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Pan absolute underway; check out the brackets
The black belt absolute contest is underway at the Jiu-Jitsu Pan in Irvine, California, and there’s the promise of pl...
Vella all set to defend Pan title
Following his conquest of the weight and open weight divisions at the first leg of the São Paulo Circuito Aberto circ...
Vella wins São Paulo Championship and heads to Pan on roll
The current Pan-American absolute champion is Bernardo Faria, but there’s at least one heavy candidate in the running...
Two Worlds monsters back: “I want to see if I’ve still got some wood to burn!”
They’re heavy, really heavy. Both have more than one World Championship gold medal. Both dropped out of competition r...
Beast from Brazil’s Northeast Caio looking strong for Abu Dhabi
The GRACIEMAG.com team was on its toes at the World Pro tryouts in the Northeastern Brazilian town of Natal. Over the...
Ryan Gracie academy back to its origins
Current world runner-up in the thorny lightweight division Celsinho Venícius is relieved that a long, drawn-out soap ...
Cavaca and his absolute obsession
Rodrigo Cavaca is yet another of the beasts to stick his neck out at the Brazilian Nationals to start this weekend at...
Brazil’s best fighter gets free trip to California
The 2010 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship is just around the corner. The 17th installment of the traditional...
Gabriel Vella, a big guy who digs little guy Jiu-Jitsu
Check out the final between Vella and Demente
World Pro: analysis of day 2
It has been an unforgettable absolute division in Abu Dhabi. With 75 athletes signed up, and 20K-dollar incentive – a...
All the contortions of World Pro day 2
The second day of disputes at the World Pro, in Abu Dhabi, saw the definition of the female finalists and the absolut...
Absolute semifinals defined in Abu Dhabi
After the female division defined its finalists, it was time for the absolute to shake up the mats in Abu Dhabi, at t...