Brazilian jiu jitsu related news and current events are published on this section of the website, from the latest results of grappling’s most established tournaments, to news about the important figures who develop this sport/martial art and other interesting topics.
Updated list for the Eddie Bravo Invitational 8 – middleweight belt. Scheduled for the historic date of September 11, EBI8 promises another solid grappling tournament under submission only rules, a movement gaining momentum in the sport’s American circuit.
The 2016 edition of the Guatemala Open (GT Open) will gather some of the biggest stars in the sport of jiu jitsu, for a series of super fights that will gather the attention of grappling’s media and fans. On this article, we go through the superfight match-ups that will take place on October this year.
As we reach the half-term of jiu jitsu’s yearly run and enter into the no-gi portion of 2016, we look back at the gi …
Full results of all the superfights in Metamoris 7, a card headlined by the president of the grappling promotion, Ralek Gracie vs Garry Tonon, one of the top figures of our sport.
One of the best featherweight tournaments of the year returned to Los Angeles on the 17th of July, 2016 to ascertain the king of EBI’s under 145lbs division. Here are the results of every individual match.
The famous Californian submission only jiu jitsu tournament is showcasing a full female cast for the 8th edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational. Meet the cast of EBI 8 here and support women’s BJJ.
Jiu Jitsu took Argentina by storm today (9th of July, 2016) with the 4th season of the famous grappling event that is Copa Podio. …
Many may argue that California is the current Mecca of jiu jitsu, though judging by the 2016’s IBJJF World Championship results, this myth may …
After the recent news broke out by BJJ Heroes regarding the cancellation of the open weight divisions in the UAEJJF circuit, the federation has released a public statement clarifying the issue and pointing out the reasons that took them to propose this controversial directive.
The United Arab Emirates Jiu Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) is one of grappling’s most prestigious and innovative institutions, being at the forefront of jiu jitsu’s …
Full card and synopsis of the athletes involved with the 4th edition of Copa Podio’s Middleweight Grand Prix. Expect fireworks from this incredible card with names such as Leandro Lo, Dillon Danis, Nicholas Meregali, Erberth Santos and co.
After news of the new weight restrictions in UAEJJF’s tournaments down to 110kg for men and 90kg for women, we went out and discussed the repercussions this new rule will have on the athletes, and capture what the competitors affected by the decision think about the new guide line.
Full results of the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation’s (IBJJF) World Championships, which took place on from the 1st to the 5th of April in Long Beach, California. Find out who won what in each individual match of this important tournament in grappling’s international calendar.
Eberth Santos was on fire at the Walter Pyramid today going through 4 opponents in the open weight division, including demolition wins over Romulo Barral …
The always thrilling open weight class of the IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championship is set to commence tomorrow, 5th of May 2016 at the …
Eduardo Lopes, or Duzão as he is called by his peers, has been grappling his whole life, but his 2016 campaign has exceeded all …
Arguably the toughest division in the whole tournament, the lightweight brown belt category of the IBJJF Worlds tournament is nothing short of stacked. Future champions everywhere. On this piece we go through a few of the many favorites to take the gold.
Alliance has continuously proven to be the strongest team to have ever competed in jiu jitsu, but can they repeat the deed again this year at the IBJJF World Championship? We show you a few facts about the powerful Jiu Jitsu team.
Fin out who is lined up to compete at the next Eddie Bravo Invitational, one of Jiu Jitsu’s exciting tournaments. The EBI 7 will feature a featherweight tournament designed to crown the promotions 145lbs champion.
On the 22nd of May 2016 the UAEJJF released a new directive that limited male athletes to a 110kgs. This position caused plenty of debate among jiu jitsu fans, but lacked an official explanation. We met with UAEJJF’s officials to understand the reasoning behind this measure, and found of new rules to be expected for 2017, which include a limit on the women’s division also.