Mario Lopez Competes At IBJJF Open In The Purple Belt Division
At 52 years old, Mario Lopez stepped onto the competition mat at the IBJJF OC Spring Open held April 11th and 12th at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gymnasium in Fullerton,…
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Eddie Bravo: UFC wants to cut Eddie Bravo Invitational’s budget so much it might not be worth doing at all
Eddie Bravo appeared on Jake Shields‘ podcast at 10th Planet headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, where the two rolled and discussed the future of EBI amid ongoing talks with the…
UFC Hall Of Famer Matt Serra Criticizes Arman Tsarukyan For RNC Demonstration: Way Too Long
UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra made a recent appearance on the JRE MMA Show alongside fellow athletes Din Thomas and John Rallo. The panel turned their attention to a…
Rigan Machado Promoted To Red Belt, Eric Paulson Promoted To Coral Belt along with Bob Bass, Casey Olsen, Chris Posnik, Stick Williams, and Rick Minter
At Combat Submission Wrestling Headquarters in what witnesses described as a landmark moment for the grappling world, two of the art’s most enduring figures received long overdue recognition on…
Caio Terra Can’t Even Comb His Hair Due To BJJ Induced Damage
Caio Terra routinely submitted opponents many times his size. But behind the medals and world championship titles is a body that has paid a significant price. In a recent appearance…
Santa Cruz Founder Breaks Down Why Jiu-Jitsu Beats Boxing for the Average Person
Brendon Ruh, the founder of Santa Cruz Medicinals, appeared on the Full Send Podcast and spent a fair amount of time talking about his Brazilian jiu-jitsu training, the injuries that…
ADCC Veteran: If We’re Judging Grapplers By Popularity, Dillon Danis Would Be The Greatest Grappler Of All Time
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu historian and ADCC veteran is sounding the alarm on what he sees as a fundamental shift in how success is measured within the grappling community, arguing that…
WATCH: BJJ Black Belt Demotes Brown Belt to Blue for Disrespectful Behavior
A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor publicly demoting one of his students from brown belt to blue belt as punishment for disobedience and disrespectful behavior toward his mother. André Seabra of Instituto…
Jocko Willink Claims The #1 Factor In Picking A Jiu-jitsu Academy Isn’t Culture Or Coaches, It’s Distance
When it comes to choosing a jiu-jitsu academy, most people obsess over finding the perfect instructor, the right culture, or the most competitive training environment. Retired Navy SEAL commander and…
Brendan Schaub Claims Wrestling Is “Safer” Than Jiu-Jitsu, Lowers Risk of Coach “Hitting on Your Daughter”
Former UFC heavyweight and comedian Brendan Schaub recently weighed in on a question that many parents find themselves wrestling with, quite literally, should daughters train in wrestling or jiu-jitsu? During…