Gabi Garcia mistakenly gets caught up in Trans controversy
Gabi Garcia is a BJJ legend despite the fact her MMA career didn’t go according to plan. Garcia is one of the rare individuals that were able to capture the…
Category: IBJJF competitions
Meregali shades Gi competitors: It’s easy to appear ‘humble’ on the internet
The changing of the generations has been severely impacting the popularity of GI BJJ. A number of high profile BJJ athletes pointed out that IBJJF is losing step as the…
Werdum accuses Flograppling of Gordon Ryan bias, aiming to break Pena mentally before third match
There’s been a decent amount of controversy surrounding the last WNO attempt. What was to be an exciting event to settle the score between two rivals ended up being mostly…
Vagner Rocha says BJJ is a ‘Baby’ sport, opportunities to earn few and far in between
Vagner Rocha previously admitted to using TRT, had attempted to preempt the USADA press release by disclosing his TRT usage. He stated, “We all can clearly see who is on…
Vagner Rocha responds to receiving a 3 year USADA suspension
A couple of days ago news broke that four prominent BJJ Nogi World champions were suspended by USADA for extended periods of time including one runner up. The men suspended…
Craig Jones: Unnamed Gi World champion is currently in arbitration with USADA over suspension
Many combat sports, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, are affected by PED use, but some athletes achieve success through hard work and fair play. Fair play is essential, and organizations like the…
Felipe Pena calls out Gordon Ryan after he said he will compete in the Gi
Gordon Ryan has backed out of the WNO event after a bout of stomach flue. He was reportedly reluctant to reschedule due to a trip he had on the books.…
FIVE Nogi World Champions suspended by USADA including Roberto Cyborg and Vagner Rocha
It is no secret that PED use is rampant in many sports, including combat sports like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). However, it is essential to recognize that not all athletes engage…
Felipe Pena insists Gi BJJ is more technical, urges IBJJF to pay finalists of major competitions
There’s been a lot of talk about the growth BJJ is experiencing. In minds of many BJJ stars, the popularity boom is facilitated by ADCC and the way they promote…
Craig Jones roasts IBJJF Gi competitions: Confusing rules, complaining, fake fouls and lack of submissions
BJJ’s surging in popularity thanks to the appeal Nogi jiu-jitsu has currently. Previously B team’s Simple man podcast remarked: Rodriguez went on to interject and offer: “Winning USA (ADCC) trials…