Rafael Lovato retains the belt at Fight to Win 7

Rafael Lovato Jr. successfully defended his light heavyweight title. In a ten-minute battle, the world champion defeated Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu at Fight to Win Pro 7. The event took place at the National Western Events Complex in Denver, Colorado, on July 15. In a ten-minute, submission-only no-gi match, Lovato imposed his game, trying to apply an omoplata and working on the X-guard to retain the belt in a judges’ decision. It was the first time they clashed in a no-gi match.

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu of GMA Fight Sports Miami will be headed to Ohio for the weekend to hold a seminar on Saturday, July 12.

The 2013 ADCC absolute champion will be leading instruction for both gi and no-gi from 12 – 3 p.m.

The location of the event is Ohio Combat Sports Academy: 6475 E. Main St Suite 109 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068.

To reserve your spot pay $100 per person at www.ohiocombatacademy.com

For more information about the event you can call 614-866-4330.

Learn more about Cyborg and his Fight Sports team at www.miamibjjcenter.com

The 2013 ADCC open class champion, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu was the standout by winning the adult male open class gold medal.

In the final match, Cyborg faced Lindoln Pereira and won by points despite trying to submit from the mount for over two minutes at the end of the match.

In the teams competition, Cyborg’;s Fight Sports came on top:

1 – Fight Sports – 259
2 – American Top Team – 234
3 – Alliance – 153

Here are the other results of the black belt division:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Daniel Beleza G. de Andrade – SAS Team USA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Spenser Anthonin Gilliam – Solis Martial Arts Academy
Second – Wesley Davi de Oliveira Fe – Alliance
Third – Zachary James Adamson – Lovato Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance
Second – Rafael Henrique Pereira – Gracie Elite Teamhird – Bruno de Freitas Sena – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Marcel Goulart Cubel Gonçalves – The Avengers

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Marcello Salazar Bergo – Brazilian Top Team
Second – Morris Humberto Ayala – Zenith BJJ
Third – Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre – Alliance
Third – Rafael Rosendo dos Santos – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team
Second – Walnan Presto Constantino – Gracie Humaita
Third – Lincoln Jeferson Pereira – Gracie Elite Team
Third – Marcelo Meleiro – Nova União

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Roberto de Abreu Filho – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Roberto de Abreu Filho – Fight Sports
Second – Lincoln Jeferson Pereira – Gracie Elite Team
Third – Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre – Alliance
Third – Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance

BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Feather
First – Rafael Leondy Rebello – American Top Team
Second – Bruno Maniaudet Bastos – American Top Team
Third – Adam Marc Brofsky – Gracie Elite Team

BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Light
First – Thiago Silva Ramos – Carlson Gracie Team

BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Heavy
First – Gustavo de Oliveira Katayose – Exodus BJJ

BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Super Heavy
First – Bruno de Almeida Jorge – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Brasil
Second – Raul Francisco Jimenez Trivino – Alliance
LACK / Master 1 / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Ranieri Paiva de Albuquerque – Gracie Elite Team
Second – Márcio Ribeiro da Cruz – Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Middle
First – Bernardo Pitel – Nova União
Second – Marcelo de Mattos Souza – Gracie Barra
Third – Christian Wolfgang Ledwon Soria – Alliance

BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Francisco Soares Costa Junior – Jaco Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Rafael Corrêa de Lima – Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Ailton Azevedo Barbosa – American Top Team

BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Heavy
First – Leandro D. Valdes – Brasa
Second – Fábio Franco da Silva – Gracie Humaita

BLACK / Master 3 / Male / Middle
First – Marcos da Matta Meira – American Top Team
Second – Kevin D. Landry – Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Michael William Geery – New Port Richey Jiu Jitsu Academy

BLACK / Master 3 / Male / Heavy
First – Paulo Roberto de Castro – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Master 3 / Male / Open Class
First – Paulo Roberto de Castro – Gracie Barra
Second – Kevin D. Landry – Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Master 6 / Male / Middle
First – Nico de Haan – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Master 6 / Male / Open Class
First – Nico de Haan – Gracie Barra

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com

Roberto Cyborg was the 2013 Open Class champion

Roughly five months after the event in Beijing, China, the ADCC committee released  the winners of the awards for the 2013 edition.

The absolute champion Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu deserved the greatest honor, being awarded as the best fighter.

The other awards were:

BEST FIGHTER:

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu

BEST TAKEDOWN:

Rustam Chsiev – (Absolute class fight against Orlando Sanchez)

FASTEST SUBMISSION:

Dean Lister – (-99kg weight class against Jia Jing Yang)

BEST FIGHT OF COMPETITION:

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu vs. Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” – (Absolute class the FINAL)

Watch the 2013 ADCC open class final.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAAmmxn0X2E

With words from Roberto Cyborg Abreu, Dean Lister, Andre Galvao, Joe Rogan, Rafael Lovato Jr., Fernando Maccachero and Nic Gregoriades, you will gain insight from many different people who have made Jiu-Jitsu their life.

