Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend and longtime elite MMA fighter Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is officially no longer with the UFC. ESPN reported the news, citing Jacare’s manager Andre Pederneiras. At UFC 262 on May 15, Jacare lost to Andre Muniz via an arm break submission. That bout was the last on Jacare’s
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John Danaher might be the coach to the best current (or ever) no-gi grappler on the planet, Gordon Ryan. However, he’s not calling Ryan the greatest overall jiu-jitsu player ever; that distinction goes to Roger Gracie. In a recent appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Danaher answered the question of
Read moreThis match was surprisingly the only time that two legends of the sport, Roger Gracie and Andre Galvao, actually met on the mats. The match takes place at the 2008 IBJJF Gi World Championships, in the semi-final of the Absolute Division. Earlier in the tournament, Roger Gracie had stormed to
Read moreThe living legend and the frontrunner for the title of greatest BJJ competitor of all time, Roger Gracie, has recently come out of the other side of a battle with Coronavirus and he’s decided to share exactly what it was like with his fans. This isn’t the first time he’s
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Roger Gracie has thankfully recovered from a run-in with Coronavirus and the frontrunner for greatest BJJ competitor of all time has revealed in an interview with Combate that having the disease was definitely not a comfortable experience. The former UFC fighter and multiple-time IBJJF World Champion apparently experienced both a
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Gordon Ryan has without a doubt cemented his position as the world’s best No Gi grappler right now and he’s beaten the majority of the field of elite competitors available but there are still some interesting matches for him to take. Here are the top 5 matches we want to
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Roger Gracie is in a unique position as one of the top contenders for being the greatest BJJ competitor of all time, if he has an opinion on techniques then it’s always worth listening to. The man is a living legend of BJJ and rightfully so, having won the IBJJF
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John Danaher Brown Belt and Danaher Death Squad member, Robert Degle, has announced that he will be moving to Singapore to become the head instructor for No-Gi BJJ at Evolve MMA. This might not come as too much of a surprise as both Danaher and several members of DDS have
Read moreThe Gracie Pro 2017 marked the second time that two of the greatest BJJ competitors of all time met on the mats, Roger Gracie and Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida. Their first meeting was back at the first ever Metamoris event, when Gracie and Almeida fought to a draw after a grueling
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Take a look at the best hidden gems in UK grappling.
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