João Gabriel beats Kaynan Duarte to win King of Mats title in Moscow
[Press release.] Day 1 of the 2019/2020 season opener for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour could not have been more thrilling. The crowd on…
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Orlando’s public schools
I am Coach Márcio Pimentel, black belt of Judo and black belt of Jiu-jitsu, graduated and postgraduate in Physical Education, member of the Brazilian Training…
Lightweight king Lucas Lepri analyzes campaign at the 2019 BJJ Worlds
No one disagrees that Lucas Lepri is the greatest lightweight in BJJ today. With six world titles in the division (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,…
Mikey Musumeci reveals his pact with Bruno Malfacine prior to the 2019 Worlds
With three world titles across two weight divisions, Mikey Musumeci this year put his name side by side with the likes of Leandro Lo, Saulo…
Victor Hugo prepares debut as black-belt, gets invited to ADCC 2019
After shining in the 2018/2019 season in the IBJJF, with double gold performances in the federation's biggest events (Euro, Pan, Brazilian Nationals and Worlds), Victor…
ADGS Moscow: Gabi, Thalison, Victor Hugo to lead pack of new black-belts
[Press release.] The 2019/2020 season of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour kicks off June 15-16, in Moscow, Russia. Under the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro…
2019 Worlds: Victor Hugo and Yara Soares are the brown belt absolute champions
As well as the black-belts that set the mats on fire last weekend in Long Beach, the 2019 IBJJF Worlds featured the legends of tomorrow.…
2019 Worlds: The 19 finals, annotated
We have reached the end of four days of action featuring the world's best BJJ fighters in another fantastic edition of the IBJJF Worlds, held…
2019 Worlds: See who fights whom in the final stretch
After an electrifying Saturday, with breathtaking duels and twists in the adult black belt, the decisive matches that will take place this Sunday were defined…
2019 Worlds: Marcus Buchecha vs. Leandro Lo and Bia Mesquita vs. Nathi de Jesus in the absolute finals
After two intense days with the best colored-belt athletes in the world, the IBJJF World Championship welcome this Saturday its first dose of adult black-belt…
2019 Worlds: Thalison Soares shines at brown; Munis bros. close out purple absolute
Day two of the 2019 IBJJF World Championship brought even more action to the fans present at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. On Friday,…
2019 Worlds: Rui Neto, Iasmim Casser shine in blue belt absolute
Lots of emotions and breathtaking fights took place on day one of the 2019 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship -- Thursday, May 30. On the mats,…