As the video promotes, Jiu-Jitsu is a way of life and when you train it consumes your life for the better. You make connections with people you would never have crossed paths with otherwise, you find confidence no matter your age, you take responsibility of your own biology, and you do it all because you want to.

David and Annie Iturrino share an enormous passion for Jiu-Jitsu. Recently this year, on October 26, they got married inside their own BJJ School in Mount Dora, FL.

Husband, David is a Brown Belt under Todd Cutler (1st degree Balck Belt) owner of Daytona Fight Sports, whose lineage comes from our GMA Roberto Cyborg Abreu at Fight Sports Academy and wife, Annie is a Blue Belt. They are very excited about living the BJJ lifestyle together as a couple.

The couple’s entire wedding was centered on their love for Jiu-Jitsu. On their wedding party, both, bride and groom were dressed in Gi’s, as well as all the attendees.

We believe David and Annie are the 1st couple to have this idea of saying their vows inside a BJJ school and having an all Jiu-Jitsu theme wedding party.

Best wishes to the married couple! Congratulations!

GMA Fight Sports celebrated their end of the year party and a  two-day graduation ceremony on Nov. 22-23 in Miami, FL. Roberto Cyborg Abreu recently won the absolute of the prestigious ADCC in Beijing, China last month and dedicated much of his success to his students. The growth of his team and students is the product of his hard work not just in his own training but his investment in theirs.

There were twenty-eight students who received promotions from yellow belt to even black belt. On one day there was a seminar with Cyborg’s good friend Andre Monteiro with Brazilian BBQ and live music. The turn-out was great: “It’s amazing to see how much the team is growing. We had the biggest graduation I’ve seen with over 200 people on the mat! This weekend I gave out my 35th black belt,” says Cyborg.

Here are the names and belts of the promoted students:

Yellow belt: Jordan Basit, Sammy Sack

Green belt: Alexander Gavurin, Fernando Plentz, Gabriel Garcia, Ricardo Guerreiro, John Curry

Blue belt: Mike Diaz, Otto Von Schirach, Zev Benet, Tal Shemesh, Charles Conti

Purple belt: Angelina Pereira, Eli Reeves, Fernando Terry, Scot Postupack

Brown belt: Justin Brunet, Daniel Moura, Andreas Duplat, Forrest Moyano, Tony, Schneider, Jerry Mehu, Mario Escurra

Black belt: Leanna Dittrich, Gabriel Escudero

Congratulations to Fight Sports. More information about their academy can be found at: http://miamibjjcenter.com/

Roberto Cyborg x Dean Lister at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

Yet another superfight has been added to the already packed agenda of the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo. Current ADCC champion Dean Lister will face No-Gi World Champion Roberto Cyborg in a 10-minute no-gi match. There will be no weight limit.

Already scheduled are the following superfights:

Romulo Barral x Leandro Lo (no-gi) 
Roberto Cyborg x Dean Lister (no-gi) 
Lucas Leite x Keenan Cornelius (no-gi) 
Bruno Malfacine x Jeff Glover (no-gi) 
Samuel Braga x João Miyao (gi)

Along with exhibitions, autograph signings by legends and free seminars, the event is bound to make the Long Beach Convention Center the place to be on November 9-10.

For more information visit www.worldjiujitsuexpo.com

The filming was completed but not without some seriously funny bloopers that were made into this compilation video. Not only will you laugh at the great chemistry between Cyborg and Buchecha but you can learn a lot about what goes into the making of these Jiu-Jitsu technique DVDs and how much much focus and patience is needed.

Enjoy:

Cyborg receives his third degree on his black belt from Master Francisco Toco Albuquerque. Photo: Fight Sports Miami

At Fight Sports Miami, GMA member Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu keeps a strong academy. The world champion black belt competes at the highest level and earns gold medals at the most prestigious events but true recognition for his efforts came on Saturday, August 24, when he received his third degree from Master Francisco Toco Albuquerque.

Cyborg received his black belt in 2004 after five years of training and has since taken the black belt divisions by storm. His next endeavor is the 2013 ADCC on October 19-20 in Beijing, China.

His response to the promotion:

“I’m honored to have received today from the hands of my Master Francisco Toco Albuquerque my 3rd degree black belt! It really represents the world to me. It’s like a flash passing through my eyes all of the years of dedication and love for Jiu-Jitsu! I’ve really built a beautiful story through all of this years and there are lots more to come! I would like to thank my family, students, friends and fans for making this journey with me. God gave me a gift, live from my love! Certain things in life are priceless.”

More information about GMA Fight Sports Miami can be found at: www.miamibjjcenter.com

See these ten names below!

The 2013 World Championship is around the corner and while we wait for the brackets and schedule to be released, we can study the list of registered athletes in the meantime. Scanning the categories of people who will be stepping on the mats of the Long Beach Walter Pyramid May 29 – June 2, there are some who have become promising.

