Let UFC featherweight Sam Sicilia explain to you the meaning of ‘sik-jitsu’
With The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale just around the corner, featherweight fighter Sam Sicilia wanted to make sure he was thoroughly prepared for his fight…
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Jacaré Souza Joins UFC, Says He Feels ‘Butterflies’
2013 marks the completion of Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza’s first decade as an MMA fighter, having made a spirited debut back at the inaugural Jungle Fight…
Chuck Norris recollects first jiu-jitsu session with Gracie family
As everyone knows, movie star Chuck Norris is the most dreaded man in the world, the moves he wields capable of knocking out Anderson Silva…
What Michelle Nicolini went through to win her fifth Worlds
The black belt Michelle Nicolini of team CheckMat won the featherweight division at the 2012 Worlds. With the triumph, the Rodrigo Cavaca-trained fighter notched her…
Ary Farias returns to Brazilian Nationals “indignant”, gunning for Isaque
A slight-framed fighter who commands respect, Ary Farias wasn't the slightest bit satisfied with his last performance in Jiu-Jitsu, last March at the Gramado leg…
Gui Mendes explains: “Posture first, technique second”
Last weekend, the fans from around Texas who crowded the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center for the IBJJF Houston Open were rewarded with a real…
Three questions for Lovato, the guy on the cover
What made you so confident? What changed in your game plan between the ADCC and the Worlds? Nothing really changed–I had the same amount of confidence…
ADCC: Rafael Mendes reflects on winning yet another title
Rafael Mendes continues his dominant march at the top of the world featherweight heap. The Atos ace won the world championship for the second time…
Cobrinha’s post-ADCC 2011 return
One of the big names of ADCC 2011, our GMA Rubens Charles Maciel returned to his academy in Hollywood, California, from England with a silver…
Though focused on teaching, Della Monica strikes gold at Nationals
Gracie Barra’s Philipe Della Monica really turned it on at the American Nationals last weekend. The lightweight black belt had two matches in his weight…
Rafa Mendes: “Nobody trains to be second”
Current under-66kg champion of the ADCC Rafael Mendes was training with Sheikh Tahnoon in Abu Dhabi this year when he mentioned to ADCC organizer Guy…
Through to Abu Dhabi, Luiza Monteiro learning from boyfriend Lo
Luiza Monteiro has been carving out a place for herself among the big names of female Jiu-Jitsu. This year the CheckMat black belt took second…