Super Challenge Official Results
December 10, 2007
The promoters of the Super Challenge have passed on the detailed results of the Super Challenge which took place in Sao Paulo on Saturday. The event pitted sixteen elite grapplers against each other in a one-night single tournament style competition. Rickson Gracie oversaw the event.
Super Challenge Grappling complete results:
Round of 16:
Demian Maia defeated Bruno Bastos 3-0
Xande Ribeiro beat David Avellan 8-0
Luiz Theodoro Big Mac defeated Rafael Lovato Jr 2-0
Cristiano Titi submitted Hyotaro Endo with a triangle choke at 1min38s of R1
Tarsis Humphreys defeated Shiko Yamashita 9-0
Gabriel Vella beat Eduardo Telles by judges’ decision
Antoine Jaoude defeated Leonardo Chocolate 1-0
Andre Galvao submitted Leonardo Peçanha with an armlock at 4min55s of R2Quarterfinals:
Luiz Theodoro Big Mac defeated Demian Maia by judges’ decision
Xande Ribeiro beat Cristiano Titi por 3-0
Tarsis Humphreys submitted Antoine Jaoude with a leg lock at 49s of R2
André Galvão defeated Gabriel Vella 3-1Semifinals:
Luiz Theodoro Big Mac defeated Tarsis Humphreys 1-0
Xande Ribeiro beat André Galvao by judges’ decisionThird place decision:
Tarsis Humphreys defeated Andre Galvao 6-4Final:
Xande Ribeiro defeated Luiz Theodoro Big Mac by judges’ decision
Big Mac’s loss was his second appearance in the second place spot this year. In the super heavyweight division of the Brazilian jiiu-jitsu world championships held in Los Angeles, Theodoro lost to Xande Ribeiro’s student Rafael Lovato Jr. That match also had a 0-0 score when time ran out.
Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro, for his part, has had a phenomenal year. Xande won the heavyweight division of the BJJ world championships and placed third in the absolute division, coming in behind Roger Gracie and Romulo Barral, respectively.
#96 First BJJ No-Gi World Championships
December 9, 2007
This coming Saturday the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation will take a firm step forward in its development by holding its first World Championship of No-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Carson, California. While submission grappling tournaments have been around for some time, this event caters to true Brazilian jiu-jitsu practiced without the gi and is going to probably be a bit unlike what you may be used to in regards to a submission grappling competitions.
We decided it would be good to speak with the IBJJF directly about what competitors that day can expect and what the event means for BJJ as a whole. The Event Staff Coordinator of the IBJJF, Mike Buckels, joins us and gives us a sneak peak of what to expect. Tune in, as there are likely some aspects to the event that are not what you are used to.
We will also give the results of the Super Challenge held in Sao Paulo yesterday, and review our effort to determine the Best BJJ Blog of the Year for 2007. Remember it’s up to you to vote for the best BJJ blog of 2007!
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Super Challenge Match Ups Announced
December 4, 2007
The promoters for the upcoming Super Challenge in Sao Paulo on December 8th have made the preliminary match ups public. The event is a premium submission grappling tournament with 16 competitors.
Bracket 1 :
Demian Maia vs. Bruno Bastos
Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Luiz Teodoro, aka Big Mac
Tarsis Humphreys vs. Shiko Yamashita
Fabricio Werdum vs. Delson Heleno aka Pé de Chumbo
Bracket 2 :
Xande Ribeiro vs. David Avellan
Cristano Titi vs. Hyotaro Endo
Eduardo Teles vs. Gabriel Vella
Nino Schembri vs André Galvão
Although he signed to a contract to compete in the event, Jeff Monson “just disappeared without any notice”.
It is noteworthy that three of these matchups are rematches, a deliberate calculation by matchmaker Paulo Vasconcellos. Big Mac lost to Rafael Lovato Jr. at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships in 2007 in the super heavyweight division, Xande Ribeiro will get a chance to avenge his triple-overtime loss to David Avellan at the 2007 ADCCs, and Schembri against Galvao is a rematch as well.
