BJJ News — bjj-gyms

On April 17, 2026, Matt Serra — UFC 69 veteran, Renzo Gracie black belt, and owner of Serra BJJ in Huntington, New York — posted a checklist to Instagram titled "How To Spot A Good BJJ Gym." Does the head coach actually roll with students? How are newer students treated when they show up?

Matt Serra has run Serra BJJ Academy on Long Island for over twenty years, holds a UFC Hall of Fame jacket, and owns the most beloved knockout of a welterweight champion in the sport's history. So when he sits down on the JRE MMA Show and starts listing the things that make a BJJ gym worth your mone