BJJ News | BJJ Heroes - Part 48

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News

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Brazilian jiu jitsu related news and current events are published on this section of the website, from the latest results of grappling’s most established tournaments, to news about the important figures who develop this sport/martial art and other interesting topics.

The ADCC under 99Kg Division

The 99 kilogram (218lbs) ADCC division has the highest number of open weight champions, with over half of the absolute division winners having originated from this weight category, it also has one of the highest submission rates in the tournament with almost 50% of matches ending with a tap. In this article you will find all about the division’s competitors (past and present) as well as the numbers of the 99kg category

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The ADCC under 88Kg Division

The under 88kg division is home to two of the last three ADCC open weight tournament winners, historically being one of the hardest weight categories in the event, an event that will take place this year (2015) on August 2015. This biannual event that has been running since 1998 and which is regarded as the most prestigious submission wrestling tournament on the planet. On this article we will go through the details of the 88 kilogram division: the competitors list and who they are, the champions, and of course the numbers.

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The ADCC under 77Kg Division

August 2015 will hold the 11th edition of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, also known as the ADCC, a biannual event that has been running since 1998 and which is regarded as the most prestigious submission wrestling tournament on the planet. On this article we will go through the details of the 77 kilo division: the competitors list and who they are, the champions, and of course the numbers.

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The ADCC under 66Kg Division

2015 will hold the 11th edition of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, also known as the ADCC, a biannual event that is regarded as the most prestigious no gi jiu jisu/submission wrestling tournament on the planet. On this article we will go through the lightest division of the ADCC, the 66 kilogram (145 pound) weight category, the competitors, the champions, the numbers.

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FIVE Super League Card

Taking place on the 2nd of August, 2015, the first edition of the FIVE Super League will be streamed to the world directly from the famous Studio 540 in Solana Beach, California, a space owned by jiu jitsu black belt Robert Zeps. It will feature 8 men and 8 women in the professional league, as well as exciting superfights with some of the sport’s top prospects. See below the competitor list of this stacked card.

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Coming to America, the BJJ Teen Version

The incredible tale of three Brazilian teenagers lost in the United States, where they had travelled to, to compete at the Jiu Jitsu World Championship, and how they pulled through one of the biggest juvenile sporting upsets of the IBJJF World Champ.

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Rodolfo Vieira Returns for the 2015 ADCC

It is confirmed that Rodolfo Vieira will be competing at this year’s ADCC, which will take place on August 28 – 30 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. GF Team’s former world champion has struggled with a lower back injury which has taken him out of the competitive scene since September 2014 (Brazilian Team Nationals), Rodolfo has recently stated on his Instagram account that he will be fit to compete in August, and that he has accepted the invitation made by the ADCC promotion.

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BJJ World Championship 2015 Results

the 2015 BJJ world championship had some tremendous surprises, with many new names hitting the big stage of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Find here the full results of the black belt division (every match) at the Mundial de Jiu Jitsu, also known as the BJJ Worlds, as well as commentary of how the event went through.

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Worlds 2015: Breaking The Records

This year’s Jiu Jitsu World Championship is set to commence this week, with the black belts gathering throughout the weekend. On this article are a few of the records set to be broken by the grapplers on show on the 30th and 31st of May, 2015.

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IBJJF Worlds: Missing in Action

Full Analysis of the upcoming World Jiu Jitsu Championship (2015) male black belt divisions. Who is missing from this year’s tournament, why, and how the weight divisions will balance themselves this time around.

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IBJJF World Championship History: Best Matches

20 years of world championships and countless memorable matches, 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of jiu jitsu’s most prestigious event, the Mundial de Jiu Jitsu. On this article we go through a few matches that marked our sport, being by beauty, by innovation, by intensity.

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Leandro Lo at Medium Heavy, Xande Returns

Leandro Lo is set to compete this year as a medium heavyweight – under 88kg/194lbs at the World Jiu Jitsu Championship of 2015. The current middleweight (82kg/181lbs) world champion started his career as a lightweight. After winning the lightweight world title twice (2012, 2013), the Cicero Costha pupil moved on to a new challenge, setting for middleweight gold, a challenge he overcame with relative ease in 2014.

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Dark Horses

Find out who the “Dark Horses” (also known as unexpected candidates) to win the World Jiu Jitsu championship (2015) are. A group of highly talented, but lesser known Grapplers that will be looking to dethrone the champions and who have a real chance of winning the “mundial”.

20 Years of Mundial

2015 is the 20th year anniversary of Brazilian jiu jitsu’s most prestigious event, the World Jiu Jitsu Championships set by the IBJJF. The tournament has seen the sport’s biggest athletes battle on the mats and has many great stories, which will be remembered on this piece. An insight to the past 20 editions of the Mundial.

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Copa Podio Heavyweight GP Results

Copa Podio is one of the main events in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu calendar. A professional grappling competition, the Copa Podio Heavyweight GP gathered some of the best jiu jitsu practitioners in the world. Check the full result of the Copa Podio GP and Superfights here.

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Metamoris 6 Results: Barnett vs Gracie

Results from all the fights on the Metamoris 6 card, a cart featuring on the main event a match between Metamoris heavyweight champion and Ryron Gracie. Other matches include Chael Sonnen vs Babalu Sobral, Clark Gracie vs Satoshi, Keenan vs Xande and many more.

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Top BJJ Fighters, April 2015 Rankings

Following up on March’s rankings, we present to you the April 2015 edition of the BJJ Heroes official jiu jitsu sporting rankings. Much has happened in the grappling world in April, including one of our main competitions, the Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu Jitsu Championship (UAEJJ) which accounts for a fair share of points on our board. With this important tournament taking place, a few new faces have risen above as competitors start gearing up towards the world championship later on this year.

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