Jon Jones ‘Aims for BJJ Black Belt’ but Coach Won’t Promote Him to Blue Belt yet
Apr 15, 2015BJJEE
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has been training since early 2013 at Gracie Barra New Mexico under professor Roberto ‘Tussa’ Alencar. Like any former...
Video: A Whole Day with Gabi Garcia & A Special Message to Ronda Rousey
Apr 14, 2015BJJEE
On the second episode of the series “Gracie Hangout”, Cesalina Gracie brings a super exciting chat with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu World Champion, Gabrielle Garcia. The fighter...
Mackenzie Dern, Benson Henderson & Bia Mesquita Invited to ADCC 2015
Apr 14, 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....
ADCC Rio Trials: Felipe Pena Defeats Purple Belt Prodigy in Finals
Apr 13, 2015BJJEE
The Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club received this weekend, the Rio tryouts for the ADCC , which is the biggest grappling tournament in the world. The stand out athletes were of Felipe...
Ralek Gracie Explains Lack Of Gi & Women’s Matches in Metamoris
Apr 12, 2015BJJEE
When Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting asked Metamoris President Ralek Gracie why since Michelle Nicolini vs Mackenzie Dern at Metamoris 2, they didn’t have any more...
Only Man to Beat Kron Gracie 2x in Gi faces Leandro Lo at Copa Podio (Free Live Stream)
Apr 12, 2015BJJEE
The next stage of the Copa Podio has been scheduled. On May 9, the Heavyweight GP will once again take place in Rio de Janeiro, at Botafogo Gymnasium. Fresh off his win at UFC in...
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...
Jiu-Jitsu in Pakistan: Alisha Ahmad Spreading the Gentle Art in the Indus Valley
Apr 06, 2015BJJEE
Pakistan is a huge country with a population exceeding 180 million people. It is the sixth most populous country in the world, however Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is still largely unknown...
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...
Video: Spend the Day With Royce Gracie at His House & Academy
Apr 02, 2015BJJEE
UFC legend Royce Gracie is 48 years old and lives a quiet life in Torrance, California. The UFC 1 champion follows the Gracie Diet , trains self defense with friends and his son...
Croatian BJJ Black Belt Goran Reljic on Fighting in KSW, His Jiu-Jitsu/MMA Journey, Redzovic bros & more…
Apr 02, 2015BJJEE
BJJEE caught up with UFC vet, Croatian MMA/ BJJ Fighter Goran Reljic who trains under the Redzovic brothers (Eddie and Adem) in their academy in Chicago. Reljic has been training BJJ...
Conor McGregor on Why He Won’t Compete in the IBJJF No Gi Europeans & How He Feels about His Jiu-Jitsu vs Aldo
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
Last January, UFC number one contender to Jose Aldo’s belt, Conor McGregor announced that he would competing at the IBJJF No Gi Europeans which will be held in Rome on April 11th,...
Rolles Gracie on Facing Mariusz Pudzianowski: ‘It Won’t be Easy to Take Him Down’
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
Rolles Gracie will meet Mariusz Pudzianowski will meet at KSW 31 “Materla vs. Drwal,”. KSW is Poland’s premiere fighting organization and stands for ‘Konfrontacja...
Flavio Canto: ‘I Wouldn’t Refuse to Help Beth Correia vs Ronda Rousey’
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
One of Ronda Rousey’s idols is Brazilian: Judo legend Flavio Canto who is today a TV presenter in Brazil. The two – who are Olympic medalists in judo –...
Submission Series Pro: Canada’s Answer to Metamoris
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
Nova Scotia, Canada may seem like an unlikely place to make headlines in the grappling world, but a new event called Submissions Series Pro is making waves and turning heads. In January, the...
Watch: Ronda Rousey at WWE’s Wrestlemania Throws Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
Mar 30, 2015BJJEE
The WWE is a fake fights event which is indirectly connected to the UFC. Brock Lesnar, former UFC heavyweight champion, is also a WWE star. More recently, CM Punk, another big name in...
Marlon Sandro to Conor McGregor: ‘Come to the Favela. Let’s See if You’re Brave’
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
On episode six of the UFC 189 “Embedded” pre-fight video blog, McGregor end up in Boston. McGregor gets in Jose Aldo’s face and calls him a ‘Brazilian...
Ronda Rousey: ‘I Wasn’t Popular in High School, Cauliflower Ears & Ringworm Got Me Teased’
Mar 28, 2015BJJEE
If you thought that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was never bullied as a child, then you are wrong. She said that she had a few fist fights as a result of...
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...
Joe Rogan on Metamoris: ‘I Will Not Support Them’
Mar 24, 2015BJJEE
Word is out that the people behind Metamoris are trying to have the monopoly of the PPV grappling events by asking grappling athletes to sign exclusive contracts. The athletes would...
Garry Tonon Won’t Compete in Metamoris: ‘ Their Offer Doesn’t Benefit Growth of the Sport’
Mar 24, 2015BJJEE
Word is out that the people behind Metamoris are trying to have the monopoly of the PPV grappling event by asking grappling athletes to sign exclusive contracts. The athletes would only...
PPV Wars: Is Metamoris Bullying Copa Podio, EBI & Polaris?
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
The Metamoris 6 card has just been announced and with Josh Barnett, Cyborg Abreu, Roberto Satoshi, Clark Gracie etc..It is truly amazing, however the event for the second time...
Video: Demian Maia Shows Off Impressive Wrestling in Victory over Ryan LaFlare
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
BJJ and ADCC world champion Maia dominated previously undefeated Ryan LaFlare on the ground and with improved wrestling en route to a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)...
(VIDEO) Major Screw Up: BJJ Black Belt Referee Stops Fight After Harmless Guillotine from Half Guard
Mar 22, 2015BJJEE
Last night at UFC Brazil, referee Eduardo Herdy, who is a BJJ black belt and MMA fighter, stopped the Leandro Silva vs Drew Dober fight when Silva had Dober in what looked like a...
