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Before the Surge; A Look Back to the Day of Challenge Matches

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Roosevelt Sousa, Nathalie Ribeiro beat fierce competition to claim first places in ADKOM and ADQOM brackets in Brazil

One evening, one mat, twelve competitors, two champions. Roosevelt Sousa and Nathalie Ribeiro beat tough opponents on their way to first place in the Abu Dhabi King of Mats and the Abu Dhabi Queen of Mats. The mat set up this Thursday, December 2, at the Florianópolis International Airport was

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Abu Dhabi King of Mats and Abu Dhabi Queen of Mats to Bring Jiu Jitsu's Top flight to Brazil

The AJP Tour lands this week in Florianopolis, Brazil, for the return of both the Abu Dhabi King of Mats and the Abu Dhabi Queen of Mats series. The two six-people competitions will go on December 2nd, at the Florianópolis International Airport. The winners of the two brackets will

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ADGS Rio: See Who's on the Run for the Black Belt Gold Medals in Brazil

ADGS Rio: see who’s on the run for the black belt gold medals in Brazil It’s fight week! The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio is scheduled October 22-24, at the Velodromo, in the Olympic Park. Over 700 athletes will fight to the end in search of the

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South America Continental Pro: Black Belts Awarded After Sunday of Super Fights in Brazil

The AJP Tour South America Continental Pro came to an end this Sunday afternoon, June 6th. The adult black belt finals were the highlight of a day that offered a high level of Jiu Jitsu to fans. Early in the morning, the ParaJiu-Jitsu warriors took over the fight areas

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: First-Time Winners and Returning Champions Run the Show in the Black Belt Division at Day 2 in Brazil

Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio had all the ingredients Jiu Jitsu fans love. High level matches, thrills from beginning to end and top notch organization turned the ADGS Rio into the event to be in Brazil in 2020. This Sunday, December 6, was devoted to the

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Brackets Released for Two Days of Matches in Brazil; Great Matchups in the Black Belt Division

The AJP has released the brackets for all divisions of the upcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour Rio. The event is scheduled December 5-6, at the Arena Carioca 1. The schedule for the event puts purple belts and brown belts competing on Saturday, December 5. The black belt division

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ADGS Rio Reaches Full Capacity; Big Names on the List to Compete in Exciting Weekend of Jiu-Jitsu

Once again, the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour Rio will be a great success. As expected, the AJP had to close the registration period early as the event reached the venue’s full capacity. Scheduled December 5-6, at the Arena Carioca 1, the ADGS Rio will gather the best

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Final week to register before sign-up fee changes

The time to register is now! The early registration deadline for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio is October 19. Choose your division and be part of the show. Go compete in one of the most important events in the calendar. The ADGS Rio is scheduled December 5-6, at

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Relson Gracie Arrest Update; Relson Released From Custody. Awaits Trial in Brazil

As was previously reported on various news outlets, jiu-jitsu red belt Relson Gracie was arrested this past weekend and indicted for drug trafficking by Brazilian authorities in what was reported as transporting skunk and marijuana derivatives on the Presidente Dutra Highway while in transit on an interstate bus. There

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Nearly Perfect! Luiza Monteiro Finishes Three Out of Four Opponents to Become the Lightweight Abu Dhabi Queen of Mats

Long live the Queen! Brazil’s Luiza Monteiro had a nearly perfect campaign this Friday, November 1st, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to become the first ever lightweight Abu Dhabi Queen of Mats. With ten years of experience as a black belt, Luiza imposed her game on much younger opponents

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Finals Set for the Adult Black Belt Division After Day of Epic Matches on Saturday

Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio had packed stands at the Arena Carioca 1 and tons of thrills on the mats as the black belt division came to play. Stars from all over the world stepped on the mats to fight for their spots in the gold

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Purple Belts and White Belts Kick-Off Weekend of Jiu-Jitsu With Thrilling Matches in Brazil

Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio welcomed over 600 athletes for a full day of Jiu-Jitsu at the Arena Carioca, in the heart of the Olympic Park, in Brazil’s most famous city. Talented purple belts and passionate white belts took to the mats to test

