João Miyao proved once again this Saturday in Las Vegas that he fears no opponent.
After winning the light-feather division, the black belt jumped into the open class division and made it to the top.
In the final match, he faced the ultra-heavyweight champion Carlos Farias and won by one penalty.
In the other black belt divisions, the results were:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Takahito Yoshioka – Tokushima BJJ
Second – Andre Luiz Cecilio Roriz Pontes – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Luis Felipe Ninja de Moraes Pinto – Brazil Academy USA
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Kim Terra – Caio Terra Association Brasil
Second – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Caio Terra Association
Third – Aaron Joseph Buck – Zenith BJJ
Third – Jonathan Van Buren – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho – Gracie Fighter
Second – Wellington Leal Dias – Gracie Humaita Phoenix
Third – James Vinston Nival – Gracie Humaita Las Vegas
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Jonatas Novaes do Nascimento – Zenith BJJ
Second – Vinicius Agudo Silva – Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Manuel Diaz – Soul Fighters Dallas / Siam Star MMA – TX
Second – Julian Martin Marquez – Ralph Gracie
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Thiago Veiga Ximenes – Soul Fighters BJJ Arizona
Second – Marcelo Meleiro – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ
Third – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Caio Terra Association
Third – Kim Terra – Caio Terra Association Brasil
In the teams competition, the results were:
1 – Zenith BJJ – 109
2 – Nova União – 78
3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 72
4 – Gracie Humaita Las Vegas – 70
5 – Cascao Jiu-Jitsu – 68
6 – Gracie Barra – 58
7 – Gracie Humaita Phoenix – 55
8 – Wand FT Gold Team – 49
9 – Unified Jiu Jitsu – 44
10 – Ralph Gracie – 41
For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.