1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1720+ words) Following UFC BJJ 10 at the UFC Apex, Claudia Gadelha declared that the promotion has become a turning point for the sport she has competed in for over two decades. “UFC BJJ is the best thing that has happened to Jiu…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1094+ words) ADCC champion and jiu-jitsu historian Robert Drysdale does not understand why the world remembers Bruce Lee before it remembers Euclides Pereira, one of the sport’s original Vale Tudo legends. In a recent interview on The MMA Lab, Drysdale put the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (382+ words) Erik Paulson‘s martial arts education did not follow a single lineage. By his own count, he trained under roughly 45 different coaches over the course of his career, a list that includes figures such as Royce Gracie, Rickson Gracie, and…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (340+ words) Gianni Grippo has spent 25 years building one of the most respected careers in jiu-jitsu, from his early days at Renzo’s to the ADCC podium. So when he says open mats are largely a waste of time, it’s worth paying attention…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (941+ words) Bernardo Faria spent over a decade collecting titles on the biggest mats in the world, the kind of career that comes with two or three training sessions a day and a plate that matches that workload. Then in 2017 he stepped…...

6+ day, 3+ min ago   (440+ words) Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend and UFC star Bia Mesquita has spoken out against Ailin Perez‘s controversial celebration at a recent UFC event, calling the Argentine fighter’s behavior inappropriate and beneath the standards of professional mixed martial arts. Mesquita, a 10-time…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (479+ words) Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo once sat down on the JRE podcast to discuss an unexpected name in the jiu-jitsu world: Jonah Hill. The podcast host and his longtime training partner were clearly impressed by the Hollywood actor’s commitment to…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (379+ words) The world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments brings competitors from all walks of life to the mat, but when celebrities step into the arena, the stakes can feel different. Recent discussions sparked by Jonah Hill‘s comments about his BJJ abilities…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (356+ words) A quick-thinking 17-year-old with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training became an unlikely hero last Thursday evening in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, using his grappling skills to stop an alleged jewelry thief who targeted a woman through Facebook Marketplace. The incident unfolded around 6 p.m....

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (459+ words) Will, a paramedic with 15 years of experience, has found an unexpected tool that helps him manage the physical and mental demands of emergency medical services: Brazilian jiu-jitsu. What started as an occasional practice has become a serious commitment over the…...