Alex Sodré on winning five bouts to become brown-belt world champion
Alex Sodré (Nova União), 21, is the new light featherweight brown-belt world champion. A student under Rodrigo Feijão, Sodré had to tame five opponents to…
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Erberth Santos: “There’s no shortcut to becoming champion”
After ending up as the absolute runner-up in his black-belt debut in 2016, Erberth Santos had a prolific season before arriving at the 2017 edition…
Tayane Porfírio talks double gold at Worlds, Grand Slam win
Eight gold medals in the four biggest events of the 2016/2017 season. That was how Tayane Porfírio spent her first year as a black-belt. In…
Michael Musumeci on becoming BJJ world champion
Twenty-year-old Michael Musumeci has written his name in the history of BJJ. Back in 2000, BJ Penn was the first American to win a world…
Erberth Santos: “Não existe atalho para ser campeão mundial de Jiu-Jitsu”
Após estrear no Mundial como faixa-preta com o vice-campeonato absoluto, em 2016, Erberth Santos sacudiu a poeira e voltou para a edição 2017, em Long…
Algoz de Miyao, Michael Musumeci comemora sonho do ouro mundial no Jiu-Jitsu
Aos 20 anos de idade, o jovem Michael Musumeci escreveu seu nome na história do Jiu--Jitsu. No ano de 2000, BJ Penn se sagrou como…
Tayane Porfírio comenta ouro duplo no Mundial e no Grand Slam do Jiu-Jitsu
Oito medalhas de ouro nas quatro mais importantes competições da temporada 2016/2017. É com este saldo que Tayane Porfírio fecha com chave de ouro sua…
Nicholas Meregali, the man who unseated Leandro Lo at the 2017 Worlds
At 23 years old, Nicholas Meregali, a student under Mario Reis at Alliance, had no easy time at the Worlds. It was his rookie year…
2017 Worlds: Gracie, Moicano, Gabi, Tainan and more juvenile blue belt standouts
The next crop of BJJ champions won't lack talent, as we ascertained by following the juvenile blue belt contests of the 2017 World Championship. In…
Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu 2017: Gracie, Moicano, Gabi, Tainan e mais destaques do azul juvenil
A nova safra do Jiu-Jitsu está garantida, como provamos ao conferir as promessas do faixa-azul juvenil do Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu 2017, que rolou na última…
Nicholas Meregali, a fera que destronou Leandro Lo no Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu 2017
O Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu de 2017, que marcou a 22° edição do maior torneio de arte suave do planeta, chegou para definir os melhores entre…
Atos conquers men’s adult title, ends Alliance’s 9-year streak
After nearly a decade of supremacy by Alliance, Atos Jiu-Jitsu has dethroned the team of Fabio Gurgel to become the 2017 men's teams champion at…