Jiu-Jitsu professor marries princess in Jordan
It’s no news that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has earned its place in the Middle East. The best example is perhaps the importance that the royal family…
Zaid Mirza
New Jiu-Jitsu black belts in Jordan
The leader of team Mirza BJJ in Jordan, Zaid Mirza promoted three of his students to black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Mohammed Bilbeisi, Zaid Abu Soud…
Top TV network of Arab world embraces MMA
Yesterday, the television network MBC, the biggest in the Arab world and owned by the Saudi royal family, announced that it has come to an…
Jorge Michelan pulls guard and teaches Jiu-Jitsu at Desert Force in Jordan
Another chapter of the Middle Eastern event Desert Force was held in Jordan this Friday, with Brazil's Jorge “Michelan” Bezerra taking on tough Dutchman Djamil…
Desert Force sandstorms this Friday
Desert Force MMA Championship will hold its third event this Friday, September 30. The event organized by GMA member Zaid Mirza will be held at…
Jordan’s newest fighter
Mohammed Samir doesn't yet know what Jiu-Jitsu is, doesn't even know his name is Mohammed Samir yet, but he has sported a gi. He's the…
Jiu-Jitsu for orphan girls in Jordan
Ultimate MMA Academy/Team Mirza, in cooperation with Equal Opportunity Initiative, launched the first self-defense workshops for 18 girls between the ages of 8-11 years from…
Desert Force’s plans in Jordan
The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Jordan – overseen by His Highness Prince Hussein Mirza, nephew of His Majesty King Abdullah II – is linked to the…
Jiu-Jitsu a-plenty and dramatic knockout at Desert Force
The second installment of Desert Force has just come to a close in Jordan's capital city of Amman. With marked technical supremacy from the Jiu-Jitsu…
More MMA coming up in Jordan’s desert
Desert Force Championship is heading into its second event, this Thursday, May 19, showcasing regional talent and two GP-format tournaments featuring Arab fighters. The promotion,…
Desert Force wants all-local GP
A Jiu-Jitsu black belt and promoter of the Desert Force MMA event, Jordanian/Brazilian Zaid Mirza wants to use his MMA event to scout talent in…
The desert will be even hotter with DFC
The second installment of Desert Force – an MMA event rocking the Middle East put together by black belt and DFC president Zaid Mirza –…