Rubens Cobrinha is confirmed for yet another chapter of the tournament in the Long Beac, California pyramid. Photo by Dan Rod/GRACIEMAG.
Once again, the pyramid-shaped gymnasium at California State University, Long Beach will host the World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, this coming November 3 and 4, and a constellation of stars, like (pictured), are signed up to be there.
So who do you think will shine brightest?
Take a look at the following list of some of the biggest names on the roster, and let us know: Who takes the absolute? Who’re you rooting for, gentle Jiu-Jitsu lover?
ROOSTERWEIGHT
Caio Terra (Gracie Elite), Raul Marcello (Gracie Humaitá), Fabbio Passos (Alliance)
LIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT
Gabriel Moraes (CheckMat), Laércio Fernandes (Lotus), Rafael Freitas (GB), Henrique Costa e Silva (Alliance)
FEATHERWEIGHT
Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” (Alliance), Justin Rader (Lovato), Ed Ramos (Atos), Samir Chantre (Gracie Elite), Osvaldo Moizinho (Gracie Elite)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Lucas Lepri (Alliance), Leandro Lo (Cícero Costha), Augusto Tanquinho (Soul Fighters), Jonathan Torres “JT” (Lloyd Irvin), Zak Maxwell (Gracie Humaitá)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
DJ Jackson (Lloyd Irvin), Murilo Santana (Barbosa JJ), Clark Gracie, Vitor Henrique (GFTeam), Marcelo Mafra (CheckMat), Thiago Abreu (CheckMat), Bill Cooper (Paragon)
MEDIUM HEAVYWEIGHT
Romulo Barral (Gracie Barra), Pablo Popovitch (The Avengers), Ezra Lenon (ATT), Marcello Salazar (BTT), Filipe Meirelles (Alliance), Marco Antonio Giudice (CheckMat), Victor Bomfim (GFTeam), Kleber Buiú (GB), Bruno Antunes (GB)
HEAVYWEIGHT
Rafael Lovato (Ribeiro JJ), Eduardo Telles (Brasa), Roberto Tussa (Gracie Barra), Nivaldo Oliveira (CheckMat), David Avellan (Lloyd Irvin), Diego Nosferatu (Gracie Elite)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT
Xande Ribeiro, Bernardo Faria (Alliance), Antonio Peinado (Alliance), Paulo Tarcisio (CheckMat), João Assis (CheckMat), James Puopolo (Ribeiro)
ULTRAHEAVYWEIGHT
Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu (Avengers), Leonardo Henrique (Atos), Gustavo Elias (Gracie Humaitá)
FEMALE
Michelle Nicolini (Checkmat), Beatriz Mesquita (Gracie Humaitá), Nyjah Easton (Lloyd Irvin), Penny Thomas (Gracie Humaitá), Luiza Monteiro (Cícero Costha), Fernanda Mazzelli (Striker JJ), Ana Carolina Lebre (Gracie Humaitá), Tammy Griego (GB)
BROWN BELT
Keenan Cornelius (Lloyd Irvin), Francisco “Sinistro” Iturralde (Alliance), Victor Silvério (GFTeam), Carlos Rosado (Gracie Barra), Wilbur Leonard (Lloyd Irvin)
MASTER BLACK BELT
Ricardo e Bruno Bastos (Nova União), Rodrigo Comprido (Brasa), Baret Yoshida, Carlos Esquisito (CheckMat), Joseph Capizzi (Gracie Elite), Marcos Torregrossa (Lloyd Irvin), Sandro Batata, Jonatas Novaes (Brasa), André Glodzinski (Cia Paulista)
So who do you think steals the show in Long Beach, California? Let us know your thoughts.
