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March 9, 2012

Abu Dhabi: Isaque Paiva under threat of second “elimination”

Life has never been easy for Isaque, Paiva, the winner of the under-64 kg division at the Gramado leg of the WPJJ tryouts. After beating…

March 1, 2012

Last Sunday, February 26, the Pavilhão dos Lombos arena in Cascais hosted the Portuguese tryouts for the WPJJ in Abu Dhabi. With around 800…

February 13, 2012

Black belts looking for opportunities to expand their professional horizons may be in luck. A new group of instructors is being put together in Abu…

February 3, 2012

The main WPJJ event in Abu Dhabi will only happen in April; still the climate is already heating up for the big Jiu-Jitsu stars already…

November 5, 2011

A Jordanian MMA event scouting the talent from across the Arab world, Desert Force will touch down in Dubai on the 16th of December. The…

March 30, 2011

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…

February 26, 2011

This February 9, the Al Ain Regional Jiu-Jitsu Championship for kids took place in the United Arab Emirates. The winning school was Al Adel School,…

December 15, 2010

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

September 6, 2010

An MMA organization promising to shake up the Middle East, more specifically Jordan, has come to be and has a date for its maiden event.…

September 5, 2010

Time to pack the bags. Vacation time has come to an end and I’m heading back to Abu Dhabi. Over the last two years, ever…

August 30, 2010

Asian Jiu-Jitsu championships always come up with exciting new revelations from the Land of the Rising Sun. As most recent examples, we can cite two…

April 9, 2010

In Abu Dhabi the final pieces are falling into place for Anderson Silva’s title defense, and Demian Maia is doing his part alongside beasts like…