Guilherme Mendes
The GRACIEMAG.com team is already in California, where all’s set for the World Pro tryouts in San Diego. The event organized by black belt Fernando Paradeda counts 560 participants and will yield all-expenses-paid trips to the April main event in Abu Dhabi for 13 of the competitors to take to the mats at Point Loma High School.
Among the athletes from the main academies in the USA are beats like Marcus Bochecha, Braga Neto, Ricardo Demente, João Assis, Bruno Bastos, Rhalan Gracie, Claudio Calasans, André Galvão, Clark Gracie, Lucas Leite, Gilbert Durinho, Baret Yoshida, Ryan Hall, Bruno Frazatto, Guilherme Mendes, Penny Thomas and Emily Wetzel, among numerous others.
Stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com for complete coverage.
Check out the list of those signed up in the main divisions, below:
BROWN/BLACK BELT ADULT MALE (74) (6-min. matches)
Brown/Black Belt -143 lbs (15)
Michael Strangis (Sandro Batata Bjj)
Daniel Elias (Crispim Bjj)
Derrick Easterling (Team Silva Bjj)
Danny Alvarez (Nova Uniao)
Flavio Meier (American Top Team)
Milton Nascimento (Paragon Bjj)
Eduardo Ramos Da Silva (Atos Bjj)
Baret Yoshida (Undisputed)
Michael Cusi (Stronghold/ATOS)
Jordan Collins (Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Ryan Hall (Fifty/50)
Chris Westfall (Nova Uniao)
Bruno Frazatto (Atos)
Guilherme Mendes (Atos Bjj)
Samir Chantre (Gracie Fighter)
Brown/Black Belt -163 lbs (20)
James Guyton (Checkmat)
David Farias (Jcbjj)
Santino Defranco (Southwest Mma)
Nathan Mendelsohn (Clube Barra)
David Brown (Roots Bjj Miami)
Mike Gomez (Drysdale)
Yukito Isoda (Check Mat)
Steven Rosenberg (Nova Uniao)
Rodrigo Benedito Caporal (Atos Bjj)
Marcos Torregrosa (Yemaso Bjj)
Daniel Aguiar (Constrictor Team)
Rodrigo Faria (Check Mat)
David Agajanian (Clube De Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull)
Romulo Melo (Gracie Tijuca)
Christopher Story (Nova Uniao)
Alfredo Barum (Bjj Revolution)
Rodrigo Freitas (Gracie Barra)
Gilbert Burns (Atos Jj)
Jonatas Gurgel (Atos)
Gabriel Pontes (Check Mat)
Brown/Black Belt -183 lbs (18)
Brandon Magana (Clark Gracie Jiu Jitsu)
Juan Pablo Garcia (Gracie Barra Team Crane)
Moses Baca (Graciefighter)
Beneil Dariush (Ralph Gracie Oc)
Rhalan Gracie (Relson Gracie)
Olusegun Williams (Charles Gracie – San Francisco)
Alberto Juarez (Rbbjj Barra Brothers)
Claudio Calasans (Atos)
Andre Galvao (Atos Jj)
Nathan Drona (10Th Planet Jiu Jitsu)
Diego Gamonal Nogueira (Brazilian Top Team)
Lucas Leite (Check Mat)
Luis Gustavo (Check Mat)
Raphael Carrao (Street Sports Bjj)
Bruno Antunes (Gracie Barra)
Brad Sandoval (Brad Sanoval)
Jared Nathanson (Academy Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
Clark Gracie (Bjj Revolution)
Brown/Black Belt -202 lbs (9)
Eliot Kelly (Cia Paulista Sacramento)
Jj Holmes (Alliance)
Alexander Stuart (Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy In Torrance)
Paul Silva (Bjj Revolution)
Marco Sharpei (Drysdale Academy)
Marcel Louzado (Checkmat)
Mateus Castaldini (Minotauro Team)
Vitor Toledo (Atos)
Kevin Casey (Casey)
Brown/Black Belt +202 lbs (12)
John Hansen (Sucuri Jiu Jitsu)
Mario Barbosa (Checkmat La Habra)
Adam Provence (Checkmat)
Raymond Seraile (Kong Submission Academy)
Fabiano Scherner (Team Quest/Ataque Duplo)
Bruno Bastos (Nova Uniao)
Joao Assis (Wct)
Marcus Almeida (Checkmat/Armory)
Fabiano Silva (Carlson Gracie Team)
Ricardo Barros (Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
Antonio Neto (Ralph Gracie)
Jarrod Bunch (Werdum Combat Team)
PURPLE/BROWN/BLACK ADULT FEMALE (10) (5-min matches)
Purple/Brown/Black Belt -128 lbs (5)
Amanda Grummon (Gracie Barra America)
Kristina Barlaan (Nova Unio)
Samantha Faulhaber (Gracie Humaita)
Kiri Liao (Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu)
Angelica Vieira Ferreira (Atos)
Purple/Brown/Black Belt -139 lbs (2)
Kelly Nakagawa (Gracie Barra Chino)
Charlene Coats (Raul Castillo Martial Arts)
Purple/Brown/Black Belt -150 lbs (1)
Nicole Leite (Rickson Gracie Academy)
Purple/Brown/Black Belt +150 lbs (2)
Emily Wetzel (Revolution Bjj)
Penny Thomas (Gracie Humaita)
