Category: BJJ in pop culture

Ben Askren has never sugarcoated his thoughts. The former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion is known for his blunt, unfiltered takes on just about everything. In a recent conversation…

A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym in Linden, New Jersey has drawn significant criticism after turning away a female athlete who attempted to drop in for a training session. The gym’s policy…

A story that came up on the Overdogs BJJ podcast has the jiu-jitsu community talking. During a conversation between host Mikey Musumeci and four-time black belt world champion Dominyka Obelenyte,…

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has spent years quietly training in combat sports, and in a conversation with Ariel Helwani, he explained exactly why he prioritizes it alongside one…

Khabib Nurmagomedov has a message for anyone who thinks his best years on the mat are behind him: they have it backwards. Speaking on the Smol Talk podcast with Fyodor…

Craig Jones has made it clear: CJI 3 is happening, and he wants it to feel like the first one did. Speaking on the BJJ Balance podcast, Jones was candid…

On Episode 145 of the BJJ Balance podcast, Craig Jones weighed in on a question that has floated around the grappling community for years: was John Danaher‘s legendary success a…

Artem Lobov, the Irish-Russian former UFC competitor known as “The Russian Hammer,” has reached a new milestone on the mats, earning his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The promotion, awarded…

A 26-year-old Perth doctor and Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt is facing a manslaughter charge after a 63-year-old man lost his life near Fremantle’s South Terrace in the early hours of…

Ron Tripp is the only man with an official victory over Rickson Gracie, yet for years he had no idea the man he threw in a sambo semifinal was considered…