Old Guard vs. New Generation in 2012 Worlds brackets
The brackets with the eight remaining athletes, and which start this Sunday at 2 pm, feature a number of promising rivalries for the crowd at…
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Worlds 2012: Bochecha and Léo Nogueira comment on absolute final
How did the finalists train to reach the most coveted final of the World Championship? Check out the interview with the two best open weights.…
BJJ Worlds 2012 poll: who wins the absolute, and how?
With the absolute finalists having been determined this Saturday in Long Beach, we now know we'll have a first-time winner of the absolute this year.…
Otávio Sousa all set for Worlds: “You can’t let the opponent think much”
A Zé Radiola-trained middleweight, Otávio Sousa was the big name at the Spring Open, an IBJJF tournament that saw its first installment last Saturday at…
BJJ superathlete Rodolfo Vieira “opens” dressing room to readers
Do you remember when Jiu-Jitsu only cropped up in the news when some kid with gnarly ears would do something stupid? These days, things have…
Coach breaks down Jon Jones v Henderson: “Jiu-Jitsu can make the difference”
Further cementing his dominance over the light heavyweight division, the young Jon Jones put in a prodding and safe performance outscored Rashad Evans via unanimous…
The lessons in Paulo Thiago’s defeat at UFC Sweden
Caught by surprise just 42 seconds into his encounter with Siyar Bahadurzada, Paulo Thiago hit the ground unconscious at UFC on Fuel TV last Saturday…
What do black belts talk about?
Watch and learn from this behind-the-scenes video taken of the Gracie Barra training camp for the 2012 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ45dCQJbw4
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Claudia Gadelha with MMA return in Canadian reality show
Claudia Gadelha, one of the most promising up-and-coming female fighters in Brazil's MMA scene, is back. The Jiu-Jitsu black belt spent a prolonged period away…
A counter to Rodolfo Vieira’s trademark guard pass
USE THE HOOK TO SWEEP IN JIU-JITSU One of the most powerful weapons of heavyweight kingpin Rodolfo Vieira is his half-guard pass by putting pressure…
Zingano BJJ adds three new black belts to the team
GMA member Mauricio Zingano has just added three new black belts t his team. Matt Simms, Mike Mendel and Hans Thompson were the happy students…
Black belt bombshell trains to capture Strikeforce belt
Ronda Rousey, an Olympic judo medalist at the Beijing-2008 Olympics, has seven submission wins in seven MMA appearances—four as a professional. This coming Saturday, she'll…