The 4 matches that most impressed André Galvão at 2012 Jiu-Jitsu Worlds
Having been left without the pressure and adrenaline of competition due to forced respite from the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, André Galvão was free to…
Michelle Nicolini
What Michelle Nicolini went through to win her fifth Worlds
The black belt Michelle Nicolini of team CheckMat won the featherweight division at the 2012 Worlds. With the triumph, the Rodrigo Cavaca-trained fighter notched her…
What we can learn from the female BJJ world champs
All of the mat wizards below made it to the top of the World Championship winners podium in 2011. This Saturday, some of them stepped…
Brazilian BJJ Nationals: Nivaldo Oliveira’s star shines brightest
The Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a barometer for what's to come later this month, when the 2012 World Championship shakes up California. The match…
Rodolfo beats Galvão, wins weight and absolute in Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi
The action at the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship has come to a close in Abu Dhabi. Rodolfo Vieira took front and center as the big…
Euro champ Michelle Nicolini: absolute gold shouldn’t overshadow mistakes
The black belt Michelle Nicolini (CheckMat) won the women's absolute division at the IBJJF European Championship this past weekend, outdoing two opponents. In her first…
European Open: female absolute shutout
CheckMat dominated the female absolute, with Michelle Nicolini and Ida Hansson capturing the crown together. The current featherweight champion of the world, Nicolini, subbed Monica…
Bia comments her duels against Nicolini
Beatriz Mesquita enjoyed the no-gi events season of IBJJF. She won by weight and absolute in the Brazilian Championship and was the world champion in…
Champions defined during Manaus WPJJ Trials
Manaus breathed fights during an exciting weekend. After the first day of competition in the World Profissional JJ Championship Selective (WPJJ), hundreds of people went…
Manaus: semifinals set in the trials for the World Professional
Hot Saturday in Manaus, Amazonas, where goes on another Brazilian trial for the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Not only because of the temperature and the…
Bochecha and Nicolini comment on No-Gi Worlds wins
For the third time, Checkmat BJJ has won the No-Gi Worlds adult division team contest, with Gracie Barra coming in second and Lloyd Irvin in…
No-Gi Worlds: the black belt champions
The No-Gi Worlds went down in California this Saturday, with 900 taking to the mats but just one leaving with the main throne. Marcus Vinicius…