Jiu Jitsu Pro League by IBJJF with $15,000 IBJJF - Compete for Money

Are you in it to win it? Jiu Jitsu Black Belts can now set their sights on a more lucrative competition scene with the IBJJF, as they FINALLY bring to us a competition with cash prizes for Black Belt competitors. No more long trips to Abu Dhabi or other lack-luster events with minimal cash prizes. We hope this will be the first of many. (With hopes of larger cash prizes in the future.)

The first IBJJ Pro League will take place in California at Cal State Long Beach on December 8th, 2012. Details on weight classes and competitors will be announced soon. Stay tuned for more updates! 

Brown Belt - Adult Jiu Jitsu Competitor Rankings - 2012

The Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Adult Divisions are the next breed of black belts that are being prepared for stardom. Below we have posted the top 20 Jiu Jitsu Brown Belts (Adult Division) for the 2012 competition season. Will any of these competitors see a black belt around their waist in the near future?

Click here to see the complete 2012 Brown Belt Jiu Jitsu Competitor Rankings.

Rank	Division	Weight	Name	Team	Points
1	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena	Gracie Barra	1040
2	Adult	Super-Heavy	João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha	Soul Fighters BJJ	780
3	Adult	Ultra-Heavy	Orlando Mario Sanchez	Gracie Barra	620
4	Adult	Heavy	Jurandir Vieira da Conceição	Godoi JJ Club	600
5	Adult	Middle	Beneil Dariush	Gracie Barra	520
6	Adult	Middle	Renato Guimaraes Cardoso	CheckMat	500
7	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Victor Silverio Santos	GF Team	500
8	Adult	Light-Feather	Ronaldo Cândido Oliveira	Atos Jiu-Jitsu	420
9	Adult	Light-Feather	Thomas L Correa Lisboa	Alliance	420
10	Adult	Light	Stephen Patrick Martin	Gracie Barra	380
11	Adult	Super-Heavy	Eliot Andrew Kelly	Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu	380
12	Adult	Ultra-Heavy	Abraham J. Marte Messina	Yamasaki Academy Gothenburg	360
13	Adult	Light	AJ Agazarm	Gracie Barra	320
14	Adult	Middle	De'Alonzio Jerome Jackson	Team Lloyd Irvin	320
15	Adult	Heavy	Herico Hesley de Albuquerque Pinto	Nova União	320
16	Adult	Feather	Victor Figueiredo Genovesi	Alliance	300
17	Adult	Super-Heavy	Aaron Michael Johnson	Alliance	280
18	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Roberto Torralbas	Team Lloyd Irvin	280
19	Adult	Heavy	Steven J Patterson	Brasa Warrior International	280
20	Adult	Light	Tanner Wade Rice	Alliance Los Angeles	280

Mundials Black Belt Finals - 2012 World Jiu Jitsu Championship Final Matches

Follow the Mundials Black Belt Finals, to see who will take the gold for the 2012 World Jiu Jitsu Championship.

ABSOLUTE:

Final do masculino: Marcus Buchecha x Leo Nogueira

Final do feminino: Gabi Garcia x Luiza Monteiro

MEN:

GALO:

Quarter Finals:

- Milton Carlos x Rafael Freitas

- Bruno Malfacine x João Carlos Hiroshi

- Felipe Costa x Koji Shibamoto

- Caio Terra x Brandon Mullins

Semifinais:

- Rafael Freitas x Bruno Malfacine

- Felipe Costa x Caio Terra

Bruno Malfacine ia vencendo por 4x0 até finalizar Rafael Freitas com um estrangulamento pelas costas. Na outra semifinal, Caio Terra avançou após Felipe Costa abrir passagem, pois ele foi seu primeiro professor.

Final: Bruno Malfacine x Caio Terra

Mundials Results - 2012 World Jiu Jitsu Championship

2012 Mundials World Jiu Jitsu Championship Results are being posted as they come in. There has been some serious talk this year about confusion on the rules changes, with matches ending with missing points, and disqualifications. One of Andre Galvao's purple belt students, who should have taken home the gold medal this year, lost his match to an illegal knee bar. There have been so many examples this year of confusion from all sides, referees, coaches, and competitors. We would recommended that IBJJF create a mandatory video for all to watch, showing illegal moves for each belt. We are hoping that this World Jiu Jitsu Championship will set a new standard in the quality of tournaments, and the referee training and understanding of the rules is more widely understood by all.

Stay tuned for Jiu Jitsu Black Belt finals results posted later today.

Below are the most recent results for this years Mundials, 2012 World Jiu Jitsu Championship results: