João Gabriel Rocha next to double champion Formiga.
The 2018 World Master Championship began Wednesday — the first of four days of competition featuring the world’s strongest veterans of BJJ. And already we have two double champions crowned in Las Vegas.
In the men’s master 1 age group, Soul Fighters’ Rafael Formiga had an astounding performance. First he beat the 59-strong field of the middleweight division. After five matches, including the final against Fabio Pulita (Alliance), Formiga had secured the gold medal. Then he went into the absolute and won that title by beating Vitor Schlosser (Schlosser BJJ).
Gold huntress Cláudia do Val (De La Riva) was also there doing her usual thing. Having won medium heavyweight gold with a swift triangle used against Katharine Lantz, Claudinha defeated Fabiana Borges (Gracie Barra) to take down the open division as well.
Check out the following list to find out who won what against whom in the master 1 group.
Black / Master 1 / Male / Rooster
1 – Ivaniel Cavalcante de Oliveira – CheckMat
2 – Juan Lopes da Silva – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Javier Gomez – Ares BJJ
3 – Masaaki Todokoro – Paraestra Gifu
Black / Master 1 / Male / Light-Feather
1 – José Tiago da Silva Barros – PSLPB Cicero Costha
2 – Rene Eduardo Lopez – Brasa CTA
3 – Paulo Roberto Santana e Silva Filho – Alliance
3 – Timothy Earl Mendoza – Gracie Humaita
Black / Master 1 / Male / Feather
1 – Diego Bispo Conceição – Ares BJJ Brasil
2 – Joshua S. Rodriguez – Nova União
3 – Fabbio Passos de Alencar – Alliance
3 – Rafael Porto da Costa – 014RBJJ
Black / Master 1 / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – GF Team
2 – Diogo Sampaio Araujo – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – De’Alonzio Jerome Jackson – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Juarez Harles Martins Nunes – Gracie Humaita
Black / Master 1 / Male / Heavy
1 – Nivaldo de Oliveira Lima – CheckMat
2 – Roberto Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra
3 – Diego da Silveira Herzog – Diego Herzog BJJ
3 – Diogo Almeida Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Master 1 / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Marcus Vinícius Moraes dos Santos – GF Team
2 – Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team
3 – Alberto Lottermann Junior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Vitor Moscon Schlosser – Schlosser BJJ
Black / Master 1 / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Marcelo Florêncio Nunes – Zenith BJJ
2 – Igor Silva – GF Team
3 – Arin Adjamian – Zenith BJJ
3 – Everson Luiz Rocha – Studio R1
Black / Master 1 / Male / Open Class
1 – Rafael Monteiro Barbosa – Soul Fighters BJJ
2 – Vitor Moscon Schlosser – Schlosser BJJ
3 – De’Alonzio Jerome Jackson – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Juarez Harles Martins Nunes – Gracie Humaita
Black / Master 1 / Female / Light-Feather
1 – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Caio Terra Association
2 – Itzel Bazua Aguilar – Zenith BJJ
3 – Miriam Cardoso Cerqueira – Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond
3 – Rita Lynne Gribben – Gracie Humaita
Black / Master 1 / Female / Feather
1 – Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat
2 – Tasawan Casey – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Tessa Rose Simpson – Gracie Humaita
3 – Tracey Robin Goodell – Caveirinha Jiu-Jitsu Family USA
Black / Master 1 / Female / Light
1 – Fabiana Alves Borges – Gracie Barra
2 – Andressa Lídia de Souza – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
3 – Judith Joan Marie Gomes – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Leoni Munslow – New School BJJ
Black / Master 1 / Female / Middle
1 – Shanti A. D. Abelha – CheckMat
2 – Victoria Hudson Boudreaux – Buckhead Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Vanessa Bezerra de Sousa – Equipe A
3 – Vanessa Sue Wexler – Gracie Barra
Black / Master 1 / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Katharine Elizabeth Lantz – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Master 1 / Female / Heavy
1 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Jennifer A. Case – Renato Tavares Association
3 – Caitlin Huggins – Roberto Traven BJJ
Black / Master 1 / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Fabiana Pereira Santos – Zenith BJJ
2 – Hillary VanOrnum – Impact Jiu Jitsu
Black / Master 1 / Female / Open Class
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Fabiana Alves Borges – Gracie Barra
3 – Miriam Cardoso Cerqueira – Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond
3 – Shanti A. D. Abelha – CheckMat
