Em janeiro deste ano, no Bellator 132, Georgi colocou Bubba Jenkins para dormir e garantiu a vitória por guilhotina, a 1min49s do primeiro assalto.

A posição começa quando Georgi sofre uma queda. Mas uma vez no solo, a história pode mudar. E mudou.

Veja o Jiu-Jitsu da fera em ação:

Straus começou bem, ao usar sua envergadura e velocidade para frustrar Patricio na luta em pé. O brasileiro tinha um corte no olho quando obteve a queda decisiva, no quarto assalto, e de lá chegou às costas. Veja como foi:

Pitbull já sabe com quem vai lutar agora, já que Georgi Karakhanyan (24v, 4d) venceu Bubba Jenkins (8v, 2d) com autoridade, na mesma noite, e ganhou o posto de desafiante. A arma de Karakhanyan foi fatal contra o ótimo wrestler Bubba: uma guilhotina afiada, logo no primeiro assalto, quando o oponente abaixou para tentar derrubar.

Enquete rápida, aproveitando a ocasião: qual é seu estrangulamento favorito, amigo leitor? Mata-leão ou guilhotina?

Robert Drysdale is undefeated in MMA with six wins by submission. The fighter’s goal is a career in the UFC and fighting the best. Photo: Legacy FC/ Disclosed

Robert Drysdale is a hot issue in MMA. The fighter, son of an American father and a Brazilian mother, was born in America but raised in Brazil. As an adult and with a black belt, he returned to Las Vegas where he opened his own gym, Drysdale BJJ, and began to help in the training of big UFC names, like Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva and Randy Couture, who encouraged him to start in MMA.

After becoming the ADCC 2007 absolute champion, Drysdale left the competitions on the mats to join the world of cages, but like he says, Jiu-Jitsu remained being more than a sport, it is a lifestyle for him.

Proof of this is found in all his professional fights. The phenomenon of the gentle art has won by submission in the first round every fight. The last one happened Friday, April 12, at Legacy FC 19. The light heavyweight faced D.J. Linderman, an experienced fighter who has fought in events like Bellator and WSOF, and the Brazilian won with a nice rear-naked choke.

To check the level of this fighter, review Drysdale’s duel against Chris Reed at Legacy FC 15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpMeQMsfWRc

Now that he is undefeated for six fights, Drysdale aims for the UFC and wants to fight the best in the category. The truth is that his performance within the cages has drawn the attention of the leaders of the sport, and it is quite possible that we will see Drysdale’s BJJ shining on the biggest stage in the world of MMA, in a short time.

His contact with the UFC is old. The professional fighter was one of the coaches of Team Mir on “TUF 8” in 2008. The following year, Drysdale prepared Forrest Griffin prepared for UFC 101, which had the historic title fight between the American and the middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. The program “Countdown to UFC 101” put the spotlight on Drysdale, giving prominence to the coach, who went on to help other stars of the organization.

Check the results of the last event Drysdale attended, Legacy FC 19:

LEGACY FC 19
Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
April 12, 2013

Will Campuzano beat Alan Nascimento by unanimous decision
Georgi Karakhanyan beat Din Thomas by unanimous decision
Robert Drysdale submitted DJ Linderman with a rear naked choke at 1:48 of round one
Matt Hobar beat Nelson Salas by unanimous decision
George Pacurariu beat Steven Peterson by knockout at 3:42 of round one
Reynaldo Trujillo beat Chris Jones by knockout at 3:59 of round one
Kevin Aguilar submitted Hunter Tucker with an armbar at 2:24 of round one
Brad Mitchell beat David Armas by unanimous decision
Evan Thompson beat Angelus McFarlane by unanimous decision
Bull Lawal beat Jabari Shakur by unanimous decision
Vernon Lewis beat James Hall by TKO after round one

Bibiano in action against Imanari at Dream in 2009 (Photo courtesy of FEG Inc.)

Jiu-Jitsu world champion Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes lived up to his nickname and finished Yoshiro Maeda, a former PRIDE fighter, at DREAM 18 on New Year’s Eve.

The black belt took just over a minute to take his opponent down and finish the Japanese fighter with a triangle in the first round.

With the result, the bantamweight nabs his 13th win in MMA.

In other action at the event, Jiu-Jitsu black belt Shinya Aoki dispatched Antonio McKee via technical knockout.

Holland’s Melvin Manhoef knocked out former Pride FC and UFC star Denis Kang with a flying knee.

The seasoned Tatsuya Kawajiri also came up spades, overcoming former UFC fighter Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision.

