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Grand Slam Rio: Saturday of thrills set up Black Belt Finals for Sunday Grand Finale
It may have been a cold and rainy Saturday in Rio, but day two of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour was n...
Grand Slam Rio: purple; white belts put on a show on day 1; black belts hit the scales
After several days of cold weather and clouded skies, Rio de Janeiro woke up this Friday, November 10, to a typical s...
Grand Slam Rio: One week left to register; black belt stars line up; Barreto vs. Carino super match added to program
The 2017/2018 season of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitu World Tour gets stronger with every new event. After succes...
2017 ADCC: Pena subs Buchecha and beats Ryan for open class gold; other champions
The 2017 ADCC just wrapped up in Espoo, Finland. After two days of epic matches, Brazil’s Felipe Pena ended the event...
Grand Slam LA: black belt division treats crowd to full day of thrills; champions crowned
The crowd present at the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center was not disappointed by the level of Jiu-Jits...
Grand Slam LA: two weeks left to register; black belt stars line up to compete for $125k in prizes
Athletes of all nationalities have two weeks left to register for the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour ...
2017 Pro League GP: Buchecha beats Lo, João Gabriel and Dimitrius to win title and $40k grand prize
Marcus Almeida Buchecha is still the IBJJF Pro League Heavyweight Grand Prix champion. The Checkmat athlete retained ...
2017 Worlds Masters: Megaton beats Sperry to win the master 5 absolute; other results on day 2
The second day of the 2017 World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship this Friday, August 25, crowned the champions in the...
2017 Worlds Masters: with the brackets out, here’s what to look for this weekend in Vegas
The 2017 World Masters Championship kicks off in two days in Las Vegas, Nevada. With over 4000 athletes signed up to ...
ICYMI: DJ Jackson wins Copa Podio in Brazil, Simões beats Stevens at F2WPro 44, Keenan wins double gold in Chicago
Another weekend has passed by and the Jiu-Jitsu fan once again was not disappointed with the offerings of action on t...
Jiu-Jitsu Community Gathers Around Javier Vasquez on his Battle Against Cancer
The Jiu-Jitsu community was rocked this week with the sad news that black belt Javier Vasquez is fighting stage 3 col...
2017 ADCC: Stacked Roster Promises Weekend of Action in Finnland
The 2017 ADCC is scheduled September 23-24, in Espoo, Finnland. Roughly a month and a half away from the event, the l...