Blue belts at the NY BJJ Pro. Photo: Erin Herle
On Oct. 25 the IBJJF presented a first: cash prizes to the winners of non-black belt divisions. The Pro League has been around a few years and offers top-ranked black belts an invitation to fight for thousands of dollars. While the amount is less, the IBJJF allowed male, female, adult and masters divisions the chance to compete for hundreds.
Here are the winners of the divisions and how much cash they earned:
$400
Male blue belt adult light absolute – Michael Slabinski – David Jacobs Jiu-Jitsu Team
Male blue belt adult heavy absolute – Devhonte M. Johnson – Carvalho BJJ Academy
Male blue belt master 1 absolute – Aronicimo Richotti – Buffalo BJJ Academy
Male blue belt master 2 absolute – James Genero – Alliance Marcelo Garcia
Male blue belt master 3 absolute – Marquell Haynes – Clockwork Jiu-Jitsu
Male purple belt master 1 absolute – James Robert Kearns – Round Table BJJ
Male purple belt master 2 absolute – Jeff Holman – Alliance Marcelo Garcia
Male purple belt master 3 absolute – Andrew Colombos – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
Male brown belt master 1 absolute – Philippe E Balmant – Alliance Marcelo Garcia
Male brown belt master 2 absolute – Matheus B Olivera – Kioto BJJ NYC
Male brown belt master 3 absolute – Michael Mullero – Kioto BJJ NYC
Female blue belt adult absolute – Jacynthe Maloney – Brazilian Top Team
Female purple belt adult absolute – Jessica Swanson – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
Female brown belt adult absolute – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
$600
Male purple belt adult light absolute – Shane Hill-Taylor – Team Lloyd Irvin
Male purple belt adult heavy absolute – Isaque Bahiense Braz – Nova União
$800
Male brown belt adult light absolute – Zata Toscano – Alliance NYC
Male brown belt heavy absolute – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Team Lloyd Irvin
To see the full results visit here: http://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000311/en-US/Results.pdf
To see a full photo album of the action go here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.983360938345905.1073742072.192240324124641
