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Pitbull remains at welterweight, and has opponent

Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (ATT) already has an opponent for his next outing in the octagon. The Brazilian faces John Howard at UFC 124. Thiago had medical issues and hasn’t tasted victory since 2008, but still in some way or another commands some prestige – at least until UFC 124. The owner of feared fists and a...

Last call for No-Gi Pan and American Nationals with discount

New York 2008, Bráulio Estima closed out with Rolles Gracie in the absolute final; Lucas Lepri and Tarsis Humphreys took third. In 2009, Rafael Franca (Renzo Gracie) and Icelander Gunnar Nelson shut out the division themselves. And in 2010, who takes it? Don’t miss the last chance to sign up for this year’s No-Gi Pan on October 2,...

Drysdale wants Roger in MMA; makes no difference to absolute champion

Professor Robert Drysdale arrived home from Europe excited after a successful seminar tour. Our GMA in Las Vegas, Drysdale realized what it is that motivates him at this point in his career: to finally beat Roger Gracie, the current absolute world champion of Jiu-Jitsu and the only three-time champion in the sport’s history. After three losses...

Has underdog from “MMA’s greatest upset” done it again?

American MMA has a new candidate for darling of the public and media, but the guy had it coming. We’re talking about Joe Warren (Team Quest), the new Bellator champion in the USA. With six wins and one loss (our Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes caught his arm in seconds at the Dream GP in Japan), Warren...

15 times Brazilian Team Nationals

This September 25 the 15th Brazilian Team National Championship will take place in the Tijuca Tennis Club. Sign-ups are open (sign up here) and should you need to renew your IBJJF ID cards, they will be valid for the 2011 season, too. It’s a tradition that the Brazilian Team Nationals includes some of the country’s most prominent teams,...

Lyoto confirms: Rampage’s vacation is over

Lyoto Machida is already at full steam training in his hometown of Belem, Brazil, so it would be wise for Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Machida’s next opponent, to drop his summer holidays. The fight between two former light heavyweight division champions is set for the November 20 UFC 123 show in Detroit. Before one of his...

Roger Gracie’s new London pad

Three times absolute black belt world champion Roger Gracie (also a GMA member) opened a new branch of his academy in London. His third in the city. The new place can be described as very well located. In the heart of the SoHo district, it is only five minutes away from the world famous Picadilly Circus. The Soho is...

Best of the Best results

GMA member Dana Taylor announces the results of the Best of The Best Jiu-Jitsu Pro-Ams, held last August 30th. The event organized by the leader of Omaha BJJ was a success and a new installment is scheduled next November 13th. Check out the results: Aflac Team Champions: Adult- Combative Sport Center, Manhattan, KS Juvenile- Midamerica Martial Arts, Omaha, NE XS Energy Drink...

Learn with Alex Machado

Our GMA member Alexandre Machado is launching a series of  BJJ videos on Youtube. He calls it the "You-series" and he created it to promote the book "BJJ 4All", he will be releasing in 2011. Until the launch of the book, each month will have the release of a BJJ video. As a kick off, Machado released this...

Omoplata variation to armbar a la Bustamante

BTT head coach Murilo Bustamante helps Rousimar Toquinho in his preparations for Nate Marquardt, to take place at the September 15 UFN 22 show. At forty three years of age, and still in activity, Bustamante is in shape, training hard with the young men on his team just setting out to blaze their trails in MMA. The...