Michelle Nicolini’s two gold medals.
The jiu-jitsu elite went at it last weekend, no lapels needed. At the IBJJF No-Gi Euros, held Sunday in Rome, quick transitions and spectacular finishes set the tone. By the end, Michael Liera Jr. and Michelle Nicolini had each secured two titles.
Liera, a lightweight, took down his division with a win over Tommi Pulkkanen (Hilti BJJ) in the final. Then in the absolute division, against much heavier opposition, he managed to make his way to Lucas Hulk, the medium heavyweight runner-up, and closed it out for team Atos.
The women’s section belonged to Michelle Nicolini. Double gold came through two wins over Leoni Munslow (New School BJJ), first in the lightweight division and then in the absolute. This is the first time that Nicolini has won it all in an edition of the No-Gi Euros.
Check the following list for the black belt podiums, and click here for the complete results.
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Anthony Guy De Oliveira – Werdum Combat Team France
2 – Juan Lopes da Silva – PRM Team
3 – Yuri Pires Pinto Gomes – GF Team
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira – Brasa CTA
2 – Bruno Celio Costa de Melo – Qatar BJJ
3 – Eduardo Henrique Galana – Tozi Jiu Jitsu
3 – Thomas James Halpin – Fight Sports International
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Tommi Tapio Pulkkanen – Hilti BJJ Turku
3 – Vibhudatta Rout – Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Center
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Darragh O Conaill – ECJJA
2 – Tuomas Ylinampa – Brasa JJ
3 – Eduardo Rios – Frontline Academy
3 – Rodrigo Fonseca da Rocha – Alliance JJ
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu
2 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Martin Aedma – SBG Ireland
3 – Tero Antti Mikael Pyylampi – Hilti BJJ Tampere
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
2 – Nicolas E. Penzer – Stallion Gym
3 – Alberto Gonzalez Ortiz – Crazy Team
3 – Kamil Czochra – Rio Grappling Club Europe
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Thomas Alban Jules Loubersanes – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Perttu Tapio Tepponen – Hilti BJJ Tampere
3 – Amadu Martins Jorge – Gracie Barra
3 – Marek Pawel Zbrog – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Eldar Rafigaev – Jungle BJJ
2 – Jamie Malcom William Hughes – 99 Nine Nine JJ – International
3 – Edward Ingamells – Mill Hill BJJ
3 – Matheus Rodrigues P. S. V. da Silva – Senna Fight Academy
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Kenji Benjamin Sette – GF Team France
3 – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
Black / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Matilda Kristina Frycklund – Dynamix Fighting Sports
Black / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Michelle Zonato Nicolini – CheckMat
2 – Leoni Munslow – New School BJJ
Black / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Michelle Zonato Nicolini – CheckMat
2 – Leoni Munslow – New School BJJ
3 – Matilda Kristina Frycklund – Dynamix Fighting Sports
