Cara de Sapato wins tryouts, beats panic syndrome
Antonio Carlos “Cara de Sapato” was one of GRACIEMAG.com's picks to stand out at black belt this season. It's a rocky road but the CheckMat…
Antonio Carlos
World Pro tryouts: photos of the action in Natal
The Fabio Holanda-promoted World Pro tryouts in Natal served up two full days of action. Check out the best of what went on, in the…
World Pro: Leandro Lo weight and absolute champ in Natal
This Sunday saw the winners of the very first tryouts for the 2012 World Pro materialize, in Natal, Brazil. After qualifying for two finals on…
Leandro Lo makes it to two finals in Natal
Leandro Lo was one of the standouts from day one at the World Pro tryouts in Natal, Brazil, this Saturday. The Cícero Costha student made…
Race to Abu Dhabi begins in Natal
The race taking hundreds of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to Abu Dhabi for the World Pro is underway. This Friday five hundred athletes made their way to…
Watch Sukata, Cara de Sapato and Co’s workout
Cara de Sapato trains hard. We caught up with him when he was promoted to black belt. Photo: Carlos Ozório. Jiu-Jitsu in the Brazilian state…
Worlds 2011: prediction-confirmation time
The prospects and latest standouts to join the scene GRACIEMAG.com tipped to make waves in 2011 (refresh you memory here) are getting set for the…
10 fighters to watch out for in 2011
GRACIEMAG.com isn't a betting site, but more often than not it's right on the money when predicting Jiu-Jitsu's future champions. In 2010, we pointed out…
Photo gallery: the battles to reach the World Pro, in Natal
Brazil's northeast received some of the best Jiu-Jitsu competitors around for the World Pro tryouts in Natal this Saturday. In all, thirteen athletes won all-expenses-paid…
Hard-fought matches in Natal decide first Brazilians in World Pro
A lot was at stake this Saturday in Natal, Brazil. Besides the thirteen all-expenses-paid trips to the World Pro finals in Abu Dhabi, five thousand…