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Cain Velasquez: “I felt there was something missing in wrestling”

After beating Rodrigo Minotauro at UFC 110, Cain Velasquez remains undefeated in MMA, with eight wins. His next opponent, on October 21 in California, is the gargantuan Brock Lesnar, in a bout worth the heavyweight title. A phenomenal wrestler established on the university circuit, this fighter of Mexican heritage simply walked away from representing his...

Sapo wants to make noise in UFC and pay homage to Gracie family

With five wins in his last six outings, including one knockout over former UFC fighter Travis Lutter, Rafael “Sapo” Natal makes his debut in the most famous cage in the world this September 15 at UFC Fight Night 22. He faces off against Rich Attonito, a participant in the eleventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality...

2nd Southwest Classic promo video

GD JIU-JITSU Events in association with the Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (AZSBJJF) is proud to announce the 2nd Southwest BJJ Classic. The competition will take place on October 16 & 17 at Westwood High School located at 945 W. 8th St. in Mesa, AZ 85201. GRACIEMAG will be covering the event. The Jiu-Jitsu competition features kids,...

Double attack with GMA seal of quality

Black belt Clint Crabtree is our GMA in Wyoming, Michigan. At his academy, Grand Rapids BJJ, the Carlsinho Gracie pupil proves how he knows all there is about the gentle art by upholding the concept at Jiu-Jitsu’s base that happens to be the feature story in this month's issue of GRACIEMAG. We’re talking about the double...

What would be the outcome of Minotouro vs Jon Jones?

Experience versus youth, Jiu-Jitsu and its defense against elbows. No matter what you may see in an eventual showdown between Rogério “Minotouro” Nogueira and the sensational Jon Jones, it’s guaranteed to be a fight for the ages. Well the two light heavyweights on a collision course. If Minotouro (19w, 3l) beats Ryan Bader at UFC 119...

Who’s the best Jiu-Jitsu player in Asia?

Asian Jiu-Jitsu championships always come up with exciting new revelations from the Land of the Rising Sun. As most recent examples, we can cite two brown belt world champions in 2010: roosterweight Koji Shibamato (Tri-Force) and lightweight Roberto Satoshi (Bon-sai Academy). But who is truly the best in Japan and its neighboring nations? Fans will find out...

Check at the best pics from the UFC Fan Expo superfights

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu carries on in fine form, both in and out of the gi, as shown last Saturday in his superfight with Rolles Gracie, held at the Grapplers Quest event that went down at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston. The black belt beat Rolles by 9 to 2 and also witnessed teammate Pablo Popovitch’s...

Frankie Edgar in an exclusive and revealing chat

Edgar celebrates second win against Penn. Photo: Josh HedgesFrankie Edgar caught BJ Penn by surprise yet again, at UFC 118, and retained his lightweight belt in his first title defense. The Ricardo Cachorrão Jiu-Jitsu purple belt recently spoke with GRACIEMAG.com correspondent Nalty Jr. Check out this exclusive chat and get to know more...

In detail and in gi, MMA’s submission of the year

31-year-old judo black belt and professional fighter Timoteo “Toby” Imada (25w, 14l) won last year’s prize for best submission at MMA’s Oscar ceremony: the World MMA Awards. He was awarded the prize for his win over Jorge Masvidal at Bellator 5 on May 1, 2009. If you haven’t watched it yet, or haven’t learned it in detail,...

Last chance to register for Honolulu Open

Registration deadline  August 28. The IBJJF tournament will take place on September 4 at Henry J. Kaiser High School. $97.00 -till Saturday, August 28, 2010. Henry J. Kaiser High School. 511 Lunalilo Home Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Black belts and female Brown/Black: Online Registration Other belts: Online...