Breakthrough athlete at Copa Podio, Diego Broges aims for the Worlds and analyzes Leandro Lo
Held at Club Hebraica on May 5, the Copa Podio Lightweight GP hosted the great show of the young Diego Borges (Checkmat), who didn’t get…
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Lucas Leite excited for the Worlds: ‘Whoever gives the back will have a problem’
The 2013 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship begins on May 29 in Long Beach, California, and the black belt monsters are preparing to take the…
UFC’s Rousimar Palhares plans drop to 170 pounds
After joining Team Nogueira, under Rodrigo and Rogério Nogueira, UFC middleweight Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares has made the decision to move down a weight division. At…
Leandro Lo analyzes Pan & another gold in Abu Dhabi: “I will fight the Worlds as a lightweight”
Champion in the up to 76kg division of the WPJJC 2013 in Abu Dhabi held last weekend, Leandro Lo (Cicero Costha) didn’t have an easy…
UFC-Bound Roger Gracie Nearly Slipped Off Strikeforce Finale
A London-based Jiu-Jitsu professor, Roger Gracie is going through a special moment in life. Having signed with the UFC in January, the 31-year-old middleweight has…
Jake Mackenzie Talks European Open, Teaches Half-Guard Technique
Canadian black belt Jake Mackenzie is another one of the aces confirmed for combat at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship to take place Jan. 24-27 in…
UFC’s Patrick Cote Plans Drop to Welterweight
Once a challenger to Anderson Silva's throne, Patrick Cote decided to say farewell to the middleweight division and head one weight class below at welterweight.…
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…
Anderson agrees to face Jon Jones: “But it has to be at a catch weight”
The biggest middleweight name there is, widely regarded by pundits as the greatest UFC fighter of all times, said he would agree to fight Jon…
What’s new about Copa Podio, this Saturday
This Saturday, at 6pm (Rio de Janeiro time), the Jiu-Jitsu Copa Podio starts at Clube Hebraica in Rio with a solid and innovative proposal, and…
4 or 5 Jiu-Jitsu basics we learned from Demian Maia
For the new MMA-fan universe, the only thing that mattered was whether Demian Maia would manage to win at UFC 148, where he made his…
Familiar with Anderson Silva’s next challenger in the UFC yet?
Dana White already made the announcement at UFC 148: if all goes as expected, a Cuban will be the next challenger to Anderson Silva’s middleweight…