2013 Worlds: Romulo’s drive at medium-heavyweight
The 2013 Worlds were necessarily going to produce a four-time world champion. Many analysts and audience members thought that was going to be Rafael Mendes or…
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Vitor Belfort: ‘Anderson Silva Would Beat Jon Jones on the Feet’
One of the fights MMA fans dream of most is causing a stir among the public, journalists and fighters alike. UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre…
Video: who believes in Dan Henderson against Jon Jones?
Can Dan Henderson's experience and maturity be a match for the youth and dexterity of Jon Jones, the 205 lb champion for four fights and…
Watch Nivaldo Oliveira vs. Rômulo Barral at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Nationals
CheckMat black belt Nivaldo Oliveira had his work cut out for him in winning his first Brazilian National title at black belt, last weekend. In…
Finish like Kayron subbed Victor Toledo at the 2012 Pan
Medium heavyweight competitor Kayron Gracie was one of the black belts who wasn't content to merely win on points at the 2012 Pan, and with…
Sérgio Moraes: “I’m actually here to teach dancing”
If Alliance's two-time Gi Jiu-Jitsu world champion Sergio Moraes ever decides to leave Jiu-Jitsu for another job, the TV show “Dancing With the Stars” is…
Buiú heads to Worlds to keep up solid no-gi phase
It's midday in the Cosme Velho borough of Rio de Janeiro, and it's gridlock. Between the lines of cars, the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu champion of Brazil…
Las Vegas Open champion comments on new path
Jiu-Jitsu just keeps growing in the United States, and ever more black belts are moving to the country to train, compete and mainly, to teach…
Tarsis submits Barral in first final
Tarsis Humphreys’s gold medal-winning display in the medium heavyweight final wasn’t just a great personal achievement for the beast from Alliance, but it also shook…
Champion Michelle Nicolini and Penny Thomas have riveting medium heavyweight bout
Light featherweight from CheckMat Michelle Nicolini took a risk and came up big. She vewntured into the medium heavyweight / brown and black belt division…