One of jiu-jitsu’s big personalities, FloGrappling’s “Hollywood” Mike Sears has joined the black belt club. Recently, Sears made the trip up from Austin, TX, to Chicago, IL, to receive his black belt from Carlson Gracie, Jr., and fellow black belts Heath Pedigo tagged along to video the ceremony. Watch that
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Go back around 100 years – yes, only 100 years – and that is around the time that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born. While the exact origins of Jiu Jitsu are hard to pinpoint, it was well established in Japan by the 17th-century. During this time, warring clans fought regularly
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Some people fight for honor, others fight for money, but for a special few fighting isn’t a choice. For the men of the Gracie clan fighting is in their DNA; a burning desire to prove their style beats all and to live up to the expectations of their name. First
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Legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and coach Ricardo Liborio was promoted to the rank of coral belt in BJJ. After 31 years as a black belt, BJJ world champion, ADCC veteran, and world-renowned MMA coach Ricardo Liborio has been promoted to the rank of coral belt. The promotion took place on
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UFC prospect, Molly ‘Meatball’ McCann, is set to make her Polaris debut. Polaris 26 will take place at Southampton Central Hall, UK, on 4 November 2023. During her last two performances on the UFC, Molly McCann saw herself get submitted twice; once via armbar and the other via Kimura. McCann
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On May 11, 2023 the IBJJF announced that they would posthumously be inducting Leandro Lo into the IBJJF Hall of Fame. The BJJ legend and x8 world champ has been posthumously inducted into the IBJJF hall of fame alongside other all-time greats in the industry such as: Andre Galvao, Alexandre
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Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will make his professional boxing debut against Vitor Belfort at Gamebred Boxing 4. Legendary grappler and MMA fighter Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is set to try his hand (literally) at professional boxing. Nearly two full years since his final MMA bout, the 43-year-old will take on former UFC
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“Some of the most exciting matches I have watched are women’s matches and I’m sure a lot of men would say the same thing; so I don’t know why no one else has done this before in the UK.”- Joanne Wellstead ENYO is going to be the first ever all-female
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Polaris and Grapplefest vet, British grappler, coach, and black belt judoka Owen Livesey has recently been promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Livesey trains out of Carlson Gracie Hull, which he owns, and was promoted to black belt by 5th degree black belt Carlson Gracie Jr. With a background
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the celebrity circuit; some have been doing it for years and others are new to the game, some celebrities do it to help them prepare for fight scenes in movies, but many just do it for themselves. From Hollywood a-listers to
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