History

By Can SonmezRicardo Liborio was the first super heavyweight champion at the inaugural Mundials in 1996, fighting considerably heavier men. At the time, he was around 83kg, yet chose to...

By Can SonmezJean Jacques Machado was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome, which resulted in no fingers on his left hand. This forced him to rely less on typical gi grips....

By Can SonmezRicardo Liborio was the first super heavyweight champion at the inaugural Mundials in 1996, fighting considerably heavier men. At the time, he was around 83kg, yet chose to...

 

The showdown between Marcus Buchecha and Roger Gracie, the only men to win 10 black belt World titles, is under two weeks away - it’s time to get excited.  Buchecha,...