Match of the Week: Victor Estima vs. Alan “Finfou” Nascimento
Today’s Match of the Week features two men who are helping to shape the BJJ scene in Europe, Victor Estima (Gracie Barra) and Alan “Finfou” Nascimento (Checkmat). This battle took place in the finals at this year’s European Open in Lisbon, Portugal. Both were vying for the title “king of the European middle weights”, Finfou represented Sweden and Victor represented the UK. Enjoy this match! … Continue reading
Match of the Week: Marcelo Garcia vs. Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga
Today’s Match of the Week takes us back to Brazil circa 2008 at a tournament call Campos III. This battle between grappling elite Marcelo Garcia and UFC heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga was the semi-finals of this elite submission grappling event. The Campos III tournament had some big names including: Renato Babalu, Thales Leite, Romulo Barral, and Alexandre Cafe to name a few. In the coming week, … Continue reading
Match of the Week: Robson Moura vs. Jeff Glover
Today’s Match of the Week Segment features the fabled 2006 Robson Moura vs. Jeff Glover no-gi match. This battle took place at the inaugural Professional Submission League event “L.A. Sub X” in 2006. We have seen the picture numerous times, but have you seen the whole match? Enjoy!
Match Of The Week: Rani Yahya vs. Lucas Leite
Today’s “Match of the Week” takes us back to the 2007-2008 Grapplers Quest US Pro Trials. This exciting match up pitted champion versus champion. In this semi-final match, 2007 Mundial Champion Lucas Leite faced off against 2007 ADCC champion Rani Yahya in a high pace no-gi match to determine who is truly the best of the best! Enjoy the match.
Young Guns: William Abreu (Fight Sports / The Avengers)
In today’s “Young Guns” segment, we feature a collegiate wrestler turned submission specialist, William Abreu. This guy has been tearing up the no-gi scene on a regional and international level since 2007. Some of his more noteworthy titles include: 2011 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship – 1st IBJJF No-Gi Pan Am – 1st IBJJF Miami Int’l Open – Weight – 1st – Absolute – 3rd 2010 … Continue reading
Today we feature a great battle between two jiu jitsu superstars, Andre Galvao vs Xande Ribeiro. This epic match took place this past weekend at the 2012 World Pro. Check out Galvao’s unrelenting passing efforts. Enjoy the match!
Today’s Young Guns segment features a sensational light weight purple competitor, Michael Liera Jr. In 2011 he won the worlds as a blue and now as a relatively new purple belt, this young bjjer took gold at this year’s Pans. Enjoy the interview and watch out for this guy at this year’s Mundials. Ossss! ***** How did you start Jiu Jitsu? I started Jiu Jitsu … Continue reading
Today’s Match of the week features an exciting battle between Leandro “Lo” Nascimento and Celsinho Venicius. This match took place last year at the 2011 World Pro. Leandro “Lo” Nascimento made quite a stir at this past Pans by beating out heavy favorite Lucas Lepri. For those who are unfamiliar with Leandro’s history (courtesy of BJJ Heroes): Leandro Lo do Nascimento was born on the … Continue reading
2012 IBJJF Pans Adult BB Bracket Results (Click to Enlarge) Rooster / Galo: Light Feather / Pluma: Feather / Pena: Light / Leve: Middle/ Medio: Medium Heavy / Meio Pesado: Heavy / Pesado: Super Heavy / Super Pesado: Ultra Heavy / Pesadissimo:
Today’s Match of the week features two champions of different generations, Alexandre Ribeiro x Roberto Tozi. This battle took place at the 2005 CBJJO World Championships. Started by Andre Pederneiras, the CBJJO was formed as a result of his belief that if BJJ wants to achieve a professional level, fighters should be paid when fighting in major tournaments. After several year and some internal issues … Continue reading
Today, we feature a vintage battle between one of the most innovative guard players in the 90′s and one of the best low passers during the same time period, Roberto “Roleta” Magalhaes (Gracie Barra) vs. Wallid Ismail (Carlson Gracie). This epic battle between these two giants of the sport took place at the first Mundials in 1997. For those who are not too familiar with … Continue reading
