Today’s Match of the Week Features Marcelo Garcia and Raphael Lovato jr tearing it up at a smaller event in Houston TX. When speaking to Marcelo, he claims that he has the hardest time with long lanky players like Roger Gracie and Raphael Lovato jr. Check out the match to see who comes on top. Enjoy! Slow Motion
Posted in Match of the Week | Tagged Marcelo Garcia, Raphael Lovato Jr | 1 CommentToday’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
Posted in Match of the Week | Tagged Gabriel Gonzaga, Marcelo Garcia | Leave a commentToday’s Match of the Week features two of Alliance’s top all-time Champions… Fernando Augusto da Silva (better known as Terere) vs. Marcelo Garcia. Terere’s rollercoaster career started in Morro do Cantagalo (a major slum in Rio de Janeiro) with a social project lead by Roberto Traven and Alexandre Paiva. For some kids, this community project helped them momentarily escape from the realities of … Continue reading
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Techniques, Video | Tagged alliance, Fernando Augusto, Marcelo Garcia, mundial, Terere | Leave a commentToday’s “Young Guns” segment features a stand out from the “Great White North” (or Canada, for our non-American readers). Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Joshua Presley is one of the top BJJ representatives from Canada’s eastern most Provence. Since he started Jiu Jitsu four short years ago, Presely has collected medals from international competitions such as the Mundials, the NY Open, Miami Open, Lutador and … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Matches, Video, Young Guns | Tagged Canada, Cobrinha, Joshua Presley, Marcelo Garcia, nova scotia, Ryan Hall, titan BJJ | 1 CommentToday’s Match of the Week features two giants in the sport who are still actively competing in both the no-gi and gi circuit. The below match between Marcelo Garcia and André Galvão took place at the Brasileiros in 2006. Will the super athletic Galvão be able to overcome Marcelo’s relentless forward pressure? Enjoy the match and don’t forget to enter our contest to … Continue reading
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged alliance, Andre Galvao, Atos, Marcelo Garcia, tt | 2 Comments“Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.” – General Douglas MacArthur There is no other person in our beloved sport that exemplifies the above quote … Continue reading
Posted in Before They Were Stars, Matches, News, Video | Tagged alliance, Marcelo Garcia, mundial | Leave a commentQueensMMA is very excited to host legendary BJJ Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti for an amazing seminar on November 12th, 2011. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged alliance, Fabio Gurgel, Jacare, Marcelo Garcia, queens mma, rolls, Romero Cavalcanti | 1 CommentThis weeks match is from the ADCC Championships in 2007 from New Jersey. Marcelo Garcia and Pablo Popovich meet here in the second of three times in the -77kg finals.
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged ADCC 2007, Marcelo Garcia, pablo popovitch | 1 CommentThis Monday’s Match features Marcelo Garcia vs. Roger Gracie from the semi-finals of the 2006 IBJJF world’s absolute division. Both fighters exchange dominant positions back and forth, check out the entire match below!
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged IBJJF Worlds, Marcelo Garcia, Roger Gracie | 3 CommentsThis Monday’s match takes place in ADCC 2005, for 3rd place in the absolute division. Among two of the most technical grapplers in the world, Marcelo Garcia and Xande Ribeiro, engage in a back and forth battle. The match ends decisively when one of the two champions is left with no other choice but to tap out!
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