At the 2008 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship Rafael Mendes won the featherweight division, at brown belt. The following year the Atos representative quickly went on to figure among the top of the black belt heap, showing he doesn’t feel the weight of his new belt level. The latest big conquest was the ADCC, in Barcelona. After [...]
Part of the career of Saulo Ribeiro was built on the match areas of the ADCC, an event he won on two occasions. Last Sunday (September 27), the black belt bid farewell definitively to the competition. What is more, he said he will no longer fight professionally.
“The ADCC is a house I helped build more [...]
If you did not already know, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, beat Robert Drysdale in the recent ADCC Superfight. The match lasted all 20 minutes, and after his 2-0 win, Souza will now be defending his title in 2011 ADCC. The two time champion did an interview with tatame.com in Barcelona after his victory.
How did you feel [...]
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu is having a seminar is Wilmington, DE on October 17th. Starting time is 1pm through 4pm. Scott Epstein is one of Eddie Bravo’s top students. Don’t miss the seminar, pre-registration available, or sign-up at the door!
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Here are the results from Day 2 of ADCC action.
Fabricio Werdum v Saulo Ribeiro – Werdum by ref decision 2 OT
Jeff Monson v Robert Abreu – Abreu by ref decision 2 OT
Xande Ribeiro vs Vinny Magalhaes – Xande by points 4 x 0 OT
Gerard Rinaldi vs Glover Teixeira – Rinaldi by points 5 x 0 OT
Andre Galvao [...]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza tops Robert Drysdale in their Superfight. Jacare, the replacement for Roger Gracie, beat Drysdale on points 2-0. Posted below are the results from Saturdays action, and schedule for Sundays finish.
September 26, 2009 Results:
Men’s +99kg (+218 lbs.) Opening Round
#1 – Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) def. Rogent Lloret (Spain) via kimura
#2 – Tomasz [...]
The ADCC has now released the brackets for their upcoming competition. The names are big, and we should expect to see some crazy match-ups! Catch the event live streaming on PPV. Click picture for bracket.
Keep up to date here for results and videos.
The biggest question: To Gi or not to Gi? Some people say “it’s all the same”. Those are the same people who haven’t trained and/or fought in both settings. Gi and No-Gi are two completely different grappling games. There are pros and cons for both obviously, but we’ll notice the differences between the two first.
Differences:
The [...]
The much anticipated Absolute Superfight between Robert Drysdale and Roger Gracie will have to wait for another time. Roger was recently ill with the Mumps. After struggling to recover in time for the competition, Roger injured his knee. Jacare has been chosen as a replacement for the event.
Ronaldo Jacare, a two-time absolute champion, had this [...]
Competition Videos
Daddis Fight Camps hosted the PGC competition Sept. 6. It was my third tournament and ended up being my first Gold. I was able to take first place in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. Hope you enjoy the videos. Any comments please add!
1st Place Match:
Semi-Finals Match:
Opening Round Match: