Finally, some positive legal news for UFC and sometimes boxing star Conor McGregor! According to the UK’s The Daily Mail, the frequently-sued fighter is off the hook as the father to Terri Murray’s daughter. Murray, age 26, had claimed that her child, Clodagh, was the result of a fling between herself and McGregor follow the […]
Putting a teenager up against an established adult in a combat sport might seem like a risky decision, but Fight 2 Win CEO Seth Daniels is used to risky decisions. So he upped the ante and put a teenager up against Vagner Rocha: champion in the art of Slapping the Crap Out of People and […]
The man himself has spoken. After a week of post-BMF Belt speculation about whether Nate Diaz is considering retirement, the UFC star is clarifying where he’s at. “Who said I was retired?” Diaz told ESPN. “I’ll fight tonight.” It was a short caption on social media that triggered retirement chatter, posted by Diaz with the […]
Julia Boscher com o cheque de premiação do Rio BJJ Pro. Foto: Reprodução/Instagram Já tradicional quando o assunto é Jiu-Jitsu profissional, o circuito BJJ Pro realizou nesse sábado, dia 9 de novembro, sua edição no Rio de Janeiro, mais precisamente no Club Municipal da Tijuca. Local do bairro, a carioca Julia Boscher foi o destaque […]
Eight-time IBJJF World Champion Michelle Nicolini is making her return to Polaris for the promotion’s twelfth installment. The ONE Championship fighter is no stranger to the Polaris stage, and this time, she’ll be going up against the UK’s Vanessa English. English is also a Polaris veteran, and although she doesn’t quite have Nicolini’s BJJ record, […]
O árabe Musaad Alturif “Sheik” foi um dos destaques da faixa-roxa no Abu Dhabi Grand Slam do Rio. Foto: Vitor Freitas Em 2009, nas páginas da GRACIEMAG #155, publicamos a reportagem “O meio do caminho”, artigo em que nossa equipe tentava desvendar os mistérios da faixa-roxa. “Essa é a graduação que eu mais gosto de […]
The number of celebrities training jiu-jitsu seems to be increasing by the day, offering widespread promotion for our martial art. Not every superstar, however, is consistent with their training. For example, some actors just train jiu-jitsu when they’re preparing for a role that requires them to have a handle on ground fighting. Others, though, keep […]
Look, in MMA, we all know that unless a fighter says “I am permanently retiring, as you can see from this contract with the devil I’ve signed in my own blood,” you can never be truly sure that they’re actually retiring. But a post from Nate Diaz last night is sure raising the question of […]
Mestre Leão Teixeira e Kyra Gracie, além dos grandes mestres João Alberto e Álvaro Barreto, no Senado. Foto: Marcos Oliveira/Agência Senado Após se tornar realidade nas escolas do Rio de Janeiro, agora é a vez de termos o Jiu-Jitsu em todas as escolas do Brasil. Para isso, personalidades da arte suave estiveram esta semana em […]
Professor Henrique Gama Filho em sua academia, na Flórida. Foto: Divulgação Professor Henrique Gama Filho, líder da nossa GMI Gama Filho Martial Arts, em Miami, na Flórida, traz consigo uma missão honrosa: elevar o nome da família, com os ensinamentos do saudoso pai, Pedro Gama Filho, e usar como base a sabedoria do Jiu-Jitsu e […]