The promoters plan on streaming the event live over the internet from their website, although at the time of this writing the site remains without exact details on the matter.
#94 Paulo Vasconcellos, Super Challenge of Grappling Promoter
November 25, 2007
As you hopefully saw in our previous article about the Super Challenge of Submission Wrestling in Sao Paulo, there is a marquee submission grappling tournament on the way December 8th from Brazil, the origin of modern ground fighting.
With a competitor list that is on par with the ADCCs or the Professional Submission League, the Super Challenge appears to be an event that many grappling fans will wish they were able to see in person.
We wanted to learn more about this elite ground fighting event, and arranged an interview with Paulo Vasconcellos, the promoter of the Super Challenge. Listen to this week’s episode of the number one grappling and MMA internet radio show and hear cohost Dan and I get the inside scoop just for you!
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Super Challenge Update: Drysdale Out, Galvao In
November 20, 2007
The press squad of the Super Challenge, to be held December 8th in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has relayed a change in the lineup of the world-class grapplers who will be compete that day.
Robert Drysdale, who submitted the fan favorite Marcelo Garcia at this year’s Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Tournament, has been injured and will not be able to compete. The Brazilian-American has injured his knee.
His replacement will be another ADCC grappler, Andre Galvao. Galvao is a member of the Brazilan jiu-jitsu team Brasa, and currently is assisting Wanderlei Silva’s ground game for his fight against Chuck Liddell at UFC 79: Nemesis. Galvao, like many of his elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu peers, is reportedly working on making the transition from BJJ and grappling competition to mixed martial arts.
According to the promoters, the Super Challenge is to be broadcast over the internet from Sao Paulo so grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu fans from all over the world will be able to watch the action. The price for the broadcast has not been fixed but it is expected to be in the ballpark of $9.99.
Keep turned to The FightWorks Podcast, as this coming Sunday we will be presenting a conversation we recorded with the organizer of the Super Challenge, Paulo Vasconcellos.
Super Challenge of Submission Wrestling in Sao Paulo
November 13, 2007
Currently while mixed martial arts is enjoying an immense boost in popularity, the sport of submission grappling does not have a large, regular platform for its competitors to earn money. However in the past 18 months, event promoters have put together one-time shows which bring together the world’s best submission grapplers to compete for large prizes.
In the United States, the Professional Submission League has held two shows, and the United Kingdom has the 10K Ground Challenge. Brazil is making a significant contribution to the effort with the upcoming Super Challenge, to be held on December 8th.
The event will present sixteen competitors vying for large prizes. At the moment the list of elite grapplers who have agreed to participate includes:
- Robert Drysdale
- Fabricio Werdum
- Delson Heleno
- Alliance’s Tarsys Humphries
- Jeff Monson, who won the 10K Ground Challenge
- Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
- Flavio Almeida
- Demian Maia, who recently won his debut UFC fight
- David Avellan
- Roger Gracie, who won the black belt division in his weight class and in the open division of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships this year
It is rumored that Marcelo Garcia will participate as well.
Four different prizes will be available that evening:
- $15,000 for first place
- $8,000 for second place
- $4,000 for third place
- $1,000 for the fastest submission
Rickson Gracie will be present as the event’s rules director as well as technical commentator. To ensure that there is no stalling and that the athletes work for submissions, new rules have been implemented. In an email with the promoter, we learned that:
- If a fighter put his opponent in a real submission situation and keep the position for more than 5 seconds it will result on 3 points even if the opponent scape from the position after that.
- Sweeps, side mount and inversions will earn 1 point. Mount and taking the back are worth 2 points.
The organizers of the event state that the competition will be available on internet pay-per-view.
The Super Challenge will be held in the Club Athletico Paulistano, which is the same location that the Brazilian team-based MMA league, the MTL has held its two events.
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