jr. will be at Metamoris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Invitational, which will...
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam 10-11/13: All Expense paid Trip To Compete @Grapplers Quest Brazil For Black Belt Winner.
May 14, 2013BJJEE
Important Black Belt Announcement! Grab & Pull and Grappler’s Quest have just anounced that the winner of Grapplers Quest Amsterdam (Adult Absolute Black Belt Division) will get flights and...
The Man Behind “We Love BJJ”: The Multi-Talented Wanderson M. Dos Santos
May 10, 2013BJJEE
We Love BJJ is one of the most popular Facebook BJJ pages, which produces daily news about all things BJJ related (if you haven’t already, go like their page). The person in charge is Wanderson...
Checkmat Australia’s Kit Dale: “Next Up Is The Worlds. I Go There To Go One Better & Win The Gold.”
May 09, 2013BJJEE
Kit Dale is a perfect combination of a badass BJJ player with serious credentials and real life joker. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe he talks about his background, his performance at AD...
GFTeam Rising Star, Jaime Canuto: “There Is No Other Place In The World With The Level Of Training Of GFTeam.”
May 08, 2013BJJEE
GFTEAM’s Jaime Canuto made a big name for himself in 2013 when he won his brown belt middleweight division at the Pans and beating UFC champ Benson Henderson on the way. In this...
2013 Brasileiro Champ Murilo Santana: “I Put A Hold On My MMA Career, I Missed Jiu-Jitsu Too Much…”
May 06, 2013BJJEE
Murilo Santana is a BJJ Black belt under the famous UFC referee Mario Yamasaki, who fights for the Sao Paulo based team, Barbosa Jiu Jitsu. Santana is considered one of the top fighters in the...
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...
