Paul Ardila-Ibarra a jiu jitsu black belt under Roan Carneiro, and representative of American Top Team (ATT), Ardila-Ibarra is also one of the top ultra-heavyweights of his generation, Paul also represented the Alliance Academy while training under Bruno Malfacine’s guidance during 2015.
Full results and stats from this weekend’s most talked about event, the Studio 540 Superfight event that saw 3 high level submission only matches between Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena, Garry Tonon and Kim Terra as well as Nick Ryan vs Kennedy Maciel.
This year’s brown belt division was one of the most competitive of all time, having produced high level entertainment for the fans and athletes clearly capable of making a mark in the black belt division. In this article we are going through the top 5 most recently promoted black belts.
As we reach the end of the year, BJJ Heroes went back through our professional events in search of the top money earners in the sport of Brazilian jiu jitsu. In this top 10 list, you will find out who are the best paid athletes in BJJ.
Adam Wardziński is a Brazilian jiu jitsu under Alan “Finfou”, who is widely regarded as one of the top medium heavyweight competitors in the sport of grappling. Adam Wardziński is also one of the first big names to emerge from Poland in the sport of BJJ.
Kristian Woodmansee is a jiu jitsu black belt under André Galvão, being also one of the top rooster-weight competitors of his generation. A reputation built in the lower belt divisions of the sport for academies such as Team Lloyd Irvin, Drysdale Jiu Jitsu and Atos Jiu Jitsu.
Thamires Aquino is a jiu jitsu black belt under Júlio César, being also one of the top female competitors of her generation while competing for Grappling Fight Team – out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Grappling Pro Championship 2 – The Heavyweights results. The 264lbs weight class has crowned it’s first king of GPC, find here the full results of each match.
David Avellan is an accomplished American grappler and a jiu jitsu black belt under Ricardo Teixeira, well known for his many battles in important no-gi tournaments such as the ADCC and Grapplers Quest, where he defeated legends of our sport such as Amaury Bitetti, Alexandre Ribeiro, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Tarsis Humphreys – to name a few.
A run down of the second edition of the innovative Grappling Pro Championship. This time the Naples – Florida based promotion is bringing a wild card of heavyweights (264lbs) who will compete to win the event’s heavyweight belt. Find out who the athletes are, and how they will be matches in this exciting tournament.
BJJ Heroes got together with ADCC US Trials champion James Brasco to discuss his past few years, his reassurance in jiu jitsu’s no-gi scene and his plans for the future.
Full results for the Five Super League event held on the 3rd of December 2016. An event that featured some of the top jiu jitsu black belts in an exciting lightweight tournament as well as a few high profile superfights.
Full results for the EBI 10 Bantamweight 135lbs tournament in Mexico City, a tournament won by EBI standout Geo Martinez in incredible fashion.
Eddie Cummings is a jiu-jitsu black belt under John Danaher, who is widely recognized as the first big name to emerge from a grappling …
As we reach the end of 2016, BJJ Heroes went back to each competitor’s records to assess who is the most accurate submission artist in jiu jitsu today. We looked at this year’s top competitions to find the athletes with the best submission ratio in the game and these are our findings.
Get to know the contestants to the EBI 10 Bantamweight title with this full description of each athlete on the famous jiu jitsu event. EBI 10 will be held in Mexico City – Mexico, being the promotions first visit outside Californian borders.
Results for the IBJJF South American Championship (Sul Americano) 2016. Black belt adult divisions, where the top athletes in Brazil met for one of the top tournaments of the year.
The Truck in jiu jitsu is a hip control used by jiu jitsu practitioners and wrestlers with the intent of holding an opponent in order to advance for the back, establish a pin (wrestling) or use it to force a tap. In this article you will read about the evolution of the position in the sport of submission grappling.
Eduardo Barboza da Silva (Eduardo Barboza) is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Master Júlio César Pereira and a representative of the GF Team in the sport’s international circuit. One of the top rooster weights of his generation, Eduardo Barboza has conquered medals in important tournaments such as the IBJJF World Championship and Pan American Championship as well as the Rio International Open.
Horlando Monteiro is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Jair Lourenço, Gustavo Dantas and Marcelo ‘Caneta’ Pinheiro – being a representative of the Kimura/Nova União academy in the sport’s international circuit. Widely regarded as one of the most talented competitors of his generation, Monteiro earned his reputation in the lower belt divisions of jiu jitsu with important wins at the IBJJF World Championship, UAEJJF World Pro Championship, European International Open, Pan American Championship and many other important tournaments.
