Rafael Lovato want s to come back to Emirates in 2012. Photo: GRACIEMAG.
Saturday is a day of World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (WPJJ) trials in San Antonio, Texas, the second U.S. trials to AbuDhabi.
The event has a significant number of high level aces, as reported by our partner Mike Calimbas. The event chooses 13 fighters for the main tournament, held in the capital of the UAE, in April 2012. Saturday’s disputes occur at Coliseu Freeman, and before the fights, there will be na arbitration course by IBJJF.
Among the athletes of the leading academies in the U.S., experts like Rafael Lovato, Pablo Silva, Gustavo Dantas, Wellington Megaton, JJ Holmes, Ricardo Bastos, Samir Chantre, Joshua Lauber and others, are promises of hot dispute.
The girls, with great technique, will be represented by Mackenzie Dern, Michelle Tavares, Kristina Barlaan and Christina Thomas, brown belt by Relson Gracie.
Check out the entries in all categories of major graduations and wait for the results here in GRACIEMAG.com.
Black/Brown Belt
-143 pounds
Gustavo Dantas / Nova União
Gustavo Carpio / Marra Senki
Pablo Silva / Gracie Barra Tx “Draculino”
Milton Nascimento / Paragon BJJ
Mike Reyna / Champion Jiujitsu
-163
Joshua Lauber / Relson Gracie JiuJistu
Wellington “Megaton” Dias / Gracie Humaitá
Bruno Amaral / Brazilian Top Team
Joe Scovel / Longman Jiu-jitsu
Maajid Abdullah AL-Kush / Jiu jitsu Academy of Health and Fitness
Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira / GFTeam
Darrin Lillian / Paragon Texas
Jason Soliz / TX 3 Coast MMA
Travis Tooke / Travis Tooke MMA
Travis Serna / Lovato Jiu Jitsu
Albert Hughes / Esportes Luta
Samir Chantre / Gracie Lutador
-183
James Harbison / Team Lloyd Irvin
Alberto Juarez / Ricardo Barros BJJ
-202
Rafael Lovato Jr. / Lovato Jiu-Jitsu
Jon Wagner / Nova União
Ricardo Bastos Cruz / Nova União
JJ Holmes / Aliança
Alexandre Santos / Gracie Barra
+ 202
Luis Rubalcava / Arsenal Jiu-Jitsu
Ricardo Barros / Ricardo Barros BJJ
Female – Purple to Black
– 140
Mackenzie Dern / Gracie Humaitá
Nathalia Azoff / Brazilian Top Team
Kristina Barlaan / Nova União
Ana Michelle Tavares Dantas / Gracie Humaitá
Tessa Simpson / Team Ronny Lis BJJ
Laurah Hallock / Paragon Texas
Ariadne Burkhart / João Crus BJJ
+ 140
Sijara Eubanks / Team Lloyd Irvin
Christina Thomas / Relson Gracie
Kelly Faszholz / Nova União
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