Bruno Malfacine (Alliance)

Bruno Malfacine is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Vinicius Amaral and a top competitor in the BJJ circuit. Formerly with the Gama Filho team, Malfacine moved to the Alliance camp in 2008, having been at the top of his weight division for several years.

 

Bruno Malfacine in Detail

Nickname: He is called “Bad Boy”, the name was given by his training partners when he was still a child.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Vinicios Amaral > Bruno Malfacine

Main Achievements/Record:

• 6x World Champion (2004 Purple Belt, 2005 Brown Belt, 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2011 in Black Belt)
• 3x Pan American Champion (2005 Purple Belt, 2007 and 2008 in the Black Belt)
• European Champion (2010)
• 2x Rio International Champion (2008 and 2009)
• 7x Brazilian National Champion (1999 Yellow Belt – under 13 years old, 2002 Junior Blue, 2003 Blue – Under 17, 2005 Purple Belt, 2008, 2009, 2010 Black Belt)
• NOGI Brazilian National Champion (2009)
• Pan American Silver Medallist (2011)
• European Silver Medallist (2011)

Weight Category: Roosterweight (54.4Kg – 126lbs).

Team/Association: Alliance (formerly GFT).

Bruno Malfacine’s Biography

Bruno Malfacine was born on the 28th of August, 1986 in Duque de Caxias (Rio de Janeiro State), Brazil. Bruno started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu when he was 11 years old (1998) under the instruction of Carlos Santana. He began training via his uncle’s influence, a BJJ enthusiast who was also training BJJ at the time. Unfortunately Malfacine had to interrupt his training at Orange Belt because the coach, Mr Santana, stopped coaching.

Malfacine’s Jiu Jitsu career almost ended there and then, but with his family’s support (specially from his uncle) he restarted his training routine with Vinicius Amaral from the Academia Game Fight, an affiliate of GFT (Gama Filho Team – now Grappling Fight Team). With Professor Vinicius Amaral Bruno Malfacine achieved his Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belt. In the end of 2008 Malfacine had the opportunity to train with “The General” Fabio Gurgel, one of the best BJJ coaches in the World and the leader of Alliance’s Team in Brazil. Bruno did not turn down such an opportunity and moved to São Paulo to train at Alliance’s HQ.

Bruno Malfacine vs Tiago Marques (Sao Paulo State Championship)

Bruno Malfacine vs Felipe Costa (Mundial 2007)

Bruno Malfacine vs Jonas Fortunato