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Neiman Gracie Sees Many More MMA Wins In His Family’s Future
The Gracie family has long been proving jiu-jitsu’s efficacy in real-life situations and MMA alike. With more members...
How Black Belt Cristina Rodriguez Is Helping Other BJJ Academy Owners Grow Their Business
Jiu-jitsu is an art, make no mistake about it, which means a large portion of its practitioners have an artistic mind...
Rener Gracie Tells The Jiu-Jitsu Times About His “Shark Tank” Experience
This past Sunday, Rener Gracie confronted the Sharks on the entrepreneur hit show Shark Tank on ABC, walking away wit...
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: How Troy Everett Became An Employee AND Record-Setting Competitor For Fight 2 Win
Troy Everett may not have the “household name” status of a lot of other BJJ athletes out there, but make no mistake: ...
American Grappling Challenge’s Dustin Ware Talks Building a Better Regional Competition
Back in February, the Jiu-Jitsu Times covered the partnership between The Biggest Party in Grappling (Fight2Win) and ...
Unity Standout Devhonte Johnson And The Struggles Of Balancing Life & Love With A Rising BJJ Career
Devhonte Johnson already had a lot of pressure on his shoulders when he earned his black belt. The Unity athlete was ...
1st Year Black Belt Gabriel De Sousa Wins World Pro Upset Against Joao Miyao: “I Fight Against People, Not Names”
In what may have been the biggest upset of the event, Gabriel Sousa defeated Joao Miyao in the finals at the UAEJJF W...
Beatriz Mesquita Wins The World Pro & Gives Advice To Anyone Who Wants To Grow Up To Be Just Like Her
Beatriz Mesquita (or “Bia,” as she’s commonly known) was one of the favorites to win at this year’s UAEJJF World Pro....
Stipe Miocic In A Gi?! The Former UFC Champion Talks With The Jiu-Jitsu Times About His Upcoming Fight 2 Win Debut
The weekend is nearly upon us, and that means so is Fight 2 Win 110 in Cleveland. This event has a first ever as far ...
Jonnatas Gracie Defeats Roberto Jimenez & Thalison Soares Wins Gold In World Pro Brown Belt Highlights
As the brown belts took to the mats today at the UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro, we saw some of the world’s top jiu-jitsu...
He’s Won Against Cancer. He’s Won Against Buchecha. Now, João Gabriel Rocha Eyes A Win At The World Pro
João Gabriel Rocha’s last appearance at the UAEJJF World Pro was five years ago. Now 26 years old, the two-time Pans ...
Marcos Tinoco Becomes A UAEJJF World Pro Masters Champion
Marcelo Garcia black belt Marcos Tinoco battled through a field of talented athletes to earn the 85kg Masters 1 title...