Gabi Garcia: “The ADCC is a completely different sport”
The 2011 ADCC +60kg champion is working hard to defend her title. Gabi Garcia talked candidly to GRACIEMAG via Skype days before traveling to NYC…
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Travis Stevens on Copa Podio: “You’re the only person who decides whether you win”
Back in the states after the Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept. 8, Travis Stevens has collected his thoughts…
Video: Anderson Silva opens up about Chris Weidman loss, Steven Seagal & more
So, Steven Seagal didn't really train Anderson Silva? Like, for real?! Of course he didn't, and we all pretty much knew that. Check out the…
Video: Ricardo De La Riva talks about his farewell match against Yuki Nakai
Sixth-degree Black-belt Ricardo De La Riva is getting ready for this farewell match in Jiu-Jitsu. He'll face Japan's Yuki Nakai in Tokyo, Japan, on September…
Leandro Lo on no-gi victory: “Bráulio opened my eyes to foot locks”
A phenomenon of Jiu-Jitsu, black-belt Leandro Lo, 24, won another trophy last weekend at Copa Pódio. The Cicero Costha pupil fought a no-gi superfight…
Women’s competitions then and now — Ana Laura Cordeiro weighs in
In 2009, Gracie Barra brown belt Ana Laura Cordeiro won the then combined female brown/black belt division at the Pan American Championship. By then she…
Breakthrough athlete at Copa Podio, Diego Broges aims for the Worlds and analyzes Leandro Lo
Held at Club Hebraica on May 5, the Copa Podio Lightweight GP hosted the great show of the young Diego Borges (Checkmat), who didn’t get…
Worlds 2013: Caio Terra explains move to light feather, hopes Malfacine will follow
Caio Terra is again taking part on the World Championship which begins in Long Beach on May 29, but this time he comes with…
Let UFC featherweight Sam Sicilia explain to you the meaning of ‘sik-jitsu’
With The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale just around the corner, featherweight fighter Sam Sicilia wanted to make sure he was thoroughly prepared for his fight…
Jacaré Souza Joins UFC, Says He Feels ‘Butterflies’
2013 marks the completion of Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza’s first decade as an MMA fighter, having made a spirited debut back at the inaugural Jungle Fight…
Chuck Norris recollects first jiu-jitsu session with Gracie family
As everyone knows, movie star Chuck Norris is the most dreaded man in the world, the moves he wields capable of knocking out Anderson Silva…
What Michelle Nicolini went through to win her fifth Worlds
The black belt Michelle Nicolini of team CheckMat won the featherweight division at the 2012 Worlds. With the triumph, the Rodrigo Cavaca-trained fighter notched her…