Mackenzie Dern was recently interviewed with Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour.” In the interview she opened up about her career plans in MMA and Jiu Jitsu. On the heals of a tough opening round loss at ADCC 2017 against brown belt Elvira Karppinen, Dern (3-0) is lighed up to fight Mandy Polk (3-3) in a 125lb fight at LFA […]
According to a recent report and article, Jiu Jitsu in The United Arab Emirates is emerging as an everyday part of the country’s culture. It is no secret that the United Arab Emirates has emerged as a pioneer in the sport, so seeing this type of growth and involvement is not so surprising. From FloGrappling: […]
Rickson Gracie appeared on Chael Sonnen’s podcast on Thursday. Obviously the topic was Jiu Jitsu and the legend didn’t mince words when he discussed the current state of sport Jiu Jitsu. Using the term “anti-jiu-jitsu,” Gracie complained about what we regularly see at these tournaments … lots of stalling and competitors trying not to lose rather than attacking for […]
One of Jiu Jitsu’s weirdest chokes showed up again this weekend! Some people thought the Bunny Choke was just some strange urban legend. Others thought the Bunny Choke was just a fluke. Enter Vance Barksdale who made headlines back in May when he submitted his opponent at Fight To Win Pro 34 with the rarely […]
Jose Aldo will return to competition next week, but it won’t be for the UFC. Jose Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion has signed up to compete at IBJJF’s Master International Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 28-30, the federation announced Thursday night. We are very honored to have the great Jose Aldo Junior […]
Alexandre Vieira hit a loop choke the other day at the Tokyo Grand Slam and the “Jiu Jitsu internet” is still buzzing. Flograppling describe this as “the Most Savage Loop Choke You’ll Ever See” and it would be hard to disagree. Along with it being one of the less common submissions, it is also one […]
Max Holloway went into Brazil and put on a show against the a very popular champion and home crowd favorite Jose Aldo. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla Andy lives […]
Antonio Carlos Junior’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills were on full display Saturday night in his fight against a very tough and new BJJ black belt Eric Spicely. The third fight of UFC 212’s Fox Sports 1 prelims had the BJJ Twitter world buzzing. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned […]
Daniel O’Brien is a coach at Triad Martial Arts Academy in Cullman, Alabama. According to FloGrappling, O’Brien is “a talented no-gi grappler who took silver at the ADCC 2016 North American Trials and made it through to the semifinals of the light heavyweight EBI.” Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He […]
Coming off a big win against a very tough Jorge Masvidal, Demian Maia finds himself in that elite “title shot” conversation. While many fans of the UFC are enamored with the striking and highlight knockouts, Demian Maia’s climb back to the top contender spot is largely due to to his world class Jiu Jitsu game. Andy […]