BJJ News — matt-serra

Ryan Hall did the thing that makes every sport jiu-jitsu defender flinch: he said out loud what MMA athletes have been thinking for a decade. On Matt Serra's podcast, the UFC veteran and BJJ black belt explained that MMA is 'better' than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu because it encompasses a broader scope of

The first American BJJ black belt didn't survive to the next newsletter. That's not a metaphor.

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 opinions on what a beginner should look for in a BJJ gym. The 5th-degree black belt, first American to ever earn a Renzo Gracie black belt, UFC Hall of Famer, and one half of the Long Island accent that built modern East Coast jiu-jitsu sat down and explained, in detail, that the best

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