Marcus Buchecha on newly heavyweight Leandro Lo: “Still fast”
Four-time absolute world champion Marcus Buchecha spent a week in Sao Paulo training with Leandro Lo, who will debut as a heavyweight this weekend at…
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida
Buchecha has surgery to reconstruct ACL on left knee; recovery to take at least 5 months
Three-time black belt open class world champion Marcus Buchecha had surgery this Friday, in Brazil. The procedure was to reconstruct the ACL ligament on his…
Bernardo Faria talks Worlds and his blue belt half guard against Rodolfo Vieira
A lot of times we remember Jiu-Jitsu athletes in terms of their accomplishments or better yet, their signature moves. For the Mendes brothers it's the…
Marcus Buchecha Almeida seminar at Fight Sports Miami on Feb. 15 to fill fast
The number one ranked male black belt in the world has planned a seminar at the school of ADCC absolute champion Roberto Cyborg Abreu. The…
Video: Sharpen your bow and arrow with Marcus Buchecha Almeida
The number one ranked male black belt has offered a lesson on one of the most popular submissions in tournaments-- the bow and arrow choke.…
ADCC 2013: Jeff Monson out of the over 99 kg division; no replacement yet
Another athlete to drop out of the October 19-20 event in Beijing, China, is Jeff Monson. He made his name in the very first event…
Marcus Buchecha plans to attend and also fight in Jiu-Jitsu Expo in November
Although the second edition of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo will be in November, on 9 and 10, the temperature of the event has already started…
2013 Worlds: The good mood and plans of Rodolfo Vieira for rematch
One hour after the absolute final, Rodolfo Vieira came down from the restroom of the Long Beach gym where he’d done his drug test, and…
2013 Worlds: The supremacy and the unforgettable feat of Marcus Buchecha
The final of the absolute showed Marcus Vinicius Almeida, also known as Buchecha, is one step ahead of the competition. In numbers, Buchecha proved his…
Lucas Leite excited for the Worlds: ‘Whoever gives the back will have a problem’
The 2013 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship begins on May 29 in Long Beach, California, and the black belt monsters are preparing to take the…
2013 WPJJC: Watch the open class semifinal Buchecha vs. Humphreys
The thrills of the 2013 WPJJC are still fresh in everyone's minds. One of the big moments of the event was the male adult open…
Bernardo Faria recovers from injury, praises Jiu-Jitsu training with Marcelo Garcia
The Jiu-Jitsu Pan Championship 2013 in late March, in Irvine, Calif. was not so good for Alliance athlete Bernardo Faria. Bronze in the absolute, the…