Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News

Raul Gomes Marcello is a jiu jitsu black belt under Admilson Brites of the Ribeiro JJ association, being also one of the top rooster-weights of his generation in this sport/martial art.

AUGUST 26, 2017 and another epic night of jiu jitsu action between 8 of the best heavyweights this sport/martial art has ever seen. A …

Fully comprehensible list of all the athletes qualified (and invited) to the most famous grappling event in the world, the ADCC – sometimes nicknamed the “Olympic Games of Jiu Jitsu”. Get to know each athlete through a short bio, or follow the links to their full details pages.

Ricardo Feliciano, commonly known as Pantcho is a jiu jitsu black belt under Leo Vieira, and a Checkmat team representative in competitive jiu jitsu, while being also Team Quest’s grappling head coach.

Full match results from one of the best submission only shows in the world. The match had in its main event one of the most anticipated matches in our sport.

Gutemberg Pereira is a jiu jitsu black belt under Master Júlio César Pereira and one of the top representatives of Grappling Fight Team in this martial art’s international competitive circuit.

Samantha Cook is a British born Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Marco Canha, and one of the top Checkmat BJJ team representatives in the sport/martial art’s international circuit.

AUGUST 12, 2017 – Manaus has just witnessed the crowning of Copa Pódio’s brand new middleweight king. The challenge set forth by the famous …

This weekend (August 12, 2017) Copa Pódio’s Middleweight Grand Prix will host not one, but three of the most anticipated black belt debuts of …

One of the leading figures of the Checkmat team – co-founder Chico Mendes is the latest addition to the USA’s list of high level jiu jitsu instructors, moving from England where he’s spent the past 7 years.

One of the most heated and debated rivalries the jiu jitsu community has seen in recent times is about to get settled, and fans …

Copa Pódio was one of the pioneering professional jiu jitsu promotions to emerge, one that raised the profile of grapplers such as Leandro Lo, …

The Silver Fox is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie, being one of the Gracie’s very first students in the United States. Pravec is also regarded as one of the top instructors in New Jersey having produced numerous high level grapplers, including ADCC, IBJJF and EBI medallists.

Jaqueline Amorim is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Faustino Neto (also known as Mestre Pina) and a member of the Checkmat team in the martial art’s international competitive circuit.

Sao Paulo is the remaining beacon of jiu jitsu in Brazil today. Fighting the lack of a financial investment as the one seen in California or NYC, SP stubbornly continues to be the biggest productor of high end talent. This list shows you the latest from Brazil.

New study regarding how the practice of Brazilian jiu jitsu can help practitioners cope with the stresses of day to day life has recently been released. More on this subject here.

Full results for the historic female jiu jitsu event that was EBI 12, an all women’s tournament that featured some of the very fest flyweight competitors in the division. See who was elected the champion here.

Aarae Alexander is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Lloyd Irvin, having also worked extensively with coach Donnie Achnick at the Team Lloyd Irvin headquarters – a team she represented throughout her competitive career.

Hugo Marques is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Alexandre Salgado and Leandro Tatu as well as a representative of the Soul Fighters team in this sport/martia art’s international competitive circuit.

JULY 23, 2017 The Gracie Pro tournament had its first edition this weekend, in what is arguably the first Mecca of this martial art/sport, Rio …