Celebrated actor Tom Hardy continued his journey into the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu by earning another gold medal in a recent UK tournament. Jiu-jitsu has exploded in the last few years with celebrities far and wide giving the sport a try, but Tom Hardy is undoubtedly the most active of the bunch. The Mad Max:
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has denied a recent report that he was choked unconscious during a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament last month. Zuckerberg has earned the respect of the combat sports community over the last year after video footage of the Meta CEO surfaced while doing some BJJ training. Since then, Zuckerberg has competed in his
Gordon Ryan, the exceptional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prodigy, has finally been discharged from the hospital following a grueling 40-day antibiotic treatment. It was a challenging battle against an unbeatable strain of Strep throat, but thanks to the powerful medicine, his life was ultimately saved. This infection not only kept him away from the action for several
Gordon Ryan has endured an extended hospital stay after suffering severe strep throat. Ryan, a 1st-degree BJJ black belt, is arguably the greatest submission grappling competitor of all time. The 27-year-old’s career has faced massive obstacles over the last few years due to several health issues, including a stomach condition that was originally misdiagnosed. The
Joe Rogan lauded Mark Zuckerberg for training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and scoring gold in a recent competition. He also compared Zuckerberg to British superstar Tom Hardy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is most well-known for his role in developing insanely popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. He’s been increasing his presence in the
Wiz Khalifa is ready to make some waves in the jiu-jitsu scene. Khalifa Set For BJJ Debut After many years in the music industry as well as many hit songs such as ‘See You Again’ and ‘Black and Yellow’, the famous rapper will be taking on a new stage. Khalifa is set to hit the
Tom Hardy showcased his BJJ skills with a triangle choke during a competition. Hardy, 45, began training after starring in Warrior, an MMA movie released in 2011. Since then, the English actor has continued to dedicate time to the craft, leading to his 4th-degree BJJ blue belt. Over the past two years, the famous actor
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a popular martial art and combat sport. One of the most unique aspects of BJJ are the colored belts that identify practitioners’ level of achievement in the sport. This blog post will explore the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt system, offer an overview of each belt, explain how one goes about earning a
Submission specialist Gordon Ryan is facing a challenging situation as his stomach problems have resurfaced, which almost led him to an early retirement. Unfortunately, this setback occurred at the worst possible time, just days before his highly-anticipated grappling super fight against his long-standing rival, Felipe Pena, for Tezos WNO. The fight is scheduled for this
Gordon Ryan is explaining why there is bad blood between himself and Dillon Danis. In the world of no-gi jiu-jitsu, there is one name that stands out, one man who seems to be levels above everyone else, that man is Gordon Ryan. In many circles, Ryan is considered the best jiu-jitsu practitioner in the world.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Craig Jones favors Alex Volkanovski over Islam Makhachev in their upcoming clash this Saturday. Reigning UFC featherweight champion and pound-for-pound king Volkanovski is set to face lightweight champion Makhachev in the headlining bout of UFC 284 on Feb. 11 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. He goes into the matchup as
Bruce Buffer once got into a sparring session with mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Royce Gracie – and it went exactly how you thought it did. Buffer is better known for being one of the greatest combat sports introducers of all time after his historic run with the UFC. Buffer has been announcing for the
Gordon Ryan has signed a huge multi-fight deal with FloSports “King” will be competing at FloGrappling’s upcoming “Who’s Number One” (WNO) tournament series Great things continue to rain down on Gordon Ryan as he opened up the new year by signing a multi-fight contract with FloSports. The grappling icon also revealed that his new contract
Gillian Robertson made quick work of ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas in the Fury Pro Grappling 6 main event on Friday night. Emanating from the 2300 Arena, previously known as the ECW Arena, in Philadelphia, Fury Pro stacked their final submission grappling event of the year with top names from the world of BJJ and MMA. In
The first word that comes to the mind of Gordon Ryan when he hears Dillon Danis‘ name is “clown.” That’s exactly how the five-time ADCC Submission Fighting World champion described Danis during a recent appearance on ‘The MMA Hour‘ with Ariel Helwani and it certainly seems like he’s not alone in that assessment. Danis is
Gordon Ryan is widely considered to be one of the greatest Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners in the world. For more than a decade, ‘The King‘ has dominated the competition as a five-time ADCC Submission Fighting World champion, a four-time IBJJF No-Gi World champion, and a four-time winner at the Eddie Bravo Invitational. After having achieved so