Worlds: great images, great finals
It took a while in getting here, but it got here all the same. Here's a gallery of exclusive photos from the black belt finals…
Worlds 2011
“Stay, Rominho!”
Every sports star, on saying farewell, deserves to hear a packed arena begging him to stay, to compete another year or two. When that star…
Gabi Garcia: “I don’t feel any pressure”
Alliance’s Gabi Garcia is the 2011 double gold Worlds winner, winning both her heavyweight division and the absolute on Sunday. Last year, in 2010, she…
Sérgio Moraes: “I’m actually here to teach dancing”
If Alliance's two-time Gi Jiu-Jitsu world champion Sergio Moraes ever decides to leave Jiu-Jitsu for another job, the TV show “Dancing With the Stars” is…
Monday’s headline: “Rodolfo is king”
When you read this, everything that transpired on Sunday at the 2011 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship will no longer be news. You know who won, may…
Rodolfo and Gabi win two golds apiece
All the world champions have now emerged. Rodolfo Vieira and Gabi Garcia are the two double winners of the day, capturing gold in their respective…
Alexander Trans takes brown belt absolute
Further proof of how Jiu-Jitsu is becoming an ever more global sport, the absolute brown belt title went to Denmark. CheckMat rep Alexander Trans took…
King of purple belts takes throne at Worlds
Saturday wasn't just about the black belts at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. The biggest standout of the purple belt division also arose from the match…
From Long Beach, complete coverage on Worlds Blog
Didn't find the information you were looking for on GRACIEMAG.com? Shoot over to the GRACIEMAG at the Worlds Blog. The Blog team is constantly updating…
Watch the emotions of the absolute finalists
The GRACIEMAG.com team hasn't missed a beat at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Long Beach. Whether through the lens of Dan Rod or the videos…
Worlds: Saturday’s absolute images
Rodolfo Vieira and Bernardo Faria will face off to determine the winner of the absolute division tomorrow, but Saturday was loaded with picture-perfect moments and…
Rodolfo and absolute final: “I hope to get the finish”
Absolute finalist Rodolfo Vieira will lock horns with Bernardo Faria in the open weight decider. “We've fought a number of times but each match is…