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A run down through the top competitors in the adult black belt division of the IBJJF European Open in all weight categories.

The Eddie Bravo Invitational 6th event (EBI 6) and its US$50,000 prize money is starting to bring the attention of the biggest names in the sport. It has now confirmed that both the 2011 and 2013’s ADCC open weight champions will be making a run for the EBI open weight title.

With a prize money of $15,000 last year, the Marianas Open captured the attention of a few big names in the grappling world. The success of the event has led Marianas to repeat the deed, this time providing also prizes to the brown belt champions.

Full Results from Copa Podium’s 2016 Lightweight Grand Prix. With a card filled with the top competitors in the division and the new generation of black belts, the big winner of he event were the fans, who witnessed impressive performances from all athletes. The event also supported the “Cabras da Peste” vs “Vikings”.

Knowing the UFC as the gold standard in MMA, we decided to strip down a few of the organization’s stats – particularly those regarding grappling, displaying them here for the grappling audience to analyse.

Garry Tonon reigns supreme once again at the Eddie Bravo Invitational, this time stealing the lightweight crown of the popular grappling tournament. After winning the welterweight title on two occasions (2013 & 2014), the famous Tom DeBlass & John Danaher pupil displayed his versatility and his willingness to push the boundaries of jiu jitsu with a variety of submissions, from chokes to upper and lower limb finishes.

Full results of the black belt adult divisions at the IBJJF Irvine Open, a jiu jitsu tournament that gathered the interest of some of the top grapplers in the sport.

With our calendar approaching the end of 2015, and considering all the big tournaments are now behind us, we went back in time to rescue some of this year’s most incredible exchanges.

Since the 2014 IBJJF World Championship the “word on the street” was that we had seen the last of of Rodolfo Vieira in a gi. Unfortunately for us, the fans, the prophecy was not wrong and as expected the 5x World Champion has finally set his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut for the fall of 2016 with the Japanese promotion Real Fight Championship (RFC).

We just finished watching the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour, and it is safe to say it has been everything we had hoped for. …

In this article we go through the growth of jiu jitsu in the South American country of Chile, an effort undertaken by one of the most renowned teams in the sport.

Results of the South American Jiu Jitsu Championship, run by the IBJJF on the 28-29 of November 2015, meeting the best grapplers in the South American continent. Find out the results here.

On this article we go through some of the very best submissions in the sport of Brazilian jiu jitsu this year (2015) in the adult black belt division. Chokes, footlocks, armlocks and more.

On the 21st of November, 2015 we witnessed one of the greatest Brazilian jiu jitsu events of the year, combining some of the greatest grapplers in the sport today with some of Russia’s top submission artists in a fantastic mix of new blood and veteran class.

Commonly known for its guard work, jiu jitsu also has an intricate takedown aspect. In this particle we show a few amazing Brazilian jiu jitsu battles from the stand-up. Enjoy the takedowns!

With the UAEJJF’s plans of expansion well underway, the Federation is investing big in Europe with London having been chosen to host one of the prestigious Gran Slam Tour events on March 2016. But this expansion is not a privilege unique to the 8.5 million Londoners, the United Arab Emirates Jiu Jitsu Federation is looking to brighten the competitive landscape of other European countries such as France and Spain.

Final ranking for Brazilian jiu jitsu’s main competitors, gathering the results from the main federations of the BJJ world, doing an unofficial ranking in an attempt to unify the sport’s ranking.

Kron Gracie‘s opponent for the upcoming Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) event Rinzin Fighting has been announced: Asen Yamamoto. Much like Kron Gracie, Asen …

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 2015 and yet another edition of the IBJJF World No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Championship. The event has been gaining momentum in the …

As the troops prepare for the open weight division, the semi finalists of the IBJJF No-Gi Championship black belt adult division are now outlined. [divider …