Buchecha postpones MMA plans, says BJJ is “in its best phase in terms of pay”
Graciemag recently caught up with five-time absolute BJJ world champion Marcus Buchecha to talk about his plans to make the move to mixed martial arts.…
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5-time absolute champ Buchecha reviews Worlds campaign, reveals talk with Lo before final
Twenty-seven-year-old Marcus “Buchecha" Vinicius reached a record-setting five absolute titles in IBJJF World Championships with his campaign in the 2017 edition, which ended last Sunday.…
Alex Sodré on winning five bouts to become brown-belt world champion
Alex Sodré (Nova União), 21, is the new light featherweight brown-belt world champion. A student under Rodrigo Feijão, Sodré had to tame five opponents to…
Erberth Santos: “There’s no shortcut to becoming champion”
After ending up as the absolute runner-up in his black-belt debut in 2016, Erberth Santos had a prolific season before arriving at the 2017 edition…
Tayane Porfírio talks double gold at Worlds, Grand Slam win
Eight gold medals in the four biggest events of the 2016/2017 season. That was how Tayane Porfírio spent her first year as a black-belt. In…
Leandro Lo talks dangerous leg lock, guarantees he will be at the Worlds
Last weekend saw a clash of titans on the mat at the Curitiba Fall Open. Vying for absolute gold and the points to secure the…
Marcus Buchecha on first and upcoming fight vs. Roger Gracie
Five years after their first encounter, which ended in a draw after 20 minutes, Marcus Buchecha and Roger Gracie will again collide in the gi.…
Interview with Tayane Porfírio: on Nationals victory, online trolls
Alliance Rio's Tayane Porfírio was the big winner of the women's section of the 21st Brazilian Nationals, held two weekends ago in Barueri. Graciemag had…
Leandro Lo on winning two finals vs. Erberth at the Brazilian Nationals
All eyes were on him at José Correa Gymnasium, Barueri last weekend. Calm demeanor, neat gi, black belt around the waist and his NS Brotherhood…
Milton Vieira — Carlson Gracie’s admission process
Miltinho Vieira tells how his first experience with Grandmaster Carlson Gracie went, and remembers the feeling of training for the first time at the old…
How BJJ helped João Gabriel Rocha beat cancer
João Gabriel Rocha (Soul Fighters) won the ultra-heavyweight title March 19 in Irvine, Calif. at the Pan. The 25-year-old reared by Leandro “Tatu” Escobar and…
Pan champion Jéssica Flowers gearing up for Worlds, ADCC
Gracie Barra's Jéssica Oliveira Flowers' career is taking off. The 25-year-old originally from GB Amazonas has an impressive résumé, with a title in the Los…