All the shine of the 2009 Worlds

Sunday went according to his plans. Roger Gracie passed, mounted and finished off all his opponents in becoming two-time absolute champion and six-time weight champion. Thus, Big Roge has become the fighter with the greatest achievements in all the history of the World Championship. And he’s even humble about it: “I’m not the best, but I’m always prepared to be among the best,” he guaranteed.

Besides Roger, well-known old faces shone, like four-time champion Cobrinha, the three-time champions Braulio Estima and Marcelo Garcia, two-time champions Romulo Barral, Gabriel Vella and Bruno Malfacine. And new champions like Guilherme Mendes and Michael Langhi shone too. Check out all the best images and what they said in this super photo gallery.

Photos: Ivan Trindade, Regis Chen


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