2021 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Preview: Are Victor Hugo and ‘Cyborg’ Abreu on a Collision Course?

The 2021 IBJJF no-gi Worlds take place on October 7-10, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s ultra-heavyweight division is the smallest adult black belt division, but potentially includes one of the events most anticipated matches. After going 1-1 against each other at the 2019 no-gi Worlds,

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Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu Announces New Guidelines to Address Misconduct at Fight Sports

On Tuesday, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu announced new guidelines for addressing misconduct within his affiliation, Fight Sports. The announcement comes weeks after news came to light regarding the sexual assault case of former Fight Sports black belt Marcel Goncalvez. Abreu had previously announced a plan to deal with instances of misconduct

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Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu and Vagner Rocha Issue Statements Regarding Marcel Goncalves Sexual Assault Allegations

In March 2018, jiu-jitsu black belt and former Fight Sports affiliate instructor Marcel Goncalves was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault stemming from allegations that the then 31-year old Goncalves had had intercourse multiple times with a 17-year old student. Recently, ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim released

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