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: long list of black belt stars among over 2,300 athletes set to compete in Brazil

The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour Rio is already a historic event even before the first athlete steps on the mats of the Arena Carioca 1. With over 2,300 athletes, the event has broken all the records of previous editions, with competitors of all ages and skill levels

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Rafael Carino to defend his title against Alexandre Barauna on return of the Abu Dhabi Legends series

The Abu Dhabi Legends series returns to Brazil during the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour Rio, on November 16-18, at Arena Carioca 1, for another sure to be thrilling match of two big names of the sport. Black belt 5th degree Rafael Carino will defend his title against also

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Erberth Santos looks to stay on the top after flawless performance in LA

Erberth Santos was the name of the event at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Los Angeles, on September 22-23. The Brazilian black belt had a flawless performance to win both the 110kg division at the ADGS and the Abu Dhabi King of Mats Heavyweight GP. Erberth had to face

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ACB JJ 10: Miyao, Rocha take belts home; other results from São Paulo

São Paulo is used to big events. This Friday, January 26, Brazil’s economic capital witnessed another one at the Clube Hebraica. Thirty four of the most accomplished grapplers in the world gathered to compete in 17 super matches including two title matches. The featherweight division and the heavyweight division

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam: black belt champions crowned in Rio; Carino beats Barreto

The final day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Rio more than delivered all the thrills expected by the crowds that packed the stands of the Arena Carioca 1, at the Olympic Park, in Rio. The female brown/black belt division, the Legends Super Match and

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Grand Slam Rio: Saturday of thrills set up Black Belt Finals for Sunday Grand Finale

It may have been a cold and rainy Saturday in Rio, but day two of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour was nothing but hot stuff. The nine mats set up at the Arena Carioca 1 lit up since the first match of the female brown/black

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Grand Slam Rio: purple; white belts put on a show on day 1; black belts hit the scales

After several days of cold weather and clouded skies, Rio de Janeiro woke up this Friday, November 10, to a typical summer day. The temperature went up to 35 degrees celsius and the sun shined bright in the sky to make the Cariocas happy. With the perfect weather, the Arena

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ICYMI: DJ Jackson wins Copa Podio in Brazil, Simões beats Stevens at F2WPro 44, Keenan wins double gold in Chicago

Another weekend has passed by and the Jiu-Jitsu fan once again was not disappointed with the offerings of action on the mats. All over the world, there was plenty of high level grappling to go around. In Brazil, Copa Pódio returned for another talent-stacked show. DJ Jackson became

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Rodolfo Vieira to face Kyrgyzstan's Zarylbek Daniyar on His MMA Debut in São Paulo, February 11th

Black belt open class world champion Rodolfo Vieira  finally has his MMA debut set. The Japanese promotion Real Fight Championship announced this Tuesday that Vieira will be part of the Real 6 card, on February 11, in São Paulo, Brazil. Rodolfo’s opponent will be Kyrgyzstan’s Zarylbek Daniyar, who

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Brasilia International Pro: Luiza Monteiro wins double gold, other results

The Brasilia International Pro gathered over 800 athletes in Brazil’s capital city this weekend, August 13-14, for gi and nogi divisions. The event earned points in the UAEJJF athletes’ ranking. Even in the middle of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the event attracted an audience of 5,000

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The day a soon-to-be Olympic champion helped Ronda Rousey in a judo demonstration

Roughly two years ago, then MMA uberstar Ronda Rousey went to Brazil to promote the UFC in the country and made a stop at Instituto Reação, a social project led by fellow Olympic bronze medalist Flavio Canto. After a meet and greet with the kids, Ronda was invited to give

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Rio 2016: Black Belt Travis Stevens wins silver medal in judo 81kg division

Renzo Gracie black belt Travis Stevens made history this Tuesday, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The American won the silver medal at the judo 81kg division. In the final, Stevens lost to Russia’s Khasan Khalmurzaev, by ippon. Stevens was in his third appearance in the Olympic games and this