Robert Duvall may be best known as a Hollywood superstar with roles in the Godfather series as Tom Hagen, but he’s also trained Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Rigan Machado. Combined […]
Month: April 2021
Firas Zahabi’s Tristar Gym harassed by police 16 times due to ‘cowards’
Legendary BJJ and MMA coach Firas Zahabi, recently took to Youtube to moan about police harassment which targeted his Montreal gym. Here, he claimed the local police had visited his […]
Joe D’Arce BJJ Interview
Joe D’Arce is a veteran Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner who hails from Brentwood NY. In his own words, he says “I started training at the Renzo Gracie academy at 16 […]
A list of interesting Gordon Ryan Facts
Gordon Ryan is known as the greatest ever nogi BJJ athlete. However, due to his interesting personality he is also well known outside of grappling. Because of this, he has […]
Is smothering legal in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
When it comes to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there are certain things that are legal and certain things that aren’t. As well as this, it depends on the rules which differ […]
Gordon Ryan buys new Mazda worth over $30,000
Today Gordon Ryan spent some of his hard-earned BJJFanatics money on a new Mazda car, worth over $30,000 due to the additional extras. Compared to some of his previous purchases, […]
Rafael Barata Freitas Cleared Of Sexual Assault Charges
In December 2020, an Albuquerque woman accused Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, Rafael Barata Freitas of sexually assaulting her. According to the woman at the time, she had fallen asleep […]
Joe Rogan on Gordon Ryan “He’s the pound for pound greatest of all time”
In a recent podcast with wrestling legend Dan Gable, Joe Rogan made a few interesting observations, starting by saying that Gordon Ryan was “The pound for pound greatest of all […]
The Story of Prince Philip and his love of Catch Wrestling
Prince Philip today died at the age of 99, after serving as husband to Queen Elizabeth II for most of his life. It’s fair to say that he was a […]
Marco Lunardini Biography
Marco Lunardini is an Italian grappler who started his training as a teenager and eventually moved to Ireland where he joined the SBG gym. Whilst here, he was training partners […]