MMA Legend Gilbert Yvel Gets Promoted From BJJ Purple Belt To Black Belt
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The Dutch MMA legend, Gilbert Yvel, has recently been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! His coaches, Remco Pardoel and Marcelo Andreoli, promoted him a few weeks ago from the...
BJJ Guy Performs Funny & Viral Social Experiment: “White Belts Are People Too”
Jan 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Would you fist bump a random guy on the street? Well, it appears that you would if he had a black belt wrapped around his waist… But if he were to have a white belt, well, you’d probably...
KSW Announces Unique Gi Fight: BJJ vs Judo Black Belt
Jan 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
KSW, the prominent Polish MMA promotion, has announced an extraordinary matchup for their upcoming event, “XTB KSW Epic”… As this event will feature an MMA match between BJJ black...
Ahmed Best, Actor Who Portrayed Jar Jar Binks in “Star Wars”, Is A BJJ Black Belt
Jan 20, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that Ahmed Best, the actor who portrayed the (in)famous Jar Jar Binks character in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, is a BJJ black belt? Best has been training for a long time and has a...
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Promoted To BJJ Black Belt
Jan 07, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Maynard James Keenan – an American progressive metal singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor best known as the vocalist for Grammy Award-winning American progressive...
Ben Kunzle, Paralyzed BJJ Athlete, Promoted To Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Jan 04, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Ben Kunzle, a paralyzed Jiu-Jitsu athlete, has been promoted to the rank of black belt by his coach Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu! This achievement marks a significant milestone in Kunzle’s life,...
Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu Promoted To 5th Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Dec 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, a well-known BJJ competitor and the founder of “Fight Sports”, has recently achieved a significant milestone… As he has been promoted to 5th...
Eddie Bravo Gets Promoted To 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt
Oct 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Eddie Bravo, the brain behind 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, has been promoted to 4th degree BJJ black belt! The promotion took place by none other than his seasoned mentor and BJJ legend, Jean Jacques...
Here Are 3 Submissions That Every BJJ Black Belt Should Know
Oct 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Sure, defense is paramount in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… But if you want to become not just good, but excellent – then you have to learn submissions. Though, you can’t really learn and...
Ffion Davies Promotes Her First BJJ Black Belt – Rosa Walsh
Sep 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ffion Davies has just promoted her first BJJ black belt! Rosa Walsh, top Irish athlete, was promoted to the black belt rank. Davies shared the awesome news via social media: A huge honour to promote...
Conor McGregor Promoted To BJJ Black Belt: “20 Years Of Hard Work”
Sep 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Conor McGregor, former two-division UFC champion and arguably the most famous MMA fighter in the world, has been promoted to BJJ black belt! Promotion took place last Monday (September 4), with the...
Gunnar Nelson Talks Receiving BJJ Black Belt In 4 Years: “It’s About The Time You Spend On The Mats”
Aug 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Gunnar Nelson is an MMA legend, currently competing in the UFC welterweight division. He is also a very skilled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete, who earned his black belt from none other than Renzo...
Tom DeBlass Promoted To 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt
Jul 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tom DeBlass, one of the most recognized and respected personalities in the BJJ world, has been promoted to 4th degree BJJ black belt! The promotion took place just a few hours ago, by DeBlass’...
Cole Abate Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Guilherme Mendes
Jul 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Cole Abate, the 18-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prodigy, has been promoted to BJJ black belt! The promotion took place at the IBJJF Asian Championships in Nagoya (Japan). His coach, Guilherme Mendes,...
Rayron Gracie: “I’m The First Gracie Man To Receive A Black Belt From A Woman”
Jul 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rayron Gracie has been promoted to BJJ black belt a few weeks back by Kyra Gracie, after winning the brown belt absolute division at the 2023 IBJJF World Championship… And he is proud of that...
Rayron Gracie Promoted To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Jun 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rayron Gracie has just been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! The promotion took place last night and he was promoted by none other than his cousin – Kyra Gracie: ...
10th Planet’s Nathan Orchard Promoted To 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt
Jun 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nathan Orchard, one of the most successful 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu competitors, has been promoted to third degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! He was handed the promotion by none other than Eddie...
Caio Terra’s Emotional Black Belt Promotion Story: “I Was In The Second Place…”
May 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Earning your black belt in BJJ is the first step on a new journey. The exciting beginning of a new, lifelong beginning. However, Caio Terra wasn’t too ecstatic about his black belt promotion....
Lex Fridman Promoted To 1st Degree BJJ Black Belt: “Thank You For The Pain & Love”
Apr 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Lex Fridman, host of the popular Lex Fridman podcast, has been promoted to the rank of 1st degree BJJ black belt! He shared the awesome news on social media: I got a stripe on my Jiu-Jitsu black belt...
BJJ Black Belt Tim Welch Shares His Thorough Morning Routine
Apr 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Introducing a morning routine is one of the best things you could do for the sake of productivity. But if you don’t know where to start, it’s always good to look for inspiration! For...
Guram Kutateladze, UFC Lightweight, Promoted To BJJ Black Belt: “I Don’t Know What To Say”
Apr 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Guram Kutateladze has been fighting in professional MMA since 2010 and has, so far, amassed a 12-3 record. He had his UFC lightweight debut in 2020… And, just a couple of days ago, has been...
UFC Veteran Rani Yahya Promoted To 5th Degree BJJ Black Belt
Mar 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rani Yahya, UFC veteran and 2007 ADCC world champion, has just been promoted to 5th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! The promotion came after he spent almost two decades as a black belt –...
WWE Superstar Matt Riddle Promoted To BJJ Black Belt
Jan 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Matt Riddle, a WWE superstar, has been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt yesterday! The promotion took place at the Daniel Gracie academy in Orange County (Orlando, Florida):...
UFC’s Brandon Moreno Addresses ‘Fake BJJ Black Belts’: “It Depends On The Standards Of The Coach”
Jan 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Brandon Moreno is a two-time and current UFC Flyweight champion, who recently won his title back in a match against Deiveson Figueiredo. Other than that, Moreno is also a BJJ black belt. He was...
