Buchecha again tops the world of BJJ. Beatriz Lina
The 2017 Worlds is in the books. Graciemag followed every move from the event that crowned Marcus Buchecha and Tayane Porfírio as absolute world champions, and saw Atos Jiu-Jitsu’s first-ever overall victory, stopping Alliance just short of a full decade of supremacy.
It was Leandro Lo’s worst worlds. It was Leandro Lo’s best worlds. The Ns Brotherhood star, for the first time in several years, walked away without any gold medals. But he was also just millimeters away from taking down Marcus Buchecha and claiming the title of world’s greatest BJJ fighter. It was an exhilarating battle until the final seconds, and the stronger fighter won. Buchecha is now a five-time absolute world champion, and a ten-time world champion.
In the ultra-heavyweight division, Buchecha beat Gustavo Dias by a landslide. Meanwhile Lo, who was laser-focused on the absolute, was less brilliant in the heavyweight division. He had already barely beaten Matheus Diniz by decision, and in the final he wound up swept by Nicholas Meregali’s excellent guard. Lo tried to sweep back twice, but Meregali retained his balance as best he could, achieving the win.
Tayane Porfírio beat Nathielly de Jesus and won her first absolute championship. Michael Musumeci, Gabriel Arges and Nicholas Meregali also became world champions for the first time, proudly joining the ranks of veteran champions like Bruno Malfacine, Rubens Cobrinha, Lucas Lepri, André Galvão and Marcus Buchecha.
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BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
1 – Bruno da Silva Malfacine – Alliance
2 – Caio Terra – Brasa CTA
3 – Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro – AMBJJ – Alex Martins Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Tomoyuki Hashimoto – Brasa CTA
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Michael Musumeci Jr. – Brasa CTA
2 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Ary de Melo Farias – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Gabriel Afonso dos Santos Moraes – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Rubens Charles Maciel – Alliance
2 – Leonardo Fernandes Saggioro – Brazilian Top Team Int.
3 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
3 – Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Lucas Alves Lepri – Alliance
2 – Roberto Satoshi de Souza – Bull-Terrier Bonsai
3 – Jhonny Loureiro Sigallis Souza – Alliance International
3 – Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Gabriel Arges de Sousa – Gracie Barra
2 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance International
3 – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team International
3 – Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Andre Luiz Leite Galvão – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio – GF Team
3 – Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena – Gracie Barra
3 – Rômulo Claudio Barral – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Nicholas de Barcellos Meregali – Alliance International
2 – Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
3 – Guilherme Augusto Soares Santos – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria – Alliance
3 – Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza – CheckMat
3 – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida – CheckMat
2 – Gustavo Dias Elias – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Otavio de Souza Nalati – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida – CheckMat
2 – Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Rooster
1 – Rikako Yuasa – Paraestra Shinagawa
2 – Rayanne Amanda Carmo dos Santos – Attack JJ Team – Belém PA
3 – Outi Järvilehto – Brasa CTA
3 – Serena Gabrielli – Flow
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light-Feather
1 – Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar – Alliance
2 – Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira – American Top Team
3 – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Brasa CTA
3 – Thamires Diógenes de Aquino – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay
2 – Ana Carolina Schmitt – Gracie Humaita
3 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Jaqueline de Moraes Amorim – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – Gracie Humaita
3 – Jessica Cristina C. A. dos Santos – Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond
3 – Tammi Alana Musumeci – Brasa CTA
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Ana Carolina Vieira Srour – GF Team
2 – Monique Medeiros Elias – Alliance
3 – Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)
3 – Nivia de Souza Moura – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Andresa Correa – Alliance
3 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
3 – Leah Roseanne Taylor – SBG International (SBGI)
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre V. Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio – Striker JJ
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
2 – Venla Orvokki Luukkonen – Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
2 – Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – Gracie Humaita
3 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
