Sean O’Malley Talks Transgender MMA Fighter Alana McLaughlin: “I Just Don’t Think That’s Okay”
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
UFC fighter and BJJ brown belt Sean O’Malley is the latest of MMA fighters who have voiced their thoughts and criticisms of Alana McLaughlin – the transgender fighter who had her MMA...
Wrestling World Champion Bo Nickal To Make His MMA Debut On September 24
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Wrestling U-23 world champion & NCAA All American wrestler Bo Nickal has just made a huge leap! The Penn State alumnus will make his MMA debut in an amateur fight against David Conley, on...
CFFC 100: Smith Taps Out Kamchybekov With a Tight Guillotine Choke
Sep 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) 100 took place earlier today, on September 17. It featured a number of exciting fights, as well as a Guillotine Choke finish in the main event lightweight...
Demian Maia Against Fights Involving Transgender Athletes in MMA: “I Think It’s Absurd”
Sep 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
On September 10, transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin won her MMA debut against Celine Provost. She won in the second round by submitting Provost by a rear naked choke. McLaughlin, in her past,...
ONE Championship: Garry Tonon to Fight Thanh Le for Featherweight World Title
Sep 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Garry Tonon needs little introduction. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Tom DeBlass and Ricardo Almeida, and is known as an extremely well-versed No Gi specialist. For instance, he fought...
Dana White’s Contender Series: Almeida Wins By Vicious Rear Naked Choke
Sep 15, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Dana White’s Contender Series season 5 is in full swing, with week 3 being the most recent one. The card displayed a total of six fights, which resulted with five more fighters being...
MMA Fighter C.B. Dollaway Awarded Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
C.B. Dollaway is a mixed martial artist with fights in the UFC and Rizin championship alike. He has a 17-10 professional MMA record and, although his last fight has been on December 31, 2019, his...
Transgender MMA Fighter Responds to “Nasty Comments” After Choking Out Opponent
Sep 13, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
On September 10, transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin won her MMA debut against Celine Provost. She won in the second round by submitting Provost by a rear naked choke, although it wasn’t...
Bellator Champion Ryan Bader Awarded BJJ Black Belt
Sep 13, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ryan Bader is the current Bellator heavyweight champion with a record of 28-6 in his professional MMA career. Now, he has earned yet another great achievement to his already successful fighting...
The Taliban Make MMA Illegal in Afghanistan: “Punching In The Face Is Prohibited Under Their Law”
Sep 11, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Shortly after the US forces withdrew their last troops from the Kabul airport in late August, the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Their takeover was felt throughout the country, and the mixed martial...
UFC Referee Mark Smith on Knowing When to Stop Submissions
Sep 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Being a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or a mixed martial arts competitor is hard enough… So could you imagine being a referee? It’s upon the referees to make a good judgement call when it comes to...
BJJ Black Belt & Former UFC Champion Jessica Andrade: “I Paid Off My Car And Rent With OnlyFans Money”
Sep 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Jessica Andrade is a former UFC Strawweight champion, with a pro MMA record of 21-9. She’s also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt – which proves a lot, since she’s earned 7 of these...
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida to Face Anderson “Braddock” Silva at ONE: Revolution
Sep 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida’s long-awaited mixed martial arts debut is just around the corner. He will step into the octagon for the first time on September 24 at the “ONE:...
Firas Zahabi on Gordon Ryan: “If He Puts His Mind to MMA, He Can Do It”
Sep 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Firas Zahabi doesn’t need a lot of introduction to his name. A black belt under none other than John Danaher, he is one of the most accomplished coaches in mixed martial arts; having coached...
UFC Vegas 36: Erosa Taps Out Jourdain with Darce Choke
Sep 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Julian Erosa took his grappling skillset to the spotlight at UFC Vegas 36. At 02:56 in the third round, he set up a slick Darce Choke and finished Charles Jourdain. JUICY J gets it locked in TIGHT to...
UFC Welterweight Vicente Luque Promoted to BJJ Black Belt
Sep 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Vicente Luque is one of the most skillful submission artists in the UFC. The welterweight contender now has “proof” for that skill, too; earlier this week, he was awarded his black belt...
ADCC Champion Michelle Nicolini Loses to Xiong Jing Nan in Fight for ONE Championship Belt
Sep 03, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Michelle Nicolini is one of the most successful female grapplers in history. She won a world title in BJJ for a total of 8 times, before she won gold at ADCC 2013. Recently, she challenged Xiong Jing...
Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre (1991): Grandmaster Carlson Gracie’s Team Wins Every Match
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Almost every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner has had the following thought run through his head: “How would Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fare against another martial art? For example, Boxing? Or Taekwondo? And...
BJJ Black Belt Kody Steele Dominates In MMA Debut: Wins by Knockout
Aug 31, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Kody Steele, a BJJ black belt and Combat Jiu-Jitsu champion, had a fantastic MMA debut at Fury FC 49; winning by knockout in the third round against Kane Lewis. View this post on Instagram...
First Ever Televised MMA Match (1963): Judo Beats Boxing
Aug 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Do you know when the first televised mixed martial arts match took place? It was in December 1963! More specifically, it was a fight between the “Judo” Gene Lebell and a boxer named Milo...
UFC Vegas 35: Pat Sabatini Injures Jamall Emmers with Devastating Heel Hook
Aug 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Heel Hook is one of the most damaging submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and therefore in mixed martial arts alike. That was proved once again at UFC Vegas 35, when Pat Sabatini used the Heel...
Neiman Gracie To Face Mark Lemminger In Bellator 266 Co-Main Event
Aug 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Neiman Gracie, a part of the fourth generation of the famous BJJ family, will be featured in the co-main event at Bellator 266. Neiman is a son of Carla Gracie and a nephew to Renzo Gracie. He has...
Mackenzie Dern Predicts First Round Submission Win in UFC Main Event
Aug 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
On October 9, Mackenzie Dern will compete in her first ever UFC main event. She will face against Marina Rodriguez, who is the number 6-ranked strawweight in the division. In a recent interview given...
Alistair Overeem: “Professional Wrestling Is Lame & Stupid, It Makes No Sense”
Aug 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Alistair Overeem’s first opponent in the UFC was Brock Lesnar, a great opponent who was one of the biggest stars of professional wrestling. Overeem beat him decisively on that day in 2011,...