From blue to brown, here are ten people who we feel can put up a good fight in their respective divisions:

Hiago Gama Sousa – Blue Light-Feather

Hiago at European Open taking the back

From Alliance, Hiago was born in Vitoria da Conquista, the same town of Rodrigo Minotauro, and has won the European Championship, Pan American Championship and the Brazilian Nationals this year. The twenty-one year old has 87 other competitors in his division but was able to come out on top in his 72-man division at Pan Ams so we think he has a great chance of hitting the grand slam.

Ram Ananda – Purple Light-Feather

Ram Ananda after winning the 2013 Pan Ams

A member of Alliance under Rubens Cobrinha Charles, Ram Ananda is a dual competitor and champion. Last year he won the gold at the Worlds as an adult blue belt then earned another world title as a purple belt at the Worlds Masters and Seniors. This year he accomplished the gold in the adult category at the Pan Americans as well. Ram’s consistency will help him reach the podium this year at the Worlds.

Ostap Manastryski – Purple Light-Feather

Ostap attacking from the back at the 2013 Pan Ams

Ostap is a Ukrainian-Canadian purple belt from Open Mat MMA in Toronto, Canada. He won his light-feather division this year at the Europeans and placed second at the Pan American Championship. Last year he had a good run at the Worlds winning bronze before being stopped by Joao Miyao. An avid competitor at the largest tournaments, we believe he will be among the top in his division.

Rehan Muttalib – Purple Middle

Rehan taking the back at the 2013 Pan American Championship

In his first year at purple belt, Rehan of Cobrinha BJJ has not only competed a ton but also reached the podium at nearly every championship he has entered. Most notably he won the European Championship with a silver in the open weight division and then placed second at the Pan American Championship. He won double gold at the New York Open, and silver at both the Dallas Open and Las Vegas Open so we think he has created a good momentum for the Worlds.

Rafael Henrique Pereira – Brown Light

Rafael at the 2013 Pan American Championship

At his first year at brown belt, Rafael Henrique Pereira has secured two gold at two solid tournaments, the Pan American Championship and Brazilian Nationals respectively. The Gracie Elite Team member who comes from Gordo Jiu-Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil also won the Brazilian Nationals last year as a purple belt and placed second at the Pan ams in 2012 as well. His run so far at brown belt is promising enough for us to bet he will podium at the Worlds this year.

Felipe Cesar Silva – Brown Middle

Felipe with a single leg at the 2013 Pan American Championship

This Barbosa JJ competitor has been a brown belt for less than two months but we already believe he has a chance to get to the Worlds podium. After winning the purple belt middle division and placing second in the open division at Pan Ams in March, Felipe Cesar Silva was promoted to brown belt and went on to win the brown belt middle division at Brazilian Nationals in April. Accustomed well to his new belt already, we see no problem in expecting a good performance from him at the Worlds.

Natasha Quiza – Blue Medium-Heavy

Natasha Quiza passing the guard at the 2013 Pan American Championship

This Fight Sports blue belt under Robert “Cyborg” Abreu just won her Pan Ams division and placed third in the open weight. As a solid blue belt for some time now she has placed at the Worlds and she won Brazilian Nationals last year. She does well in both division and open weight so medaling at the Worlds this year is expected for Natasha.

AaRae Alexander – Purple Light

AaRae Alexander preparing in the bullpen

At her first year at purple belt, AaRae Alexander is off to a great start by winning the Pan Ams. At the 2012 Worlds she secured gold in the blue belt featherweight division and despite priorities like going off to college, she has managed to keep her competitive edge at a high level. The Team Lloyd Irvin young member has been competing since she was a kid earning four golds at Worlds as a juvenile blue belt in 2009 and 2010. Since she knows how to win a world title or two already, we think she can manage another at this new belt.

Nathalia Azoff – Brown Middle

Nathalia Azoff submitting at the 2013 Pan American Championship

Nathalia is a member of Brazilian Top Team Boston and has had a great year so far winning Pan Ams and the Boston Open in the brown belt middleweight division. As an international competitor she has placed at the top tournaments such as Europeans and even Worlds as a purple belt. Last year she took silver but this year we think she can do the same or better.

Dominyka Obelenyte – Brown Medium-Heavy

Dominyka Obelenyte working a triangle at the 2013 Pan American Championship

Dominyka Obelenyte is a Marcelo Garcia brown belt but has only been wearing said belt for about three weeks. At only 17, she is the youngest brown belt in her division but her accomplishments prove her worth. In 2011 at the age of fifteen she won the purple belt adult absolute division at the Worlds and placed second in the middleweight division. She also just won the purple absolute division at Pan Ams winning silver in her weight. Although a fresh brown belt, her talent and resume are enough to prove her capable of winning at this year’s Worlds.

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