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In Europe, Tererê counts days to competition return

Transiting through Europe, Fernando Tererê contacted GRACIEMAG photographer Gustavo Aragão. “I’m now in Europe doing a series of Jiu-Jitsu seminars and training sessions with my friend and student Pedro Bessa. Here are some photos taken here in England,” he says. “I’m passing on my knowledge to people who like my Jiu-Jitsu, training and learning new things,” he...

Tererê heads to Europe and hints at return to international competition

As reported by Brazil’s Sensei Sportv official twitter, @senseioficial, Fernando Tererê (Alliance) is close to making his return to international competition since a spell suffering depression and drug addiction. Tererê's condition was brought into the open after he was detained for an altercation on a flight from Washington to São Paulo on October 11 of 2004....

Rio Open: Rodolfo and Léo Nogueira in absolute final

Truly talented heavyweights Rodolfo Vieira (GFTeam) and Leonardo Nogueira (Alliance) will go at it once again tomorrow, in the absolute final of the Rio Open, which kicked off today together with the International Master and Senior championship in the Rio de Janeiro's Tijuca Tennis Club. Last year, Rodolfo and Nogueira had a tremendous match in the...

Alliance’s money on Léo Nogueira

Team Alliance isn’t full force for the Rio Open this time around. After a series of competitions involving the Pan, Brazilian Nationals and World Championship, a number of their main athletes took the chance to replenish their energy and lick their wounds. Among the team’s front-runners in the Rio Open is Leonardo Nogueira. The fighter has...

Bad Boy’s prep work

Very first three-time world champion roosterweight Bruno Malfacine, also known as Bad Boy, works hard on the technical part of his game. However, to put his positions into practice and deal with the frenetic pace in competition, he also needs to keep his physical conditioning up to speed. Malfacine takes care of that with physical conditioning...

Gurgel, Jacare seminar in Tallahassee

GMA member Felipe "Zicro" Neto, leader of Alliance Tallahassee will be hosting a great seminar next october 23d. He will be welcoming Alliance leaders and co-founders Fabio Gurgel and Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti for a very special class. The cost is US$ 100 for pre-registration and US$ 120 fon the day of the event. For more info, go to...

Rafa says he’s ready for no time limit, but asks for bigger purse

Current featherweight champion of the world Rafael Mendes did some raining on the parade of the inspired idea of a no-time limit match between him and four-time world champion Rubens Cobrinha, which arose in the USA this week and had Jiu-Jitsu fans the world over at the edge of their seats. Today Rafael told GRACIEMAG.com he...

Cobrinha accepts no-time limit match against Mendes

“Let me say right away that I am happy about the chance to take this fight,” Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” Maciel began his email accepting the offer to participate in a no-time limit match against rival Rafael Mendes. “Let’s do it!” said Cobrinha. In the message from the Alliance fighter to Bray Deavours, a brown belt under...

Mendes vs Cobrinha: contact with athletes made and Gurgel approves

If they decide to embrace the idea of a match with no time limit, a match to the finish, Jiu-Jitsu stars Rafael Mendes (Atos) and Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” (Alliance) will hardly have time to unpack their bags. That’s because Rafa just hit Brazilian soil after a series of seminars in the United States and Cobrinha...

Michael Langhi recovers from injury and responds to Ary Farias

An athlete who’s won all the competitions he’s been in lately, Michael Langhi is now recovering from shoulder surgery he underwent two weeks ago. The fighter suffered from chronic pain made worse when he competed in sacrifice. “I didn’t take proper care of the injury at the end of last year, it was a sacrifice to...