Video: Anthony Pettis’s BJJ training to face Max Hollaway at UFC 206
The main bout of UFC 206, set for Dec. 10 in Canada, looks like it will be a good one. Anthony Pettis and Max Hollaway…
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See 30 of Bernardo Faria’s omoplatas at a BJJ seminar
Absolute world champion Bernardo Faria has built a winning career for himself with an aggressive style and plenty of technique, and his seminars have become…
Check out the incessant movement of a no-gi duel between Garry Tonon and João Miyao
In August 2015, Garry Tonon and João Miyao were face to face in the first edition of the Grappling Super League. Other great matches also…
Bia Mesquita’s winning armbar at the Rio BJJ Pro
Held early in November, the Rio BJJ Pro shook up Tijuca Tennis Club in Rio de Janeiro. In search of glory and a share of…
Gordon Ryan to face Felipe Preguiça in one hour submission-only superfight
Felipe Pena “Preguiça” will fight Gordon Ryan, one of the biggest American grappling breakout stars. The match is scheduled for Dec. 17 at Studio 540…
Victor Honório, Tayane Porfírio win double gold at South American BJJ Championship
José Correa Gymnasium, in Barueri, Sao Paulo, was once more the stage to a great BJJ competition. The South American BJJ Championship, held Nov. 25…
Roberto “Gordo” Correa teaches a sweep from the pummeled half guard
Roberto Gordo is considered the creator of the half-guard. The BJJ black-belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. has a bevy of techniques starting from that position.…
Dillon Danis, Edwin Najmi, Bill Cooper to fight at the Five Grappling Super League
The Five Grappling Super League will return December 3 with an eight-man welterweight tourney. The Welterweight Pro Invitational, set to take place at Lincoln High…
BJJ black-belt Walter Cascão to give seminars in Michigan
BJJ black belt and GMA member Walter Cascão, leader of Cascão BJJ, in Las Vegas, NV, will be in Michigan on November 25 and 26 to…
BJJ against sexual violence: 8 ways women can defend themselves
BJJ is as democratic as it is functional, and, accordingly, it is sought by women who wish to efficiently ward off real-life abuse situations. Cases…
Ricardo de la Riva compares new and old BJJ rules, advises newcomers
A pupil of Carlson Gracie, Ricardo de la Riva has shaped many champions as a teacher, among them former Pride and UFC champion Rodrigo Minotauro…
The day a BJJ teacher graduated his own mom to brown
Elaina Botelho Soares is crazy proud of her son, BJJ black-belt Vinicius Vieira, of Kioto Gym in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. The admiration is such…