Faustino Neto, commonly as Master Pina is a jiu jitsu black belt under Osvaldo Alves as well as the founder and head coach of the famous grappling academy Clube Pina de Jiu Jitsu. An academy from which Faustino Neto developed numerous high level athletes, including Bibiano Fernandes, Carlos Diego Ferreira, Rodrigo Pinheiro and Carlos Holanda to name a few.
Caio Almeida is a jiu jitsu black belt under Gabriel Vella, and a former student of illustrious coaches such as Rubens Charles (Cobrinha) and ‘Mestre Dan’, known also as the co-founder of the Almeida Jiu Jitsu academy.
The IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix 2017, set to happen in August 26, 2017 has been shaping up over the past couple of months and is already promising to bring some real heavyweight monsters to the squared arena. Find out who those are here.
Johnny Tama is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Juan Miguel Iturralde of the Alliance Academy, being also one of the first Ecuadorian athletes to break through as a high end competitor in this sport/martial art.
Alex Martins is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Junior Cardoso and a member of Faustino Pina’s association, while being also the founder of the AMBJJ team in the United States. Martins became one of the top competitors in the North American grappling circuit during the 2010’s, particularly in the Masters divisions.
Cleber Sousa Fernandes, commonly known as Clandestino is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Caio Almeida, and a representative of the Almeida JJ team in the sport’s best known competitions. From very humble beginnings, Cleber managed to become one of the top grapplers of his generation.
Full schedule and card of the upcoming Copa Podio Grand Prix (77kg) happening on February 18. Aside from the lightweight GP, the event will also feature the final round of the teams challenge (Australia vs Scandinavia), a brown belt challenge as well as a no-gi and mixed (gi + nogi) superfights. Not to miss!
Charles Negromonte is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Zé Radiola, and a member of Roger Gracie’s RGA association. One of the most successful competitors in Europe’s grappling circuit, Charles Negromonte has conquered medals in important international events in the IBJJF, CBJJ and UAEJJF federations.
ADCC Brazilian Trials 2017 results. One of the most highly praised trials in the Abu Dhabi Combat Club selection process is the Rio de Janeiro trials. Find out the results in this article.
Masahiro Iwasaki is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Marco Barbosa (former student of Yasuhiro Miyamoto) as well as one of the top Japanese grappling competitors of his generation; known also as a member of the prestigious Tokyo based academy Carpe Diem.
Eliot Marshall is a former professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and jiu jitsu black belt, as well as a former contender in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) and the UFC. Marshall was also the first American to conquer IBJJF Pan American titles in the blue, purple and brown belt divisions having worked as an instructor at the Easton Training Centre.
Vinicius Garcia is a jiu jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Castro, being also one of the most accomplished grapplers ever produced by the state of Goiás (Brazil). Competing primarily in the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation’s circuit, Garcia conquered important medals, including at the European Open, Brasileiro as well as at the Sao Paulo and Rio International Open.
Full card for Copa Podio’s Lightweight Grand Prix 2017, an event that opens the 5th season of the world famous jiu jitsu promotion. The event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will gather some of the sport/martial art’s most well known athletes.
A run down through Submission Underground’s main event, an epic match between Dillon Danis and AJ Agazarm, two of the most exciting competitors in our sport. Also, get to know the full card of this submission only style event.
Jesse Urholin is an accomplished Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Markku Juntunen, and one of the top grapplers ever produced by Finland, having conquered medals in tournaments such as the IBJJF Worlds, European Open, Crest Pro Fighting and the ADCC Trials.
Eloisa Souto, commonly known as Elô Souto is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Claudio Joanino and a member of the Nova União academy – Macaé branch, being regarded as one of the top female athletes of her generation. Competing mainly in Brazil’s national grappling circuit, Elô Souto has medalled in important tournaments such as the Brazilian Nationals. World Championships as well as the São Paulo International Open.
Results for the 2017 IBJJF European International Open black belt divisions. The tournament, held in Lisbon – Portugal gathered many top competitors in today’s grappling circuit and crowned to champions for the first major jiu jitsu event of the year.
Full results on the Sapateiro Invitational 6. An open weight jiu jitsu tournament that featured big names of grappling such as Gordon Ryan, Antonio “Cara de Sapato”, Enrico Cocco, Marcel Goncalves and many more.
On this page you will be able to check the medal tally for the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation’s European Open per country. The European International Open was held in Lisbon, Portugal on January of 2017 gathering athletes from all over the world.
Igor Silva and Ricardo Evangelista are two of the most experienced and accomplished jiu jitsu black belts in the world, having competed all around the globe in a number of grappling rules. They have recently stopped competing in UAEJJF’s events as a protest to the bad refereeing (biased in their view) that has been taking place, BJJ Heroes interrogates the two on the subject.