Dream 18
Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2012

Tatsuya Kawajiri defeated Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision;
Georgi Karakhanyan defeated Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision;
Shinya Aoki defeated Antonio McKee via TKo at 0.24 min of R2;
Bibiano Fernandes tapped out Yoshiro Maeda via triangle at 1:46 min of R1;
Melvin Manhoef knocked out Denis Kang at 0.50 min of R1;
Hayato Sakurai defeated Phil Baroni via unanimous decision;
Marloes Coenen tapped out Fiona Muxlow via armbar at 3:29 min of R1;
Will Brooks defeated Satoru Kitaoka via technical knockout at 3:46 min of R2.

Bibiano em ação contra Imanari no Dream, em 2009. Foto: FEG Inc.

Campeão mundial de Jiu-Jitsu, Bibiano Fernandes “The Flash” fez jus ao apelido e finalizou Yoshiro Maeda, ex-lutador do Pride,  no dia 31 de dezembro, no evento Dream 18.

O faixa-preta amazonense só precisou de pouco mais de um minuto para derrubar, pegar as costas e apagar o japonês com um triângulo, ainda no primeiro assalto.

Com o resultado, o peso-galo chega à 13ª vitória no MMA, sua quinta seguida.

Nas outras lutas, destaque para o faixa-preta de Jiu-Jitsu Shinya Aoki, que venceu Antonio McKee por nocaute técnico.

Já o holandês Melvin Manhoef nocauteou Denis Kang com uma joelhada linda.

O experiente Tatsuya Kawajiri também brilhou, ao superar o ex-UFC Michihiro Omigawa por decisão unânime dos jurados.

Dream 18
Saitama, Japão
31 de dezembro de 2012

Tatsuya Kawajiri venceu Michihiro Omigawa por decisão unânime dos jurados
Georgi Karakhanyan venceu Hiroyuki Takaya por decisão dividida dos jurados
Shinya Aoki venceu Antonio McKee por nocaute técnico aos 24s do R2
Bibiano Fernandes finalizou Yoshiro Maeda com um triângulo aos 1min46s do R1
Melvin Manhoef nocauteou Denis Kang aos 50s do R1
Hayato Sakurai venceu Phil Baroni por decisão unânime dos jurados
Marloes Coenen finalizou Fiona Muxlow com uma chave de braço aos 3min29s do R1
Will Brooks venceu Satoru Kitaoka por nocaute técnico aos 3min46s do R2

Wilson Reis. Foto: Divulgação Bellator.

No último sábado o faixa-preta de Jiu-Jitsu Wilson Reis esteve em ação no Bellator 37, em Oklahoma, e fez valer a experiência na luta de chão.

Contra Zac George, finalizou em apenas 2min9s de combate, com um mata-leão. Também foi bem Patrício Freire, o Pitbull. O brasileiro nocauteou Georgi Karakhanyan aos 26s do segundo assalto. Agora ambos seguem vivos no GP de penas da organização.

Confira os resultados:

Bellator 37
Oklahoma, EUA
Dia 19 de março de 2011-03-22

Brandon Shelton finalizou Adam Snook com um triângulo de braço no R1
Roli Delgado venceu Jameel Massouh por decisão unânime
Kenny Foster finalizou Eric Larkin com uma guilhotina no R3
Daniel Straus venceu Nazareno Malegarie por decisão unânime
Wilson Reis finalizou Zac George com um mata-leão no R1
Patricio Freire venceu Georgi Karakhanyan por TKO no R3
Jeremy Spoon finalizou Jerrod Sanders com um mata-leão no R2
Jake Rosholt finalizou John Bryant com um mata-leão no R1

Wilson Reis / Photo: Bellator publicity

Last Saturday Jiu-Jitsu black belt Wilson Reis saw action at Bellator 37 in Oklahoma, and his grappling experience came in handy.

Reis put away Zac George at 2:09 min of combat using a rear-naked choke. The other Brazilian on the card, Patrício “Pitbull” Freire also had a good showing, knocking out Georgi Karakhanyan at 0.26 minutes into the second round. Now both are still afloat in the promotion’s featherweight GP.

Check out the results:

Bellator 37
Oklahoma, USA
March 19, 2011

Brandon Shelton submitted Adam Snook via arm triangle in R1

Roli Delgado defeated Jameel Massouh via unanimous decision

Kenny Foster submitted Eric Larkin via guillotine in R3

Daniel Straus defeated Nazareno Malegarie via unanimous decision

Wilson Reis submitted Zac George via rear-naked choke in R1

Patricio Freire defeated Georgi Karakhanyan via TKO in R3

Jeremy Spoon submitted Jerrod Sanders via rear-naked choke in R2

Jake Rosholt submitted John Bryant via rear-naked choke in R1