On May 11, 2023 the IBJJF announced that they would posthumously be inducting Leandro Lo into the IBJJF Hall of Fame. The BJJ legend and x8 world champ has been posthumously inducted into the IBJJF hall of fame alongside other all-time greats in the industry such as: Andre Galvao, Alexandre
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On Friday at ONE on Prime Video 1, Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida picked up his fourth career MMA win in as many tries when he defeated former interim title challenger Kirill Grishenko by heel hook in just 64 seconds. The win was the biggest of “Buchecha’s” still young
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On Sunday, the jiu-jitsu community awoke to the news of the tragic death of multiple-time world champion Leandro Lo. Lo was shot in the head following an altercation at a Sao Paulo nightclub; he was 33-years old. One of the sport’s most accomplished current competitors, Lo was a staggering eight-time
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It’s a sad day for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According to a report from g1, multiple-time black belt world champion Leandro Lo was shot dead at a nightclub in Sao Paulo in the early morning hours of Sunday. Lo was 32 years old. According to the family’s lawyer, Lo was shot in
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The IBJJF Heavyweight GP has just lost two of its biggest names. While many expected Gordon Ryan to pull out following his knee injury and subsequent surgery, he is still in (for now at least), but Lo and Buchecha are out. According to Flograppling, Lo and Buchecha are out due
Read moreWomen’s Absolute Qualifying Rounds: Bianca Basilio def. Amanda Alequin via footlock Carina Santi def. Claire-France Thevenon via choke Alison Tremblay def. Hilary Vanorum via decision Gabi Garcia def. Jessica Flowers via points (0-0, 3-0 adv.) Maria Malyjasiak def. Larissa Campos via armbar Ana Carolina Vieira def. Gabriela Fechter via kneebar
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The IBJJF GP 2019 is shaping up to be one of the best nogi tournaments in recent history. Fan interest was piqued by the announcement of Gordon Ryan and Buchecha as the tournaments first competitors, but things have now got even more exciting. Over the past few days, the IBJJF
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On Sunday, August 7, one of the biggest matches in submission grappling history took place, as Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena squared off in a no-time limit match in the main event of Who’s Number One (WNO). That match — which took place less than a day after the tragic
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BJJ Stars 8 takes place on Saturday, April 30, and in addition to a number of ADCC-rules no-gi matches, the event will also feature a stacked eight-man gi grand prix. That grand prix includes a number of the best competitors in the world, including phenom Mica Galvao, seven-time IBJJF world
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Fernando “Fepa” Lopes is the promoter of the BJJ Stars 3 event coming up on July 25th. He is a promoter from Brazil and a 5th degree black belt under Roberto Godoi, from the G13 team. We interviewed him to ask about a wide array of topics from organizing an
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