5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (444+ words) Rickson Gracie has never been shy about handing out praise sparingly, but this time it came wrapped in something more permanent: a black belt around the waist of the man he once competed against twice in the same tournament and…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (742+ words) Daniel Manasoiu delivered one of the most talked-about performances of the ADCC 2026 preliminary rounds, submitting Pedro Lucas in a match that also featured a moment of controversy during a scramble for position. Commentators immediately noted a change in Manasoiu’s conditioning…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago   (308+ words) In a recent interview on the channel Dieta de Guerra Jiu-Jitsu, Rolker Gracie, son of Helio Gracie, spoke about the traditions his father built inside the academy, traditions rooted firmly in Brazilian identity rather than imported Japanese customs. According to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (313+ words) John Danaher, the coach behind some of the most dominant grappling careers in the sport’s history, addressed Gordon Ryan‘s health struggles during a conversation on the GSP Podcast. Danaher ranked him as the finest talent he has ever coached…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (437+ words) John Danaher opened up on the GSP Podcast about one of the most sobering realities of mixed martial arts: the toll it takes on the brain. Speaking with former UFC legend Georges St-Pierre, Danaher drew a sharp line between the…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1846+ words) The organization’s official account broke the news with a graphic declaring “A new home for UFC BJJ” and confirming the card would be shown “exclusively” on Fi ght Pass “in all regions,” a notable shift from a promotion that had…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (387+ words) Allan Goes is a seventh-degree coral belt, who earned his black belt from Carlson Gracie at 18 and went on to compete in Pride FC, the UFC and the IFL. Yet he says the sport-focused grappling dominating academies today simply doesn’t…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (645+ words) Brandon Farnsworth never expected mopping floors and rolling most days of the week at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance to turn into a plane ticket. But that is exactly what happened when his coaches pulled him aside and told…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (433+ words) The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community has lost one of its most significant historical figures. Grandmaster Álvaro Barreto, a 9th-degree red belt and direct disciple of Hélio Gracie, passed away on Friday, August 28, at the age of 84. Born in Rio de Janeiro…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) When Henry Akins sat down with Josh McKinney for a podcast, the conversation turned toward a question every aging grappler eventually faces: how do you keep improving when your body stops cooperating? Akins, a black belt under Rickson Gracie, offered…...