It was a hell of a fight card–Lucas Barbosa defeats Nicky Rodriguez! Kyle Boehm defeats Barbosa!–but most of the post-game chatter has focused on a strike thrown during BJJ Fanatics’ Submission Only Grand Prix last night. During the matchup between Tex Johnson and teenaged jiu-jitsu phenom William Tackett, Johnson threw a punch at Tackett’s head […]
Well, this is just a full-on bummer. Five time EBI Champion and all around cool dude Garry “The Lion Killer” Tonon was recently let go from his position as coach of the Rutgers University BJJ Club. Announced in an Instagram post earlier this evening, Tonon said the firing came as a result of his earlier […]
It seems we can’t go a week without someone using BJJ to stop an idiot from hurting people. MMA fighter and grappler Tara LaRosa successfully took down and restrained a protestor during a Veteran’s Day flag waving ceremony on a highway overpass in Portland. LaRosa, professional record 22-5, was live streaming when one participant antagonized […]
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 […]
Training with women provides many men in the BJJ community with a perceived problem. Everyone is there to train hard and get better, but differences in strength and size among men and women can lead to feelings of discomfort or even injury. While many articles and videos have been created on the subject, world champion […]