Flying armbar, best finish of 2012 Worlds?
Heavyweight blackbelt silver-medalist Xande Ribeiro only lost on advantage points to to two top competitors at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship that came to a close…
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Bochecha and the grand black belt champs of the 2012 World Championship
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT Léo Nogueira and Bernardo Faria closed out (Léo wins coin-flip for first place). ULTRAHEAVYWEIGHT Marcus Vinicius Bochecha mounted and armlocked Léo Leite to…
Worlds females: the lady winners of the 2012 BJJ Worlds
At the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship the female black belt finals materialized on Saturday, with at least one big-news result. Marina Ribeiro defeated Kyra Gracie…
Tribute to the beasts who hung up their gis at 2012 Worlds
Dreaded adversaries of days past, today the acclaimed Marcio “Pé de Pano” and Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros put in fine display's at the 2012 World Championship,…
The finals: stars one step from gold at BJJ Worlds 2012
Take a look at who's in the running for a title at the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Long Beach. One of the biggest standouts,…
Old Guard vs. New Generation in 2012 Worlds brackets
The brackets with the eight remaining athletes, and which start this Sunday at 2 pm, feature a number of promising rivalries for the crowd at…
Check out 2012 Worlds brown belt absolute champ João Gabriel’s style
The brown belts João Gabriel Rocha of Soul Fighters and Felipe Pena of Gracie Barra put on a first-rate final in the absolute division of…
Which female black belts will win the World Championship? Post your picks
The female-black belt finals materialized on Saturday, with at least one mind-blowing result. Marina Ribeiro defeated Kyra Gracie by 2-0 to go through to the…
BJJ Worlds 2012 poll: who wins the absolute, and how?
With the absolute finalists having been determined this Saturday in Long Beach, we now know we'll have a first-time winner of the absolute this year.…
Do you recall the last time Rodolfo Vieira lost before the 2012 Worlds?
A riveting match with Marcus Vinicius “Bochecha” unfolded this Saturday at the 2012 World Championship in Long Beach. It was the first points loss ever…
GRACIEMAG.com already counts 30,000 Twitter followers
With complete coverage of the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds in Long Beach, GRACIEMAG.com reached the 30,000-Twitter follower mark, counting its Portuguese and English accounts. Comprised of Ivan Trindade,…
2012 BJJ Worlds: Rodolfo Vieira’s agony… from the stands
Monsters suffer too. That's what our reporter Ivan Trindade taught us, having recorded 2011 absolute world champion Rodolfo Vieira agonizing during the middleweight final of…