Celebrate Xande’s birthday and watch how he won the black belt open class world title in 2006
The year of 2006 in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was all about Xande Ribeiro. Beating the odds, he defeated favorite Roger Gracie to be crowned…
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Remember the best quotes from the last 19 years of history of the World Jiu-Jitsu championship
It’s not just submissions, takedowns; guard passes and sweeps that make up the history of the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds. The mat wizards who inhabit the pantheon…
USADA: Buchecha, Bia cleared of any prohibited substances after 2014 Worlds
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed both Marcus "Buchecha"Almeida and Beatriz Mesquita that no prohibited substances were found in their samples after the 2014…
2014 medalists JT Torres and Alex Trans analyze why Brazil still dominates the male black belt division at the Worlds
Once again, all champions in the 2014 Worlds male black belt division came from Brazil. Americans JT Torres (silver in lightweight), Keenan Cornelius (bronze in…
Ten questions the 2014 Worlds have answered
First we asked the questions and last weekend the best Jiu-Jitsu fighters in the world answered them, one by one. That's why we come back…
Worlds: Buchecha, Rodolfo again in the open class final; see the best pictures of the black belt absolute
Twelve months have passed, but nothing changed. Just like in 2013, Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira will decide who is the best Jiu-Jitsu competitor of…
2014 Worlds: day 2 crowns absolute champions at blue belt and purple belt
Day 2 of the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championship went out with a a bang. All thanks to Gracie Barra's featherweight Edwin Najmi, who amazed the…
IBJJF honors hall of famers; Roger announces return to competitions
For one evening, some of the biggest stars both from the past and the present of Jiu-Jitsu switched the gis for suits or sport jackets.…
The experienced warriors that can create a buzz at the 2014 Worlds
As the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship does not feature a master division (although they have their own event, the Worlds Masters), many brave 30+ year-old competitors…
Ten questions the 2014 Worlds will probably answer
Last year, we put together a post just like this one with the ten doubts in the Jiu-Jitsu community’s minds that the World Championship would…
Worlds: see if you agree with our first analysis of the black belt after the registration deadline
The registration period for the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championship is now closed. There are 345 male black belts competing and 49 female black belts registered,…
Worlds: Buchecha, Rodolfo already in; register before 11:59PM
With less than 2 hours left until the final deadline, the 2014 Worlds registration list still lacks some important names. Marcus Almeida, Rodolfo Vieira have…