Lucio Lagarto at the 2016 European championship (Gi)

The 2016 European No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu championship played out this weekend in Rome, Italy.

Grace Barra’s Lucio Lagarto conquered the adult black belt open class title with a win over Eduardo Rios.

Lagarto also closed out the superheavy division with teammate Arya Esfandmaz.

Here are the full results for the adult black belt division.

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Ashley Jordan Williams – Gracie Barra

Second – Severi Nenonen – Barreto Jiu-Jitsu Finland

Third – David Dimopoulos Said – Alliance

Third – Cristofer Martin Barrios – Reinaldo Ribeiro Team JJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Thiago Aragão de Abreu – CheckMat

Second – Gyula Szabó – Carlson Gracie Team

Third – Ralf Gosta Carneborn – Dynamix Fighting Sports

Third – Juliano Silva Rocha – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Eduardo Rios – Frontline Academy

Second – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu

Third – Nic Ruben Nikolaisen – Frontline Academy

Third – David Benzaken – Pariente Academy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Claudio de Mattos Cardoso – Gracie Barra

Second – Maximiliano de Figueredo Carvalho – Gracie Barra

Third – Tomasz Jan Michalowski – Brasa Poland

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Matheus Rodrigues P. S. V. da Silva – Stone Fight

Second – Luis Fernando Vieira N. Freire – Gracie Barra

Third – Alberto Gonzalez Ortiz – UAE Jiu-jitsu Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Arya Esfandmaz – Gracie Barra

Second – Lucio Furtado Rodrigues – Gracie Barra

Third – Fabricio Carvalho de Souza – Batatinha Team Italia

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Ruben Araújo Fonseca – Pantera Negra Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Haim Gozali – Renzo Gracie Israel

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Lucio Furtado Rodrigues – Gracie Barra

Second – Eduardo Rios – Frontline Academy

Third – Claudio de Mattos Cardoso – Gracie Barra

Third – Nic Ruben Nikolaisen – Frontline Academy

In the teams’ competition, resultes were:

1 – Gracie Barra – 319

2 – CheckMat – 113

3 – WING BJJ – 59

Click here for the full results.

The IBJJF will have two great events on the weekend of April 1-3, in Rome, Italy.

On April 1st and 2nd, the 2016 Rome International Open will be held at the Palazzetto dello Sport.

You have until March 24 to register to compete with some of Europe’s best athletes.

If you also like no-gi, you can register for the 2016 European No-Bi championship, on April 2-3.

Click here to register for the Rome Open.

Click here to register for the Euro No-Gi.

If you had a blast in Lisbon this January at the 2016 European, what about spend a weekend in Rome at the beginning of April?

The 2016 European no-Gi championship is scheduled April 2-3, in the Eternal City.

Sign up before the deadline of March 24 and book your trip to have a blast in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Click here to register now!

After you compete (and hopefully win) stop by one of the thousands of restaurants in Rome and ask for a local specialty, the Cacio e Pepe pasta.

It’s awesome and also a great source of carbs for your tired body.