Atos conquers men’s adult title, ends Alliance’s 9-year streak
After nearly a decade of supremacy by Alliance, Atos Jiu-Jitsu has dethroned the team of Fabio Gurgel to become the 2017 men's teams champion at…
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Marcus Buchecha adds two more titles, ties Roger Gracie as a 10-time black-belt world champion
The 2017 Worlds is in the books. Graciemag followed every move from the event that crowned Marcus Buchecha and Tayane Porfírio as absolute world champions,…
Michael Musumeci becomes only 3rd American black-belt world champion
Michael Musumeci has made it to the exclusive group of non-Brazilian world jiu-jitsu champions. The Caio Terra Association athlete joins BJ Penn (2000) and Rafael…
See the final results of the 2017 Worlds
WOMEN'S Rooster Rikako Yuasa def. Rayanne dos Santos via choke from the back Light feather Talita Alencar def. Gezary Matuda 2-0 (takedown) Feather Maxine Thylin…
Worlds’ absolute final: first-timer Leandro Lo vs. four-time champ Marcus Buchecha
The legend Marcus Buchecha will be fighting for his fifth absolute gold this Sunday. Meanwhile Leandro Lo has reached his first absolute final -- before,…
Worlds day 2: Jonnatas Gracie, Andressa Cintra, Maggie Grindatti shine with double gold
This Friday another legion of athletes packed the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach at the 2017 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship. The second day of competition…
What to look for in the 2017 Worlds’ black belt section
The 22nd BJJ Worlds begins this Thursday with blue- and white-belts going at it at the Walter Pyramid in California. On the weekend, it will…
A breakout star from Nova União, brown-belt Alex Sodré seeks to shine at the Worlds
This year the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship has one of the best crops of brown-belts we've seen. Among the talent is 21-year-old Alex Sodré from the…
Lucas Pinheiro wants to end the monopoly on the roosterweight division and win his first World BJJ title
Two names have monopolized the roosterweight division for almost ten years now. But a 23-year-old Amazonian athlete, who now lives and trains in Dallas, wants…
What must be said to a BJJ fighter before a match? Gui Mendes’s take
A victorious competitor and successful teacher, Guilherme Mendes -- who appears in the photo guiding blue-belt Tainan Dalpra, one of the promising athletes from AOJ…
Who vs. who? Check out the 2017 Worlds’ brackets
The 2017 World Championship is here, and a big part of the athletes that will compete in the Pyramid in Long Beach have already landed…
BJJ: See how Garry Tonon finished Shinya Aoki in the One FC cage
Last Friday Garry Tonon was able to flaunt some more of his BJJ skills, at the One FC edition dubbed Dynasty of Heroes. His opponent…