Mikey Musumeci to Go ‘Full Dagestani’ After Backlash Over Karate Kid One-Leg Hop
Mikey Musumeci is embracing a struggle beard as he prepares for UFC BJJ return. He appeared on the UFC Weigh In Show sporting a new look and announcing his intention…
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BJJ Black Belt Nick Rodriguez Questions Women’s Chess Divisions: They’re too slow to hit the timer
During episode 156 of The Simple Man Podcast, BJJ black belt Ethan Crelinsten started a discussion about gender and chess. This led to Simple Man coach Damien Anderson questioning why…
Craig Jones Donates $30,000 to Charity from Octopus 2.0 Instructional Sales
Craig Jones has announced a substantial charitable contribution of $30,000 to 1800RESPECT, a crisis support service, representing 10% of revenue from his latest instructional video series “Octopus Guard 2.0” during…
UFC BJJ Misses Out on Booking João Miyao vs. Musumeci Despite Both Agreeing
UFC BJJ passed on booking what could have been the biggest submission grappling match of the year, Mikey Musumeci versus Joao Miyao. Instead, UFC BJJ matched bantamweight champion Musumeci against…
Blink-182 Drummer Travis Barker Started Training Jiu-jitsu Under Jean Jacques Machado
Travis Barker is known for being the legendary Blink-182 drummer. He’s also a longtime UFC superfan. Barker got some backlash for being a part of UFC 324 media package. But…
BJJ community divided after what happened to Alex Pretti: Should Politics Stay out of the Dojo?
The mats do not care about your politics. For years that was enough. You bowed in, trained hard and left your world at the door. But something shifted after what…
BJJ Historian Disputes Gracie Family’s “100 Years Of Jiu-jitsu” Narrative: “BJJ Is Something A Lot Younger Than People Realize”
While the Brazilian Federal Senate recently honored a century of jiu-jitsu in Brazil with a landmark ceremony attended by Rorion Gracie and other martial arts luminaries, Robert Drysdale has openly…
Faris Benlamkadem On Brazilians: They Don’t Want To See Us Win
European grappler Faris Benlamkadem has stirred controversy with pointed commentary about what he perceives as Brazilian competitors and fans rooting against non-Brazilian athletes in jiu-jitsu competition. The remarks came in…
BJJ purple belt gets DQ-ed for vomiting at IBJJF Europeans
In what may be one of the most unfortunate disqualifications in competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history, Atos purple belt Jared Wade saw his European Championship run come to an abrupt end…
Jozef Chen outlines Three moves that are banned at his new Dojo
At his newly opened academy in Shanghai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s Jozef Chen has established clear safety protocols by prohibiting three specific techniques that account for the majority of preventable training injuries.…