Old guys rule
James Craig Selby (who goes by Craig) is 47 years young and a purple belt from Gracie Barra Costa Mesa. He’s been at the rank…
Las Vegas Open 2011
Nicole Leite: keeping it in the family
Nicole Leite, the 21-year-old, purple belt wife of Gi and No-Gi Worlds champion Lucas Leite, left a mark of her own at the Las Vegas…
Watch Samir vs Rodrigo Teixeira at Las Vegas Open 2011
Watch the win that handed Samir Chantre the absolute title. It was a semifinal match but the Gracie Fighter featherweight closed out with Caio Terra,…
Las Vegas Open notables
In the various adult belt and weight divisions, the competitors really stepped it up on a hot, Las Vegas day and showed their stuff on…
Double gold and split pants in Vegas
Vanderson Gomes is a second degree black belt from Gracie Barra Costa Mesa. The 32-year-old is an ultra heavyweight who has been training Jiu-Jitsu for…
Learn a finish from the Las Vegas Open absolute champ
Twist your opponents up with this submission from the repertoire of Gracie Fighter rep Samir Chantre, the featherweight who won the absolute division at the…
The day Caio Terra beat the MMA fighter
There were some interesting matchups in the Las Vegas International Open black belt absolute division, and Gracie Fighter light featherweight Caio Terra taking on super heavy weight…
Las Vegas Open purple belt winner “just gets it “
In the men’s purple belt division, it was Manny Diaz of Sandro Batata in Santa Cruz, California, who took gold in both the absolute and…
Las Vegas Open “worth the drive”
Northwest Martial Arts Team Megaton's Brent Primus drove 15 hours from Eugene, Oregon, to get to the Las Vegas International Open, and it was definitely worth…
The women take to the mats in Las Vegas
When Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 2011 world champion Gilbert “Durinho” Burns showed up at the Las Vegas International Open, the fans and competitors crowded around him for…
The Steamroller takes gold at Las Vegas Open
Gracie Barra black belt Otávio Sousa was back in action at the Las Vegas International Open last weekend, winning gold in the medium heavyweight adult…
The big men of Las Vegas
The Las Vegas International Open was the site of quite a few rematches, and this was the case in the black belt ultra heavy adult…