IBJJF TV Episode 6: Spring Open/World Jiu-Jitsu Expo

Gossiphound Tuesday: The Diaz/Braulio Fiasco Non-Fight

I'm not gonna say much about it b/c it's degenerated into a lot of he said/she said.
But, here's a link to a pretty lengthy breakdown of what happened or didn't happen depending on whom you choose to believe.
Unsurprisingly, Graciemag has Braulio's side of things.

As with everything in combat-related sports, it's a finger pointing, gossip-mongering, catty remark debacle.

Monday Morning Video Mailbag: Jeff Glover vs Caio Terra - Jiu-Jitsu Expo

Well, I blogged about the bad blood leading up to it HERE and HERE...and here it is. Enjoy.

World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight Results

From over at MMAMania.com:
"Nick Diaz vs. Braulio Estima (No-Gi) (Diaz no-showed)
Rafael Lovato def. Lucas Liete via points (Gi)
Kron Gracie def. Victor Estima via advantage points (Gi)
Bill Cooper def. Nino Schembri via referee decision(Gi)
Kyra Gracie def. Alexis Davis via points (No-Gi)
Jeff Glover def. Caio Terra via points (No-Gi)" - this was a gi match?

and from MMAWeekly.com:
"Jeff Glover def. Caio Terra by points 10-6
Kron Gracie def. Victor Estima by one advantage
Rafael Lovato def. Lucas Leite by points 2-0
Bill Cooper def Nino Schembri by referee’s decision after tie in points and advantages
Kyra Gracie def. Alexis Davis 5-0"

I've heard internet rumblings about both sides accusing the other of not making weight.
I'm going to let the dust settle and the gossip hounds chill out before I comment.
I was also not aware Leite was subbed in for Kayron due to injury, but no way would I have bet on Leite against Lovato and his ridiculously long frame.

Braulio Estima Vs Nick Diaz Countdown Video

Enjoy.

Caio Terra and Jeff Glover Agree to the Gi

From over at Graciemag HERE, Caio and Glover have agreed to fight in the gi at the upcoming Jiu-Jitsu expo.

Straight from Caio, “Even though I like Gi as much as No-Gi, it makes no sense for me to have a No-Gi match two weeks prior to the IBJJF Worlds. Even though Jeff hasn’t competed in awhile, he understood that it might affect my performance at one or both events and sent me a polite message inviting me to make the change, so we made a deal. As he agreed on competing with the gi, I agreed on having no weight limit. I believe this will make the fight more interesting, as Jeff won’t need to suffer from the cut and a little guy in the absolute is always fun to watch. I think the public was the one who most benefited from this, and as Jeff has told me, we will make this an epic fight, with both of us looking for the submission."

Awesome.

Caio Terra Versus Jeff Glover at Jiu-Jitsu World Expo

Well, Jeff Glover, it's time to back up your foray onto Caio's facebook post about winning the World's despite injury. More concisely, Glover's claims that Caio was a whiner and should quit complaining about competing while hurt.

As is rarely the case, the war of words will be settled at the World's 1st Jiu-Jitsu expo.
Graciemag highlighed some other matches of the day HERE and HERE. 

For Grappling Fanatics, the event now features superfights between:
Kyra Gracie Versus Alexis Davis (Cesar Gracie)
Victor Estima Versus Kron Gracie

Nino “Elvis” Schembri Versus Bill "the Grill" Cooper (Paragon)
Bráulio Estima (Gracie Barra) Versus Nick Diaz (Caesar Gracie)

Kayron Gracie (Gracie Barra) Versus Rafael Lovato Jr.

In addition to that, the Jiu-Jitsu Expo will feature a Special Spring Tournament with the "likes of Otávio Sousa, the winner of the NY Open absolute division, as well as Rodrigo Simões, Gustavo “Sirizinho”, Ricardo “Franjinha”, Magid Hage" and others.

Amazing.

Grappling Links for your Tuesday

Graciemag has a follow-up piece on Otavio Sousa after his winning both weight and the absolute in the black belt at the NY Open. The piece on his NY Open performance is HERE along with a butterfly guard pass that one of my instructors teaches, incidentally.
My earlier pieces on Otavio Sousa are HERE and HERE.
If I'm not mistaken, he's also out of GB Pernambuco where I trained earlier this year during my stay in Brazil.

For those that don't know, I'm a big John Danaher fan. Not b/c he coaches GSP b/c I've heard so much about how amazing he is, but his approach to explaining the why and how we do things is refreshing. I'm much more interested in WHY a high level practitioner thinks the way they do than "show me an inverted spider guard to spiral guard transition to reverse omoplata."
I posted awhile back HERE about going inside the matrix with John Danaher. Coincidence I guess that the podcast I'm linking here went with that same angle. You'll also notice my post is dated January 16th of this year. Any how, whatever, the podcast is good and as always, Danaher says some things that make you reconsider or at least add to your perspective on grappling. And that's the difference between a good speaker and a great one.

BJJ Heroes has a piece up on Vitor Toledo HERE.
(the guy who Kayron crossfaced to hell and beat recently at the Pan Ams).


Graciemag also has a piece up on Minotauro HERE, the one, the only, the legend. It also includes a guillotine prevention bit. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in Long Beach is also heating up to be quite the fan friendly and hardcore grappling fan's dream:
Kayron will face Rafael Lovato Jr.
Victor Estima will face the wily Kron Gracie (Victor lost by DQ at the recent 2012 Pan Ams to Kron via reaping the knee).
And for the ladies, Kyra Gracie has thrown her name in the mix with an as of yet unnamed opponent being sought out.

At any rate, Happy Trainingz!