Five-time ADCC champion and Atos founder Andre Galvao has announced that he’s retiring from competitive jiu-jitsu.
The news was first reported by FloGrappling.
Galvao, who has won six world championships as a black belt and has been competing for well over a decade, said that he has “nothing to prove to anyone anymore” and that he was “sad, but happy at the same time.”
The grappling star will now focus on coaching his students and helping them achieve their goals, though he has said he will still compete in his scheduled ADCC superfight against Felipe Pena in 2019. Aside from that match, though, it’s safe to assume we’ve seen the last of this BJJ legend in the competition scene.
#11X World Champion total…#5x Black Belt World Champion || could be 6 if I counted the year I closed out 
I’ve won 11 World Titles out of 12 participations. #PraiseGod #Jesus @maedabrand @choke_republic @atosjiujitsuhq 
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