The day Marcelo Garcia’s “prophecy” came true
In January 2005, Jiu-Jitsu star Royce Gracie and the gargantuan Akebono adorned the cover of GRACIEMAG. That issue, Marcelo Garcia told stories from his life…
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Flying armbar, best finish of 2012 Worlds?
Heavyweight blackbelt silver-medalist Xande Ribeiro only lost on advantage points to to two top competitors at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship that came to a close…
Do you recall the last time Rodolfo Vieira lost before the 2012 Worlds?
A riveting match with Marcus Vinicius “Bochecha” unfolded this Saturday at the 2012 World Championship in Long Beach. It was the first points loss ever…
Copa Pódio GPs taking shape; Rodolfo and Demente in
This coming July, Rio de Janeiro will host the innovate Copa Pódio tournament featuring a middleweight grand prix, and GRACIEMAG readers and Jiu-Jitsu fans are…
5 reasons Cigano should fear Overeem’s Jiu-Jitsu
Just after Alistair Overeem pummeled Brock Lesnar into retirement in the first round of their encounter at UF 141, there were hordes of reporters on…
King Mo’s game plan for Brock to beat Overeem
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion “King Mo” Lawal offered up his standup recipe for Brock Lesnar to take out also-former Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem next…
UFC acts quick and calls on Gonzaga for Rio event
The call-up came quickly, right after English heavyweight Rob Broughton injured out of his January 14 fight with promotional first-timer Ednaldo “Lula” at UFC 142. Gabriel…
The ill tidings surrounding Brock Lesnar vs. Overeem
The December 30 showdown between Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem seems to be jinxed. Last week, by a hair Overeem wasn't pulled from the bout,…
25 years ago, Mike Tyson went down in History
The tribute is on the pages of the newest GRACIEMAG, and now also on GRACIEMAG.com. On November 22, 1986, Mike Tyson stole the heavyweight belt…
“Make smoke come out of those gloves, Joe”
This Monday night, rings the world over felt the impact. A former boxer considered to be one of the ten greatest heavyweights in the history…
Final stretch: watch Cigano throw down with Fabio Maldonado
It's crunch time in training to headline the UFC event coming up on the 12th, and Junior Cigano laces up his gloves to scrap with…
From the ICU to the winners’ podium
Black belt teacher at Brazil 021 Carlos Henrique Rosa, 38, lived through one of those moments that make one review their life, value each moment with one’s family and strengthen one’s beliefs. Even his faith in Jiu-Jitsu...