Gracie Breakdown: Vitor Belfort Armbar and Jon Jones Americana – UFC 152

UFC 152 was exciting! Vitor Belfort snags an Armbar on Jon Jones that pops his elbow and nearly wins him the Title in the first round! Jon Jones bounces back and in the fourth, finds the Americana and puts Belfort away. Lets see how they did it! Continue reading

Gracie Breakdown: Ronda Rousey Armbar – StrikeForce 42

This past weekend, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey defended her Bantamweight Title for the first time with her sixth 1st Round Armbar, once again, in just under a minute. The Gracie’s are back once again to show us around their new Gracie JiuJitsu Beverly Hills location, and to show us just how Ronda Rousey was able to secure this submission over Sarah Kaufman. Don’t forget to look back and compare this to the Armbar she submitted Miesha Tate with as well. Let’s get started! Continue reading

Gracie Breakdown: Chan Sung Jung D’Arce Choke – UFC on FUEL 3

UFC on FUEL 3 showcased another outstanding moment from “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung when he submitted the undefeated, rising star in Dustin Poirier! Let’s see how it’s done! Continue reading

Gracie Breakdown: Nate Diaz Power Guillotine and Alan Belcher Leg Lock Defense – UFC on FOX 3

UFC on FOX 3 ended with a stellar finish from Nate Diaz. But there was also some outstanding Leg Lock defense on display from Alan Belcher. So how did they do it? Gracie Breakdown! Continue reading

Gracie Breakdown: Rory MacDonald Side Control and Crucifix – UFC 145

Gracie Breakdown is back following UFC 145. This time it’s all about maintaining a dominant position, in this case, Rory MacDonald’s Side Control and Crucifix he used to smother Che Mills. We also go over a sneaky Kimura you can use as well as some escapes from the dreaded Crucifix! Continue reading

Gracie Breakdown: Hatsu Hioki BJJ Sequence and Ben Henderson Arm-In Guillotine – UFC 144


Rener Gracie is back with Ryron Gracie to discuss some techniques from UFC 144 Japan. First, we go over Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski where Hioki took Palaszewski’s back from Side-Mount, transitioned to an Armbar, briefly to a Triangle and finally an Omoplata Sweep. Then, we go through Benson Henderson’s Arm-In Guillotine. How to make it work and how to escape! Continue reading

Gracie Breakdown: Frank Mir Kimura and Jon Jones Standing Guillotine Choke – UFC 140


Rener Gracie is full of “Renergy” after UFC 140 which will be most remembered by the cringing Kimura Frank Mir placed on Minotauro Nogueira to win the fight, resulting in a broken arm for Nogueira. Also, in the video, the Rolling Omoplata attempted by Tony Ferguson on Yves Edwards at the TUF 14 Finale, Diego Brandao’s incredible Armbar finish over Dennis Bermudez and also from UFC 140, Jon Jones’ Standing Guillotine over Lyoto Machida! Continue reading