Fabrício Werdum is our man on the cover to celebrate being the first athlete to have become champion at the IBJJF Worlds (as a black belt), the ADCC and the UFC.

He talks about his life and career and teaches some of his techniques.

Find inside also Bruno Malfacine, Erberth Santos, Mikey Musumeci, how to hydrate, Martin Rooney, Jacob Harman and much more.

GRACIEMAG 220

GRACIEMAG #220 is out!

Grab your copy and relive the thrills of the 2015 Worlds with awesome pictures of the best that happened in Long Beach featuring Bruno Malfacine​, Paulo Miyao​, Mackenzie Dern​, Leandro Lo​ and many others.

Also, follow Bernardo Faria​ around NYC as he talks about his life and career and teaches the techniques that made him black belt open class world champion.

Rafael Mendes is another feature with the step by step of the incredible movement that got him to Cobrinha’s back and the 5th title in the featherweight division.

Dominyka Obelenyte​ gives an exclusive interview so you can know more about the new sensation of the female division.

Other than that:

Learn some wrestling with Jacob Harman​;

Get inspired by Mike Calimbas​’ pictures;

Discover why Megaton Dias​ still competes in the adult division;

Eat at the right time with the help of Dr. Michelle Alencar;

Get fit with Martin Rooney​;

Find out why Fabricio Werdum​ is used to achieve the unthinkable.

Enough?

There’s more next month.

Carol Gracie invites you to GRACIEMAG’s newsroom in California to tell you what issue # 206 has in store for you.

Gilbert Burns, Marcelo Garcia and all you need to know about the rear naked choke are some of the attractions.

Our team dig deep into the Pantanal region of Brazil after the 2013 ADCC open class champion. Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu led us and our readers on a journey through one of the most beautiful places in the entire world.

More than that, he also taught the mechanics of his trademark, the tornado guard.

GRACIEMAG #203 is out and you’ll also find:

– Nino Schembri teaching a series of moves to catch opponents by surprise

– Remember the battle between André Galvão and a certain Chris Weidman, in 2009

– Lessons from Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and Gabi Garcia.

Don’t wait up and go after your copy.

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Singled out by Ronaldo Jacaré as one of his secrets to winning Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, the nimble, nonstop, flowing game is a slew of techniquest

hat aims at stunning opponents and forcing them to play defensively, whether on top or bottom. In order to break down that combat philosophy – useful both in BJJ and MMA, – GRACIEMAG sought out not only the Brazilian fighter who’s been making waves in the UFC, but also judo superstar Flávio Canto.

The magic of seamless Jiu-Jitsu

In the step-by-step pictures, Jacaré reveals his main drills and repetition training methods with the aid of another UFC ace from Manaus, Alan Patrick “Nuguette.” Wanna make this a trait of your game as well? Get your GRACIEMAG #201 now.

 The wall

Absolute champion of the 2013 ADCC, Roberto Cyborg, 32, reveals how he blocked the paths of Keenan Cornelius and Marcus Buchecha through tactics, pressure and techniques of anticipation

The new emperor of China

Cyborg comes back from a loss at his weight class to win the absolute over favorite Buchecha, while Cobrinha finally beats Rafa Mendes and Kron Gracie goes for an all-submissions campaign, among other stories.

Surprises, comebacks and dreams come true

Murilo Santana leads a battalion of first-time champions in another unpredictable Worlds No-Gi

We visited Carlos Gracie Jr.’s home in Florianópolis to unveil the coral-belt’s secrets in nutrition, training and life philosophy. At 57, Carlinhos boasts tremendous health, and nothing better than a chat in his habitat to reveal all the details that help him carry the banner of BJJ and go on teaching with a black-belt’s tenacity for so long.

Fire in the eyes

As much as the stern face of Wallid Ismail and the stories surrounding him may frighten those who know him superficially, this BJJ staple, who for years was synonymous with competitive Jiu-Jitsu, coolly sat down with GRACIEMAG to discuss the details of his life as an athlete, complete with its highs and lows, much training, and great conquests. He talks about his time as a Carlson Gracie pupil and gives some wise advice to younger athletes.

A question of style

Which athlete today has the most elegant Jiu-Jitsu? We submitted that tough query to pundits, referees and readers. See who came out on top.

Anthology of modern MMA

From marginalized sport to the market that grows the fastest in the business of sports entertainment, MMA has brought us truly memorable battles over the years. GRACIEMAG selected our 20 favorites, based on their historical context, the impression they left and the actual technique displayed.

A feast of experience and love for Jiu-Jitsu

Worlds Masters & Seniors doubles in size and sees Saulo Ribeiro and Ricardo Bastos shine on a weekend of celebration of the gentle art for those over 30. Don’t miss GRACIEMAG’s unparalleled coverage.

Cult of the basic

The more refined BJJ techniques aren’t always the key to victory. With that in mind, Antônio Braga Neto appears in this month’s TRAINING PROGRAM bringing simple yet valuable positions that are going to boost your training and make you secure when the chips are down in your tournaments. Get the basics right and win!

Photo by Erik Fontanez

Following Dan Henderson’s striking coach airing his grievances about Ronda Rousey headlining a UFC card in favor of his fighter, Rousey’s manager, Darin Harvey, said he would feel the same way if he was on the other side.

Harvey told GRACIEMAG.com that the move by the UFC to headline their February Pay-Per-View with his client over Henderson, simply put, is a good business decision. The manager acknowledges, however, that he gets it. Harvey wouldn’t be pleased with the decision if he managed “Hendo.”

“I’m a huge Dan Henderson fan,” he said on Tuesday afternoon. “He can beat anybody in the world on any given day in so many different weight classes. So if I was his management, I guess I would be a little bit upset.”

The February fight card is billed with Rousey as the women’s UFC champion defending her title against Strikeforce and Invicta FC veteran Liz Carmouche in the main event. Henderson will face former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida as the co-main event.

Gus Pugliese, the Team Quest coach that posted on Facebook about why he disagrees with Rousey and Carmouche getting top billing, went on to say that there’s a pecking order for earning opportunities like this one. Henderson and Machida, he said, are high on that pecking order. Rousey, he added, is getting a free ride.

“I believe in paying dues,” he told GRACIEMAG.com earlier today. “In this particular case, Hendo and Machida paid their dues a long time ago. For someone new to come in and have a free ride just seems unfair to them and the whole sport they helped build.”

In reaction, Harvey said that MMA is a business as much as it is a sport. From a marketing perspective, the UFC is doing the right thing, he said, by placing Rousey as the headliner because she’s capable of creating a whole new fan base. His fighter has been featured in Esquire Magazine, Sports Illustrated, as well as doing spots on television with Conan O’Brien and Jim Rome. The mainstream attention requires a full-time public relations representative, he added, and the publicist has no other clients beyond Rousey.

“[The UFC] thinks that Ronda’s going to draw more attention to the sport and the event,” Harvey said. “And it’s for a world title, whether they want to acknowledge it or not.

“No other athlete in the history of MMA has ever accomplished what Ronda has by finishing all her opponents, amateur and pro, within the first round, eight of them within the first minute. It’s unprecedented.

“Ronda is a huge draw right now.”

UFC 157 will take place on Feb. 23, 2013, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

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**An earlier version of this story was missing the quote from Harvey saying “No other athlete in the history of MMA has ever accomplished what Ronda has by finishing all her opponents, amateur and pro, within the first round, eight of them within the first minute. It’s unprecedented.”