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Gi Abu Dhabi World Pro kicks off today
As the fighters trickled into Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to compete for the Gi World Pro, the presence of two d...
Cobrinha drops in on World Pro by surprise
Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” was covert about it. Having just opened a gym in California, the black belt said in a recen...
Rodolfo: “I’m going to finish more, now the attention’s on me”
Rodolfo Vieira was all smiles when he came upon the GRACIEMAG.com reporter at the restaurant of the Armed Forces Offi...
Tanquinho vs. Mendes in Abu Dhabi?
August “Tanquinho” Mendes is always a hard nut to crack in the lightweight division, where he tends to score with med...
Rafa on World Pro absolute performance, “I proved Jiu-Jitsu’s efficiency yet again”
Upon returning to his room after a training session in Abu Dhabi, Rafael Mendes came upon an email from GRACIEMAG.com...
World Pro: reencounter of finalists, on Abu Dhabi’s royal mats
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9:47 pm on Saturday. Just a few hours after locking horns in the final of the World ...
World No-Gi Pro: Saturday in Abu Dhabi
Anyone expecting all out war in the brown/black belt absolute final was left somewhat disappointed. The bout between ...
Watch Mendes vs. Vieira in Abu Dhabi
Rafael Mendes and Rodolfo Vieira fought the open class final match this Saturday in Abu Dhabi, at the World Pro JJ Cup.
No-Gi champions defined in Abu Dhabi
The No-Gi champions have been defined at the 2011 World Pro Cup, today in Abu Dhabi, UAE. – 65kg Rafael Mendes beat G...
World Pro: Friday’s standouts in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s lavish Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel is captivating to the Jiu-Jitsu fighters not just for the e...
Abu Dhabi: Rodolfo vs. Rafa Mendes in absolute final
Following their winning performances at the 2011 Pan in Cali, the “rampant” Rodolfo and “fiesty” Rafa Mendes will now...
Langhi, Braga Neto, Frazatto. . . A chat with the Pan champs
And there's even Raphael Mendes and Lucas Lepri direct from Irvine, California.