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

JULY 5, 2017 – These past 7 months have marked the return of FIVE Grappling to jiu jitsu’s professional circuit through their always entertaining …

Vincent Nguyen is a French black belt in jiu jitsu, a rank achieved while training with the Mendes Brothers at AOJ in California. One of the top competitors of his generation in Europe having represented Atos and more recently GF Team.

Former ADCC, IBJJF World, Pan Ams and CBJJO World champion Leozinho Vieira is set to return to competition next month in one of the most stacked events in recent history. The legendary grappler and current co-leader of Checkmat JJ has made his announcement today.

JUNE 25, 2017 the day the first female Grappling Pro Championship Grand Prix took place bringing to Florida (US) some of the top no-gi …

Nathan Mendelsohn is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Cláudio França and a representative of the Coalition 95 BJJ team, but also linked to other well known academies such as Soul Fighters and GF Team.

Detailed study on the use of the Guard during the 2017 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships, the most important tournament on the grappling calendar. From the most popular submission holds, to the most used sweeps and much more.

Pablo Mantovani is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Guilherme and Guto Campos, and a representative of the Atos Jiu Jitsu Academy who also worked extensively with coach André Galvão.

Full line-up for one of the biggest female grappling events of the year, EBI 12 – a no-gi jiu jitsu tournament under submission only rules that will gather some of the very best female athletes in the world. Full card and line-up in this article.

Hiago Gama is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Alexandre (Gigi) Paiva, and member of the Alliance academy for whom Hiago conquered numerous titles, while competing in the rooster weight class of the sport.

Danilo Cherman is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under André Pederneiras of Nova União (NU) and a pioneer for the team in the field of mixed martial arts (MMA), having fought in historic promotions such as Shooto (Japan), Fury FC (Brazil) and Cage Rage (UK).

Detailed study on the 2017 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships, the most important tournament on the grappling calendar. From the most popular submission holds, to the most used guards, takedowns, guard passes and much more.

JUNE 4, 2017 @Walter Pyramid – Long Beach, California (USA), the last day of the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World BJJ Championships (for …

JUNE 3 2017 was the 3rd overall day for the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJ) World Jiu Jitsu Championship, and the 1st day …

Interview with Bibiano Fernandes, a legendary BJJ World Champion and a star in the MMA promotion ONE Fc, regarding jiu jitsu today, his ideas on the future of his MMA career and the prospect of his return to grappling.

Arguably the toughest division in the IBJJF World Championships brown belt category is the light-featherweight. A weight class that has grown tremendously in talent over the past few years. In this piece we assess the talent in the division.

Danielle Alvarez is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Danny Alvarez (her father), having also worked extensively with Letícia Ribeiro. A member of team LEAD BJJ, Danielle is widely regarded as one of the top competitors of her generation.

A run down the featherweight division of jiu jitsu ahead of the IBJJF World Championship. One of the most challenging divisions, and one that is currently missing it’s last champion – Rafael Mendes, who retired from the sport, Who will take over this weight category in his absence? Find out who the candidates are, right here.

Livia Gluchowska (also Liwia Gluchowska) is a Polish-Australian grappler, and a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Lachlan Giles and Thiago Stefanutti.

Cosmo Dias is a jiu jitsu coral belt (7th degree) and one of the most charismatic figures in this sport/martial art. Dias started competing during his late teens and continued being an avid competitor well into his 50’s. Challenging himself in a number of sports, while being a strong advocate for the Krishna mantra, a doctrine based on non-violence.

IBJJF World Championship Report: Two of our sport’s most iconic figures, the American Keenan Cornelius and Rafael Mendes will be out of the world title race later this month. Details of this breaking story here.