Alex Trans

Another big name in Jiu-Jitsu went through a knee surgery recently.

The 2014 European black belt open class champion Alex Trans posted this Wednesday on his Facebook page that he had a procedure to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.

Trans also had some fixing done to his meniscus.

He commented on his recovery: “I’m going to be out for a few months but I’ll be back competing next year, can’t wait to be back!”

Trans sustained the injury at the quarterfinals of the ultra-heavyweight division at the 2015 Worlds.

At the beginning of the match against Rodrigo Cavaca, the Dane twisted his knee on a set up to the 50/50 guard.

The injury prevented Trans from competing in the open class final against Bernardo Faria and later on sidelined him from the 2015 ADCC, to which he earned a spot after winning one of the European trials.

Fans will have to wait a bit longer to see Renzo Gracie fight Matt Hughes once again.

The Gracie had to go under knee surgery to replace a ligament.

“I already did the surgery and put a brand new ligament. The thing is I won’t be able to train or compete for a while,” said Renzo to GRACIEMAG.com

The 2015 ADCC is scheduled August 29-30, in São Paulo, Brazil.

The organizers are yet to confirm if another super-match will replace Gracie vs. Hughes.

The other super-match, José Mário Sperry vs. Ricardo Libório, is good to go.

Daniel Sarafian against Serginho Moraes on TUF Brazil / Publicity photo

This Sunday of the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, the latest episode of the “TUF Brazil” reality show closed out the week for channel Globo. On the episode, Daniel Sarafian, of Vitor Belfort’s green team, and Sergio Moraes, of Wanderlei Silva’s blues, waged war for the last berth in the middleweight final.

And it was a heated affair, for the one who lost. Sarafian controlled the action standing from the outset, landing solid strikes, while the 2011 medium heavyweight world champion of Jiu-Jitsu tried to take the action to the ground. With a well-timed shot, Sergio managed the takedown, but Sarafian remained seated and edged his way back to his feet.

With crisp striking, Sarafian got what he was looking for, setting up a front kick that left Sergio groggy. It was just a question of time, and Sarafian landed a sightly flying knee that robbed the Jiu-Jitsu fighter of his consciousness.

“I was really tense. I knew how dangerous Sergio is. He’s a great Jiu-Jitsu athlete. I’m really happy and relieved,” said Sarafian, who drew heaps of praise from UFC president Dana White.

But what did the Jiu-Jitsu specialist do wrong in the fight, if anything?

To black belt Crézio de Souza, an experienced MMA fighter, the strategy was Moraes’s downfall. “He was predictable in shooting for takedown. The way I see it he should have held back and tried getting the takedown when his opponent came in to punch. When he took that knee he was already too out of it from the other strikes,” said the Carlson Gracie student.

“I put my money on boxing combined with Jiu-Jitsu. I would have used boxing to close the distance and get hold of him. And once on the ground, I’d never let him get up; you have to do a lot of training applying pressure from the top,” said the veteran, who has even gone toe to toe with the likes of Dan Henderson, among others.

Watch the complete episode and share your two cents’ worth: Did Sergio blow it, or was there simply no hope against the well-rounded and focused Sarafian? Post your opinion in the comments field below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADQINr8ydtw

This Wednesday, Cigano underwent surgery at São Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital, one of the South American nation’s finest, and everything went according to plan. Junior is already recuperating in his room, and his recovery time is estimated to take 30 days. Luiz Dórea, the fighter’s boxing coach, commented on the surgical procedure as soon as it was over, and posted a photo: “The operation was a success. Thank you, Lord.”

GRACIEMAG.com joins the fans wishing for Cigano’s speedy recovery.

Photo: Alicia Anthony

Tarsis Humphreys is confident, but on a different plane. He won’t make it to the 2011 Worlds, but the Alliance medium heavyweight won’t be sitting around moaning, as his thoughts are already on the success of the operation he’s about to undergo.

“I’m going to operate my knee next week here in São Paulo. I couldn’t postpone it any longer. Now I hope to recover as quickly as possible so I’ll be able to get back to competition this year – perhaps at the 2011 ADCC in England or maybe make my MMA debut,” explains Tarsis.

As the athlete himself contemplates, it will all depend on how long it takes to scar over and rehabilitate. On the Worlds, it’s time to join the cheering section.

“I want to wish good luck to the whole Alliance team. I really would have liked to be with them at the World Championship but unfortunately it won’t be possible this time. I ask forgiveness from everyone who keeps up with me and roots for me, for not being able to defend my title this year, but for sure I’ll be back stronger than ever next year,” he says in farewell.