Alex Martins and the lessons of his double gold at the Miami Open 2021
Based in the US state of Texas, Alex Martins, from AMBJJ, has plenty of reasons to celebrate. After the complicated period of restrictions of the…
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Matheus Gabriel shines at No-Gi Pan: “Writing my story”
In search of new challenges, after having won a world title in 2019, Matheus Gabriel went up two weight divisions and started competing amongst the…
Video: See how Vitor Oliveira won his middleweight division at the IBJJF Houston Open
Vitor Henrique Oliveira took home the gold after competing on Feb. 23 at the 2014 IBJJF Houston Open in Texas. The GFTeam middlweight earned the…
JT Torres: ‘You guys will definitely see me fighting in this year’s no-gi season’
JT Torres recently won the black belt middleweight division at the IBJJF Las Vegas Summer Open this past weekend. After being on a seminar tour,…
Monique Elias enters the realm of brown belts after double gold at Rio Open
No longer seen as simply the wife of legendary black belt Mario Reis, Monique Elias has made her own legendary path. Today, Monique was promoted…
Catch world champion Otavio Sousa in Seattle on August 17
The 2012 and 2013 middleweight world champion and Gracie Barra star Otavio Sousa will be teaching a seminar at GMA Gracie Barra Seattle on August…
Psychologist analyzes Anderson Silva’s behavior at UFC 162: ‘He plays a character’
Former UFC champion Anderson Silva underwent constant pressure over these seven years as the owner of the middleweight belt. Coming from humble origins, having worked…
Monique Elias and the purple open class gold: ‘Being the wife of Mario Reis doesn’t facilitate anything’
Student and wife of two-time world champion Mario Reis, purple belt Monique Elias, 23, competed in an almost perfect World Championship run, with seven fights, seven…
2013 Worlds: Otávio Sousa’s discipline at middleweight
On the night of Tuesday, May 28, two days before the start of the 2013 World Championship, Otávio Sousa was the last athlete to depart…
Claudio Calasans fixes errors from 2012 to finally win at the Worlds
On May 29, the eyes of fans, athletes and fighters will all be facing the Pyramid of Long Beach, California, which will host the…
Better ‘suited’ for 185 pounds, Gegard Mousasi likely dropping to UFC’s middleweight ranks
Gegard Mousasi watched last weekend's UFC on FX 8 card, and was impressed with Vitor Belfort's knockout of former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold. Mousasi's reaction…