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Esdras Junior talks evolution of BJJ in U.S. and sets goal: ‘Gold at the Worlds’
Esdras Junior, 29, dreams of being black-belt world champion. With that in mind, the Paraíba-born fighter decided to ...
Thiago Jambo on retirement and how Crossfit has rekindled his fire
June 17th, 2016 was not supposed to be the end of Thiago Jambo’s career. He entered his Bellator debut with a 18-4 re...
‘Following the Heroes’: Gabrieli Pessanha’s journey from Cidade de Deus to the world
Gabrieli Pessanha is one of the most successful competitors in the AJP Tour, with multiple titles both in the Abu Dha...
Meet the purple-belt under Eduardo Telles growing BJJ in Saudi Arabia
Musaad Alturif “Sheik” is a 35-year-old Arab with a mission to put his country on the world Jiu-Jitsu map. Interest i...
Renan Pitanguy, master of surfing and BJJ, has died in Rio de Janeiro
Arpoador Beach is mourning today. “Pipeline, Renan! Pipeline!” his surfer friends yelled as Renan Pitanguy, in the ri...
Raphael Barbosa, of Rickson pedigree, celebrates good phase in UAE
With Jiu-Jitsu as a major part of his life, Raphael Barbosa has a long history of contributing to society with the sp...
The success of BJJ in Australia: Watch this moving video by Braus Fight
There is no shortage of stories of improvements in health and overall quality of life with the help of BJJ, but this ...
A No-Gi Pan champion, brown-belt sensation wants to repeat feat at No-Gi Worlds
The newest Jiu-Jitsu brown belt star is a fine example of tenacity. Today, at age 26, Roosevelt Sousa had to sell wat...
ADGS Rio: Brenda Larissa aiming even higher than gold for Nov. show
The female 49kg brown/black belt division in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour has been dominated by the immensely talent...
Ricardo Evangelista’s triumph at ADGS Los Angeles, with video and commentary
Ricardo Evangelista of GFTeam is 33 years old and is in the best phase of his life on and off the mat. Nearly turning...
Prof. Christophoros is teaching police and firefighters to neutralize threats with BJJ
The team Leader of Atos in Orlando, Florida, Jiu-Jitsu Professor Christophoros Constantinidis has been doing a great ...
After winning medals in Vegas, Bruno Oliveira talks BJJ growth in Abu Dhabi
Back in the competitive circuit, Bruno Oliveira was able to secure two bronze medals at the Las Vegas Open, with and ...