Contra Jorge Blade, o aluno de Givanildo Santana começou desferindo golpes em pé. Após a boa sequência de socos de Giagos, Blade se abriu e foi facilmente quedado.

No chão, ele montou e fez uma pegada na mão do oponente para grampear as costas. De lá, laçou o pescoço inimigo e finalizou. Reveja:

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UFC Rio
Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
21 de março de 2015

Demian Maia venceu Ryan LaFlare na decisão unânime dos jurados
Erick Silva finalizou Josh Koscheck na guilhotina aos 4min21s do R1
Léo Santos estrangulou Tony Martin pelas costas aos 2min29s do R2
Amanda Nunes nocauteou Shayna Baszler a 1min56s do R1
Gilbert Durinho finalizou Alex Cowboy aos 4min14s do R3
Godofredo Pepey finalizou Andre Fili no triângulo aos 3min14s do R1

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Francisco Massaranduba venceu Akbarh Arreola na decisão unânime dos jurados
Kevin Souza nocauteou Katsumi Kikuno a 1min31s do R1
Leandro Buscapé finalizou Drew Dober na guilhotina aos 2min45s do R2
Leonardo Macarrão venceu Cain Carrizosa na decisão unânime dos jurados
Christos Giagos finalizou Jorge Blade no estrangulamento mão com mão aos 3min12s do R1
Fredy Serrano nocauteou Bentley Syler a 1min34s do R3

Laercio Fernandes wins the 2013 European Championship. Photo: Ivan Trindade

Laercio, who trains under and represents both Rubens Cobrinha Charles and Giva Santana, has been training Jiu-Jitsu since he was eleven years old. Throughout his trek to the black belt elite level where he stands now, he worked and studied meticulously.

After a day’s work, he would train and then find time to study before waking up and repeating the cycle. His persistence earned him a master’s degree in engineering as well as the ability to manage a high-level career while winning gold medals at high-level championships.

The studious approach to his studies as well as his Jiu-Jitsu earned him a place on the podium at every major tournament he entered since 2010. In 2012 he placed second at the World Championship missing the gold by a referee decision against Guiherme Mendes. At the 2012 BJJ Pro League he suffered the same fate, this time against Caio Terra.

This year Laercio aims to secure the gold in the four-man bracket in the same way he became both European Champion and No-Gi World Champion for 2013.

Check out his final match at the 2013 No-Gi World Championship that brought him to the top of the podium:

Learn more about the 2013 BJJ Pro League on Dec. 8 at the Long Beach Walter Pyramid at www.bjjproleague.com

Group picture from black belt seminar at Triton Fight Center / Photo: Triton Fight Center Facebook

GMA academy Triton Fight Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is known for bringing BJJ black belts from all over for seminars at their academy, but this time on April 19 and 20 the academy’s head instructor, black belt Piet Wilhelm, hosted an incredible gathering of 10 black belts from different academies to share the mat with their knowledge and experience.  Black belts from all around the country traveled to be a part of this event.

The two-day seminar was Jiu-Jitsu galore with instruction from Forrest Flanary a.k.a. “Classy Grappler” (Team Isreal Gomes) from Houston, TX, Keith Owen (Team Pedro Sauer) from Boise, ID, James Foster (Team Giva Santana) from Seattle, WA, and Renato Tavares (Team Carlson Gracie Sr.) from Vero Beach, FL.

Also among these were black belts Christian Derr (Jean Jacques Machado BJJ) from Owasso, OK, Kentrick Coleman(Renato Tavares BJJ) from Del City OK, John Church (Triton Fight Center BJJ) from Muskogee, OK, Mike Harris (Triton Fight Center BJJ) from Mount Vernon, MO and Rafael Santiago (Guto Campos BJJ) from Amarillo, TX.

If you are ever in the Tulsa/Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area, Triton Fight Center takes pride in being a drama-free and anti-BJJ politics environment.  They welcome anyone without an ego or negative attitude.  Keep an eye out for more events like these to come.

Visit http://tritonfightcenter.com or call 918-25-CHOKE for upcoming seminars.

O bravo “Lalau” e seu mestre, Givanildo Santana. Foto: Acervo Pessoal

Atual vice-campeão mundial dos plumas, Laércio Fernandes (Lotus Club) é mais um faixa-preta que promete levantar a galera em Lisboa, no Campeonato Europeu que começa nesta semana.

“Cheguei em Portugal ontem. Mas já estou indo encontrar o Rubens Cobrinha em Vigo, na Espanha. Estou me sentindo muito bem, a minha preparação foi de acordo com o planejamento. Treinei muito com o Giva Santana e meus alunos. Agora fico essa semana com o Cobrinha fazendo os últimos ajustes”, contou Laércio ao GRACIEMAG.com.

“Fiz muitos treinos específicos e estou muito empolgado para lutar. Espero acordar bem no dia e fazer meu trabalho, depois voltar para mostrar a medalha para minha família na Califórnia. Quero deixar todo mundo orgulhoso este ano”, completou o exímio guardeiro, que está na mesma categoria que Carlos “Esquisito” (CheckMat) e Francielio da Costa (Alliance), entre outras feras.

O Campeonato Europeu rola entre os dias 24 a 27 de janeiro em Lisboa. Para conferir quem mais vai tentar atrapalhar Laércio e outros nomes, visite o site da IBJJF, aqui.

The brave “Lalau” and his master, Givanildo Santana (personal archive photo)

The current world runner-up in the light featherweight division, Laércio Fernandes of team Lotus Club is yet another black belt spicing up next weekend’s European Open Championship.

“I arrived in Portugal yesterday. But I’m going to hook up with Rubens Cobrinha in Vigo, Spain. I’m feeling really good, and my preparations went according to plan. I put in a lot of training with Giva Santana and my students. Now I’ll spend this week doing some final adjustments with Cobrinha,” Lárcio told GRACIEMAG.com.

“I did a lot of specific training and am really excited about fighting. I hope I wake up feeling good and do a good job and return home to California with a medal to show my family. I want everyone to be proud of me this year,” said the masterful guard player who will be in the same division as CheckMat’s Carlos “Esquisito” and Alliance’s Francielio da Costa, among others.

The European Championship will go down from July 24 to 27 in Lisbon, Portugal. To find out who else will try and rain on Laércio and everyone else’s parade, click here to check out the IBJJF website..

Lotus Club and Alliance team member Laercio Fernandes is one of the top competitors competing in the IBJJ Pro League tomorrow, December 8. In this video he welcomes you to watch the event, for it will be a great day for Jiu-Jitsu.

If you don’t know much about Laercio, he finished second at the 2012 World Championships after a tough match against Guilherme Mendes in the finals that was left to a referee decision.

The biggest win of his blooming career that sparked the most interest in this 31-year-old Irvine, CA resident, was his 2010 match with Caio Terra whom he defeated by points at the 2010 American Nationals. What was seen as an upset then, helped give rise to Laercio’s recognition however he still manages to slide under the radar despite numerous places on the podium since then.

When he’s not teaching and training in Irvine, he heads over to GMA member Cobrinha BJJ in Los Angeles, making the trek in order to train with the 9x world champion Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles Maciel.

Don’t forget to tune into the live stream if you’re not local to the Long Beach Pyramid. The free live stream is available at www.ibjjftv.com and will start at 3pm PST!

Laercio training / Photo by Erin Herle

GMA member James Foster is to host a special class next week.

Foster Jiu-Jitsu, in Kent, Washington, will welcome Professor Giva Santana on October 29th.

The three hours seminar kicks off at 1:00pm and the cost is US$50.

For more info, go to fosterbjj.com