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Trans After 2013 Euro Win: “For me, nothing’s changed.”
Black belt Alexander Trans has always been a force at the IBJJF European Open in Lisbon, Portugal. Since 2010 he has accumulated six gold medals,…
Léo Nogueira on Champion Alexander Trans: “I Dominated; He Fought for 30 Seconds”
Last weekend, Leonardo Nogueira experienced that strange sensation that only Jiu-Jitsu can provide and that makes the sport all the more endearing. After securing gold…
Find out how Rubens Cobrinha Swept Tanquinho at the Europeans Final
One of the highlights of the last European Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which wrapped up last weekend, was the final between two of the most technical athletes…
Laércio Fernandes and Victory in Lisbon Backed by Rubens Cobrinha
Prior to the 2013 European Open, Lotus Club black belt Laércio Fernandes promised he’d raise the roof in Lisbon. Said and done. In the light…
What’s the Absolute Blue Belt Champ Got that Others Don’t?
A student of Jair Lourenço at Kimura/Nova União academy, Horlando Monteiro, 18, was the number 1 blue belt at the 2013 European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship,…
World No. 1 Bernardo Faria Explains Why He Can’t See Fighting Léo Nogueira
The word “companion”, it is said, comes from the latin roots “com” and “panis”, meaning “with the bread”. A companion is someone with whom we…
Calasans on Tererê: “Training with Him Is a Dream. Imagine Fighting Him”
A favorite to take gold no matter what tournament he’s in, Atos middleweight Claudio Calasans Jr. returns home from Lisbon with another two medals to…
Rômulo Explains Absence in Absolute and Teaches Gold Medal-Winning Lesson
Appearing for the first time in the ten-year history of the tournament, Gracie Barra black belt Romulo Barral went to Portugal and didn’t go home…
Watch Keenan Cornelius’ Double Battle with Miyao Brothers at Europeans 2013
At the 2013 European Open, which wrapped up yesterday in Lisbon, another chapter of the saga of Keenan Cornelius and the Miyao brothers was added…
European Open: Michelle Nicolini and Luanna Alzuguir in absolute final this Sunday
The two favorites to win the female-black belt-open weight division each had impeccable campaigns. Luanna Alzuguir of Alliance tapped out UAE Team’s Carol DeLazzer from…
2013 Euro Open: Faria, Nogueira close out absolute; Michelle, Luanna to decide open class
The 2013 European Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship already knows its four black belt open class finalists. The definition brings some great news and one bad…