Jiu-Jitsu World League intends to professionalize the sport

There are just two changes occurring concurrently now in the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

First, its popularity has exploded and continues to grow. There haven’t been more competitions at more age ranges as well as in more geographic places than there are now. YouTube is filled with grappling tutorials, opposition footage as well as documentaries regarding the sport. There are clothing lines and a complete market of small businesses making training equipment or another supplementary content. Jiujitsu is just as much a self defense artwork because it’s a lifestyle.

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Jiu-Jitsu World League intends to professionalize the sport

CM Punk: Vince McMahon said a combatant would die in "barbaric" UFC

It has been reported that World Wrestling Entertainment wouldn’t let CM Punk walk out with Chael Sonnen for Sonnen’s UFC fight a couple of years back. Now, we understand the motive WWE gave him.

Punk said this week on wrestler Colt Cabana’s podcast that WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon told him he cannot appear on UFC television as it was “barbaric.”

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CM Punk: Vince McMahon said a combatant would die in "barbaric" UFC

Gilbert Melendez trains with Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC title fight

Observe Gilbert Melendez grapple with Ronda Rousey and train some boxing with Rousey’s trainer Edmond Tarverdyan in this video from Fight Heart. Melendez seems quite sleek in the floor at Glendale Fighting Club in Los Angeles ahead of his huge UFC lightweight title chance against Anthony Pettis at UFC 181 on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.

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Gilbert Melendez trains with Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC title fight

T.J. Dillashaw: ‘I wanna fight Jose Aldo so bad"

Can T.J. Dillashaw become the first fighter to hold two UFC titles at the same time?

The UFC bantamweight champion, who is expected to put his title on the line against former titleholder Dominick Cruz in 2015, told Team Alpha Male Radio he wants a shot at UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo.

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T.J. Dillashaw: ‘I wanna fight Jose Aldo so bad"