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

MARCH 12, 2017 – Held at the Lincoln High School Theatre in San Diego – California, the first edition of the FIVE Grappling Heavyweight …

Cláudio Joanino is a jiu jitsu black belt under Wendell Alexander, being also one of the historic figures of the Nova União team. An status he conquered through his Macaé based academy, from which he produced some of NU’s top athletes.

Andre Maracaba is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Regis Lebre and the head coach of Power MMA, a small team from Arizona – USA from which Maracaba produced several International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation World, Pan American and US National champions and medallists.

Inacio Neto is a jiu jitsu black belt under Flávio Almeida, being also one of the top Gracie Barra representatives in the sport. As a competitor Inacio Neto has numerous medals in International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) tournaments.

MARCH 6, 2017 – This Saturday we witnessed the 3rd edition of the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) London Winter Open, an event …

Full results for the Eddie Bravo Invitational 11, also known as EBI 11. The event that crowned the promotion’s new welterweight (170lbs) champion.

Vicente Júnior is a jiu jitsu black belt under Ricardo De La Riva and co-founder of the BJJ Conquest grappling academy in Maryland – USA. Vicente Júnior is also one of the most active competitors in the Master’s division, having conquered IBJJF Pan American titles in both gi and no-gi as well as a world no-gi title.

Tim Spriggs heartfelt interview to BJJ Heroes, where he goes through the subject of dealing with the pressures of our sport and why he decided to distance himself from competitive Jiu-Jitsu.

Full card for FIVE Grappling Super League, Light-Heavyweights Full Card. One of the top professional jiu jitsu events of 2017, which will feature on March 11. The tournament will feature an array of high level competitors.

Full card for the 11th edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI 11), which will hold the promotion’s welterweight title run (170lbs). The competitors and small bios for you to get to know the ‘who’s who’ this weekend.

Helton José Junior is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Cícero Costha and a member of the famous Projeto Social Lutando Pelo Bem (PSLPB) academy, whom Helton represents in the top events in this sport.

Full Results for the Absolute Championship Berkut Grand Prix, the (now) famous Russian fighting promotion, who put on their first event since starting their new project ACB.

Gabriel Marangoni is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Rafael Marangoni and a co-founder of the Marangoni Academy, one of the most successful grappling gyms in the state of São Paulo – Brazil. Gabriel is also one of the top featherweight competitors of his generation.

Sebastian Brosche is a Swedish born yoga enthusiast and a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Eduardo Rios, being also one of the top grappling competitors of his generation in the European jiu jitsu circuit. Brosche is well known for his website (Yoga for BJJ), a pioneering platform used by thousands of BJJ practitioners, which advocates yoga and its benefits for grapplers by displaying a series of programs specifically designed to help these practitioners.

Jose Carlos is a jiu jitsu black belt under Jair Lourenço and a member of the Kimura / Nova União (K/NU) academy, being the team’s settler in Scandinavia. From his K/NU gym in Gjøvik, Norway Jose Carlos developed some of the top European grappling competitors, including big names in the world IBJJF circuit such as Espen Mathiesen and Tommy Langaker.

Full card for the 2017 Berkut Grand Prix – 75kg and 85kg as well as the rules set for this brand new GP – also known as ACBJJ Grand Prix.

Sergio Ardila-Ibarra is a former freestyle wrestler and jiu jitsu black belt who specialises in the no-gi facet of the sport. Born in Colombia, Ardila-Ibarra managed to achieve important titles in both wrestling and jiu jitsu by becoming an All American collegiate athlete and an IBJJF No-Gi World Champion while working full time as a lawyer.

Full results for the 2017 New York International Pro, an event promoted by the UAEJJF. The tournament witnessed many of the current jiu jitsu stars in America’s East Coast enter the mats.

Full results for the Argentina National Pro, an event promoted by the UAEJJF. The tournament witnessed many of the current stars of jiu jitsu enter the mats, with one shining brighter than all others: brown belt Gustavo Batista.

Full results for Copa Podio 2017 Lightweight Grand Prix. The famous Brazilian jiu jitsu event saw the opening round of its 5th season today, in Sao Paulo’s Clube Sírio venue. Find out who won and who lost in this exciting grappling event.