The UAEJJF held the New York International Pro this Saturday, March 5, in Brooklyn.
Team Lloyd Irvin’s Mahamed Aly and Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu’s Felipe Silva were the standouts of the day.
Aly and Silva conquered the black belt open class division and two of the 13 travel packages for the 2016 WPJJC.
Aly defeated Thiago Silva in the open weight heavy while Felipe Silva beat Marcus Tinoco for the open class light.
In the female brwon/black belt division, Amanda Benavides beat Erin Herle for the open class title and another travel package.
Other travel package winners were: Robert Robinson (Blue open light), Zachary Allen (Blue open heavy), Matheus Lutes (Purple open light), Devhonte Johnson(Purple open heavy), Zata Toscano (Brown open light), Alfonso Joel(Brown open heavy), Marcos Torregrosa (Black Master open light), Rolles Gracie(Black Master open heavy), Sarah Rice (Blue/Purple open women).
One of the highlights of the event was the presence of four members of the Gracie family, in Rolles, Igor, Gregor, Robson.
Click here for the full results.
