Cristiano "Titi" Lazarini will participate for the second time in the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Worlds, to be held in the gymnsaium of the California State University Dominguez Hills, on the 9th and 10th of August. In 2007, the fighter took second in the ultra heavyweight category.
In an interview with GRACIEMAG.com, Titi revealed his wish for the championship to grow even more and praises the efforts of International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation president Carlos Gracie Jr.
"My hope is that with every year the No-Gi Worlds will become a bigger and more consolidated tournament. Taking second place was a bitter experience for me, beacuase as it was a bracket of three, I fought Vinicius Pezao in the first fight and finished him in under two minutes. I ended up fighting him again in the final and lost by an advantage point, in a fight where he stalled, but that's just the way it goes," the Gracie Barra-BH fighter said.
In respect to the fighters in the other categories that are coming in strong for the Worlds this year, Titi highlighted two names from his gym: Caloquinha and Uirapuru. The athlete also cited others names, such as Roberto Tussa, Jeff Monson, Pablo Popovitch and Samuel Braga.
Sign-ups for the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Worlds are open and remain so till August 2nd. Anyone to sign up today, the 22nd, will pay the discount rate of US$ 82. Starting tomorrow the fee will be US$ 102.
It's worth remembering that each athlete will receive a t-shirt from the event, to be worn in the competition.
Going on at the same time as the Worlds will be the International Master and Senior No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The points will be counted separately from the Worlds, and the event is open to athletes from blue to black belt, aged over 30 years.
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