ONE Championship Fighter Victoria Lee Passes Away At Age 18
Jan 08, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Angela Lee & Victoria Lee Instagram Victoria Lee, ONE Championship strawweight fighter, has passed away at the tender age of 18 years old. The tragic news were shared by her sister...
UFC Veteran Phil Baroni Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Girlfriend
Jan 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Phil Baroni, former UFC fighter, has been arrested in Mexico and charged with homicide for the alleged murder of his girlfriend. It was Tribuna De La Bahia, a Mexican news outlet, that first reported...
Bruce Lee Might’ve Died Because He Drank Too Much Water
Nov 25, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Bruce Lee, the famous martial artist and actor, suddenly passed away in 1973; at the age of 32 and at the peak of his fame. For years to come, the cause of Lee’s death was thought to have been...
Jason David Frank, Former MMA Fighter & “Power Rangers” Star, Dies At 49
Nov 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Jason David Frank, American actor best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the original Power Rangers, has passed away at age 49. Reports indicate that it was a suicide. Frank appeared in 123...
Antonio Inoki, Wrestling Legend Who Faced Muhammad Ali, Passes Away
Oct 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Antonio Inoki, the Japanese professional wrestling legend and mixed martial arts pioneer, has passed away. As confirmed by Yahoo Japan, he died at the age of 79 years old, after a battle with health...
Man Receives 3 Life Sentences For Murder Of MMA Fighter
Sep 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Aaron Rajman, a 25-year old MMA fighter from Boca Raton (Florida), has been killed in July 2017. Rajman’s house was broken into by four individuals; struggle then ensued and the MMA young...
Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida: “I Was Training And Crying Every Single Day”
Aug 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida has secured yet another ONE Championship win last Friday, when he submitted the former interim title challenger Kirill Grishenko via Heel Hook – in just 64...
Gene LeBell, Combat Sports Pioneer, Passes Away At Age 89
Aug 10, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gene LeBell is a true combat sports pioneer and one of the most beloved figures in the world of martial arts, who is also widely credited for making grappling into such a popular combat sports...
Gordon Ryan: “Leandro Was Fun To Be Around & One Of The Best Ever On The Mats”
Aug 09, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Some athletes and a part of the BJJ community have been fast to criticize Gordon Ryan for not issuing a statement following Leandro Lo’s tragic death. However, it seems that Gordon was simply...
Police Issue Statement on Murder of Leandro Lo: “The Military Police Regrets What Happened”
Aug 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s been a sad 24 hours for the BJJ community worldwide, which mourns the murder of Jiu-Jitsu legend Leandro Lo. Lo was shot and killed during a concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by an off-duty...
LA Police Officer Dies After Suffering A “Catastrophic Injury” During Grappling Training
May 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
According to the ABC7 Eyewitness News report, a Los Angeles police officer has tragically passed away after suffering serious injuries during grappling training. The incident took place at the...
Keith Owen, 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt, Passes Away At 52
Feb 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Keith Owen, a 3rd degree BJJ black belt under Pedro Sauer, has passed away at age of 52 while attending Sauer’s camp in Brazil. He was also a former Sheriff’s deputy and a firearm...
Seanna Widjaja, BJJ Brown Belt, Stabbed and Murdered While Breaking Up a Fight
Jan 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s a sad day for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community worldwide. Seanna Widjaja, a BJJ brown belt from Los Angeles, California, was stabbed and murdered outside of a 7-Eleven store while...
The Heartbreaking Story of Nick Diaz & His High School Girlfriend: “I’d Run Seven Miles to Her Grave Every Day”
Oct 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Nick Diaz recently came back from a long layoff to fight Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. He didn’t appear to be in the best physical shape; Lawler earned a third-round TKO after Diaz chose not to...
