Pan 2015: Gabi Garcia e Bê Faria finalizam no absoluto; Malfacine sufoca Caio Terra
Eram 22h18 no Brasil, quando o astro do Jiu-Jitsu Bernardo Faria fez o que poucos fizeram. Com habilidade e muita pressão, o faixa-preta da Alliance…
Lucas Leite
Guarda x pressão: veja Lucas Leite x Tim Spriggs no Mundial Sem Kimono
A Checkmat fechou três categorias na faixa-preta do Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu Sem Kimono, no último fim de semana, na Califórnia. Na categoria pesado, a dobradinha…
World No-Gi: watch Lucas Leite vs. Tim Spriggs in a thrilling battle in Azusa
One of the most thrilling matches of last weekend's Worlds No-Gi was the heavyweight semifinal between Lucas Leite and Tim Spriggs. Leite, a 2007 middleweight…
Young Checkmat couple wins no-gi world title together at brown belt
Windson Ramos and Jacqueline Amorim are two brown belt competitors on the Checkmat team. Local to Brazil and now training in California, they travel often…
USADA: Buchecha, Bia cleared of any prohibited substances after 2014 Worlds
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed both Marcus "Buchecha"Almeida and Beatriz Mesquita that no prohibited substances were found in their samples after the 2014…
Ten questions the 2014 Worlds have answered
First we asked the questions and last weekend the best Jiu-Jitsu fighters in the world answered them, one by one. That's why we come back…
Worlds: Buchecha, Rodolfo again in the open class final; see the best pictures of the black belt absolute
Twelve months have passed, but nothing changed. Just like in 2013, Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira will decide who is the best Jiu-Jitsu competitor of…
2014 Worlds: day 2 crowns absolute champions at blue belt and purple belt
Day 2 of the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championship went out with a a bang. All thanks to Gracie Barra's featherweight Edwin Najmi, who amazed the…
The experienced warriors that can create a buzz at the 2014 Worlds
As the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship does not feature a master division (although they have their own event, the Worlds Masters), many brave 30+ year-old competitors…
Ten questions the 2014 Worlds will probably answer
Last year, we put together a post just like this one with the ten doubts in the Jiu-Jitsu community’s minds that the World Championship would…
Worlds: see if you agree with our first analysis of the black belt after the registration deadline
The registration period for the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championship is now closed. There are 345 male black belts competing and 49 female black belts registered,…
Worlds: Buchecha, Rodolfo already in; register before 11:59PM
With less than 2 hours left until the final deadline, the 2014 Worlds registration list still lacks some important names. Marcus Almeida, Rodolfo Vieira have…