Rodrigo Munduruca, the absolute champion of the International Master competition after closing out with Saulo Ribeiro, is one of this year's favorites. Along with him: Fabio Leopoldo, Roberto Tozi, Fernando Soluço and more.
Rodrigo Munduruca, the absolute champion of the International Master competition after closing out with Saulo Ribeiro, is one of this year’s favorites. Along with him: Fabio Leopoldo, Roberto Tozi, Fernando Soluço and more.
One of the big attractions of the IBJJF Pan, with sign-ups closing today, is the masters division, where teachers and fighters from back in the day display their technique, defend their legacies, and inspire their students.
This year the division brings further aces, as you can see below, according to information provided on the IBJJF website. To check out all those signed up until now, click here. Take the opportunity to sign yourself up, if you haven’t already. And to find out all the juicy details regarding the Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu championship, check out the GRACIEMAG at the Pan Blog.
Black belt master light featherweight
Hiroyuki Mizuno (Alliance)
Sung Kang (Alliance)
Bruno Maniaudet (American Top Team)
Luíz Vicente (De La Riva)
Daniel Alvarez (Nova União)
Featherweight
Cristiano Oliveira (Gracie Barra)
Lightweight
Mark Vives (BJJ Revolution)
Kazeka Muniz (Gracie Barra)
Marcos Barros (Gracie Barra)
Carlos Lemos (Gracie Barra America)
Stephan Luther (Gracie Humaitá)
Issac Riggs (Léo Dalla)
Middleweight
Carlos Frederico Rodriguez (Carlson Gracie)
Elizandro Beda (CheckMat)
Francisco Mendes (CheckMat)
Luiz Carlos Chagas (Reação)
Rodrigo Teixeira (Rickson)
José Costa Junior (Ryan)
Medium heavyweight
Eduardo Braga (Alliance)
Ethan Day (ATT)
Daniel Wanderley (Carlson)
Marcello Viktor (Cascão JJ)
Aldo de Oliveira (Gracie Barra)
Nakapan Phungephorn (Lloyd Irvin)
Marcelo Meleiro (Nova União)
Heavyweight
Fernando Di Pierro (Alliance)
Humberto Borges (Alliance)
Walter Fontes (Cascão)
Carlos Alexandre (Emirates Team)
Fabio Leopoldo (Gracie Barra Thousand Oaks)
John William (Ribeiro JJ)
Gustavo Katayose (Rilion)
Superheavyweight
Alessandro Ferreira (Cia Paulista)
Cristiano Kaminice (Gile Ribeiro)
Roberto Tozi (Godói)
Anthony Scales (Nova União)
Ranieri Paiva (X3 Sports)
Ultraheavyweight
Don Francis (Caíque JJ)
Fabiano Monteiro (Carlson)
Diego Monteiro (Competition)
Tyler Bosard (GB Rio Grande Valley)
Rodrigo Munduruca (Gracie Humaitá)
Phillip Smith (Roberto Traven)
Marcos Willian (Tozi)
Master Absolute
Eduardo Braga
Fernando Di Pierro
Ethan Day
Mark Vives
Don Francis Richard
Carlos Frederico Rodriguez
Fabiano Lima Monteiro da Silva
Marcello Viktor C. Morais
Walter Fontes Vital Jr
Elizandro Leite Beda
Francisco Ramos Mendes Neto
Alessandro Ferreira da Silva
Diego Antico Monteiro
Luíz Vicente da Silva Júnior
Carlos Alexandre C. Rodrigues
Cristiano Alves Kaminice
Roberto Tozi Ferreira Filho
Cristiano Renato Q. Oliveira
Kazeka Muniz
Tyler Bosard
Fabio Leopoldo e Silva Neto
Rodrigo Munduruca
Stephan Luther Goyne
Luiz Carlos Chagas S. Junior
Nakapan Phungephorn
Anthony Scales
Daniel V. Alvarez Jr.
Marcelo Meleiro
John William Walus
Rodrigo Gonçalves Teixeira
Gustavo de Oliveira Katayose
Phillip Smith
Jose Julio Costa Junior
Marcos Willian Pereira
Ranieri Paiva de Albuquerque
(Total: 35)