Jiu-Jitsu for orphan girls in Jordan
Ultimate MMA Academy/Team Mirza, in cooperation with Equal Opportunity Initiative, launched the first self-defense workshops for 18 girls between the ages of 8-11 years from…
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Cage Warriors lights up Jordan
Riding the Desert Force promotion's wave of success, Britain's Cage Warriors an MMA event of its own in Jordan's capital of Amman. A high-level production,…
A black belt is a white belt who never quit
The saying above is a tidy synthesis of the process of applying one's self that every Jiu-Jitsu fighter goes through. Embracing such a lifestyle that…
Desert Force’s plans in Jordan
The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Jordan – overseen by His Highness Prince Hussein Mirza, nephew of His Majesty King Abdullah II – is linked to the…
Jiu-Jitsu a-plenty and dramatic knockout at Desert Force
The second installment of Desert Force has just come to a close in Jordan's capital city of Amman. With marked technical supremacy from the Jiu-Jitsu…
More MMA coming up in Jordan’s desert
Desert Force Championship is heading into its second event, this Thursday, May 19, showcasing regional talent and two GP-format tournaments featuring Arab fighters. The promotion,…
Young Penha, “Liborinho” and the future in Abu Dhabi
While the GRACIEMAG team was keenly capturing every second of the epic matches that unfolded at the World Pro – the result of which will…
Pregnant purple belt heads men’s class in Lebanon
Anyone living in the Americas may not realize how lucky they are to have access to a wide variety of gyms, with a full assortment…
Desert Force wants all-local GP
A Jiu-Jitsu black belt and promoter of the Desert Force MMA event, Jordanian/Brazilian Zaid Mirza wants to use his MMA event to scout talent in…
Historic promotion ceremony in Jordan
After successfully promoting the World Pro tryouts and the Desert Force Championship MMA event in Jordan, black belt Zaid Mirza had further reason to celebrate…
Two important figures at Desert Force and Asian Cup
This task of being a “reporter-collaborator” for GRACIEMAG is no easy one. We always try to correspond to the heights Jiu-Jitsu sets for us. We…
Inter Milan and underdog from Congo share attention with Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi
Blue belt absolute final between Jordan's Abdallah Nabas (68 kg) and Morocco's Abdallah Alaooi (110 kg), a judo black belt and champion of Africa