Over the course of his 39 career MMA fights, Demian Maia firmly established himself as one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners in all of MMA. Now that he has been released from the UFC, Maia has turned his efforts to grappling competition, including the upcoming BJJ Stars 8. Additionally,
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Three time ADCC champion Gordon Ryan has just announced the release of his very first (limited edition) NFT with BJJ Fanatics. Ryan is the first grappler to get into the NFT world, selling his for the price of one Ethereum. This isn’t Ryan’s first time being involved with cryptocurrency either,
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The BJJ Fanatics San Diego Grand Prix is set to go down on Saturday, October 2, and will feature a number of elite grapplers, as well as seasoned MMA fighters. The tournament winner will walk home with a $10,000, and the event will air live and free on YouTube. View
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Top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan has put out some of the most sought after instructionals in jiu-jitsu. His most recent instructional deals with attack from mount, a position that Ryan has used to great success in competition, particularly recently. As a part of the release of that instruction, Ryan
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Craig Jones is one of the best no-gi jiu-jitsu competitors on the planet, so it’s no surprise that he’s also one of the sport’s most sought-after instructors. In recent video released by BJJ Fanatics, we see a clip of Jones’ instruction “The Anti Wrestling Equation.” In the video, Jones explains how to
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Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is widely considered one of, if not the best lightweight MMA fighter of all time, and he did it all with a brutally crushing top game. The “smesh,” as it’s commonly known, led to victories over the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Rafael
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Garry Tonon is widely considered the most exciting grappler in all of jiu-jitsu. He is known for his high-paced, all-offense approach, but that doesn’t mean he’s lacking. A black belt under Tom DeBlass and a top Danaher Death Squad representative, Tonon is an expert leg locker. In the video below,
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In today’s jiu-jitsu, the De La Riva guard is everywhere. It is the starting point for popular techniques like the berimbolo and its a strong starting point for back takes, sweeps, and advanced leg entanglements. The De La Riva guard has evolved a great deal over the past few decades,
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There’s “good” at jiu-jitsu, and there’s “world class” at jiu-jitsu. Recently, top Pedigo Submission Fighting (AKA Daisy Fresh) black belt competitor Andrew Wiltse demonstrated exactly that difference, as he dominated his way through the BJJ Fanatics Nuway Combat Tournament in Gatlinburg, TN. Facing hobbyist grapplers and even one brave blue
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John Danaher is widely regarded as one of, if not the best jiu-jitsu instructor and coach in the world. That reputation is for good reason; he expertly explains jiu-jitsu concepts and strategies from the fundamentals all the way to the most advanced and complex positions in grappling. Recently, Danaher released
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