Euro Open 2013: Watch Alexander Trans Pressure Past Léo Nogueira to Win
A beast from team Alliance, Léo Nogueira closed out the black belt absolute at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship with his teammate Bernardo Faria. In the…
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Watch Keenan Cornelius’ Double Battle with Miyao Brothers at Europeans 2013
At the 2013 European Open, which wrapped up yesterday in Lisbon, another chapter of the saga of Keenan Cornelius and the Miyao brothers was added…
Rodrigo Cavaca Returns to Europeans Careful but Confident: “There’ll Be a Lot of Footlocks”
Having recovered from serious knee injury, Rodrigo Cavaca is finally returning to competition. In Lisbon, Portugal, this weekend, the instructor for team CheckMat will be…
A Tribute to the Monsters of the 1st Jiu-Jitsu Worlds, of 1996
At the time the first ever Jiu-Jitsu World Championship came around, in Rio de Janeiro in February 1996, GRACIEMAG was still a newspaper, the UFC…
Watch How Jackson Sousa Dealt with Miyao’s Guard at Brazilian No-Gi Nationals
In winning the absolute division at the 2012 Brazilian No-Gi Nationals, CheckMat ace Jackson Sousa had to get past the guard of Cicero Costha Academy's rising…
South Americans: find out who came up big
With 1,200 athletes stepping onto the mats for competition, the 2012 South American Championship in Florianópolis brought some joy, adrenaline and peace to Santa Catarina,…
Sunday match: Jeff Monson vs. Kenny Florian
A seasoned wrestler who’s long been making the rounds at the ADCC and other No-Gi tournaments, Jeff Monson, 41, is still a force to be…
Nogueira and Leite Shut out South America Absolute
The current superheavyweight world championship and absolute world runner-up, Léo Nogueira’s trip to Florianópolis, Brazil, for the 2012 South American Championship turned out to be…
Who can stop Keenan Cornelius at brown belt?
Recently-decorated brown belt Keenan Cornelius, a jewel in the Team Lloyd Irvin crown, put in another sterling performance at the Long Beach Pyramid, last Sunday…
Who can stop Leandro Lo, the absolute No-Gi champion of Brazil?
The current lightweight champion of the world in Gi Jiu-Jitsu, Leandro Lo has just shown that beating him without the gi is an even trickier…
He proved Miyao’s guard can be passed
Nobody is 100% unbeatable. No guard is 100% insurmountable, however dangerous it may be. That’s what Felipe “Preguiça” Pena proved at the 2011 Worlds, in a…
Caio Terra compares Jeff Glover to Sonnen: “I’ll be wise to his little tricks”
GRACIEMAG: On the coming 14th, at San Diego, California event Metamoris Pro, you’ll be in one of the supermatches people are most looking forward to,…