IBJJF 2016 World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi ChampionshipOct 31, 2016 by Hywel Teague
IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Are This Weekend, See Which Stars Signed Up To Compete
IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Are This Weekend, See Which Stars Signed Up To Compete
The 2016 IBJJF No-Gi World championships go down on November 5-6 in San Francisco, and you'll be able to watch every single match LIVE and on demand exclusively on FloGrappling.
The 2016 IBJJF No-Gi World championships go down on November 5-6 in San Francisco, and you'll be able to watch every single match LIVE and on demand exclusively on FloGrappling.
Confirmed competitors for the 2016 No-Gi World championships are below -- take a look at the stacked light and middleweight divisions, featuring some of the toughest no-gi grapplers in the world.
Lightweight is possibly the most stacked and competitive division. We can expect to see Gianni Grippo and Mansher Khera from Marcelo Garcia's team in New York. Joining them is Enrico Cocco of Fight Sports who put on a strong display in the recent Grappling Pro Championship 170-pound no-gi tourney. AJ Agazarm is signed up to compete, as is Garry Tonon (although we're waiting confirmation if he will be able to following a recent cut sustained in training). Marcio Andre of Nova Uniao will make an appearance, as will Augusto "Tanquinho," who returns from injury and a break from jiu-jitsu while he focused on MMA.
There are many notable names throughout the weight classes, but standouts include:
• UFC fighter Gilbert "Durinho" Burns at middleweight
• Marcelo Garcia's troops Jon Satava, Marcos Tinoco, and Matheus Diniz
• The Unity Jiu-Jitsu training group of Murilo Santana, Joao Miyao, and Felipe Silva
• Soul Fighters representatives Joao Gabriel Rocha and Diego Aruajo
• Team Lloyd Irvin's Tim Spriggs, in at super heavyweight, and Mahamed Aly at ultra heavy
• The return of Kit Dale from a long layoff following ACL surgery
• Atos jiu-jitsu's Lucas "Hulk" (2015 champion) and Josh Hinger
Brasa CTA are coming out in force for No-Gi Worlds. Candidates for medals among the team's entrants include Caio Terra himself at rooster, Mikey Musumeci and Vitor Paschoal at light feather, Kim Terra and Gabriel Marangoni at feather, Yuri Simoes at ultra heavyweight, and Tammi Musumeci at female lightweight.
Scroll down for a full list of black belts signed up for the 2016 IBJJF No-Gi World Championships.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
Caio Terra -- Brasa CTA
Thiago Dias D. Narciso -- Brasa CTA
Washington Luis do M. Lima -- GF Team California
José João Alves C. Santos -- Gracie Lisboa
Raul Gomes Marcello -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
Leonard Alexander Canders Jr. -- 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa -- Alliance
Rodrigo Batista de Lima -- American Top Team
Michael Musumeci Jr. -- Brasa CTA
Rene Eduardo Lopez -- Brasa CTA
Vitor Peres Paschoal -- Brasa CTA
Guilherme Angelus Montenegro -- Elvys / Osvaldo Alves AM
João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao -- PSLPB Cicero Costha
Alexis Alduncin Barragan -- Renzo Gracie Mexico
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
Jonathan Van Buren -- Ares BJJ
Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho -- Ares BJJ
Samir José Chantre Dahás -- Ares BJJ
Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira -- Brasa CTA
Kim Terra -- Brasa CTA
Windson Ramos da Silva -- CheckMat
Ashley Jordan Williams -- Gracie Barra Birmingham
Alberto Serrano Govea -- Renzo Gracie Mexico
Ian Phyllip Sanders -- Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo -- Rodrigo Pinheiro
Bruce Guevara -- Uflacker Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Michael Wayne Dewitt Jr.
Gianni Paul Grippo -- Alliance
Mansher Khera -- Alliance
Fabio Murat Caloi -- Alliance International
Cristian Lopez -- Equipe Tsunami Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Enrico Daniel Cocco -- Fight Sports
AJ Agazarm -- Gracie Barra
Garry Lee Tonon -- Gracie Elite Team America
Cole Wilson - Grappling Unlimited Marcus
John P. Morgan -- Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center
VinÃcius Soares Vieira -- Kioto Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Morgan John Neidlinger -- Kron Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Marcio Andre C. Barbosa Junior -- Nova União
Andreas Achniotis Perales -- Renzo Gracie International
Issa Able -- Riis-Rosenberg Jiu-Jitsu
Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas -- Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ross Nicholls -- Roger Gracie
Augusto 'Tanquinho' Mendes -- Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
Jonathan T. Satava -- Alliance
Marcos VinÃcius da Silva Tinoco -- Alliance
Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara -- Alliance International
Sergio C. Ardila-Ibarra -- American Top Team Atlanta
Felipe Cesar Silva -- Barbosa JJ
Dustin Baradaran Akbari -- Cassio Werneck BJJ
Marcelo França Mafra -- CheckMat
Brian John Morizi -- Clark Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy
Rodrigo Fonseca da Rocha -- Clube de Jiu Jitsu Pitbull SP
Hunter Xavier Kainalu Ewald -- Fight Sports
Marcel Goulart Cubel Gonçalves -- Fight Sports
Christian Dellevag -- Frontline Academy
Nic Ruben Nikolaisen -- Frontline Academy
Lachlan S. Giles -- Maromba Academia International
Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns -- Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Matheus Oliveira Diniz -- Alliance
Joshua Roy Hinger -- Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Murilo Silva Ferreira de Santana -- Barbosa Jiu Jitsu
Thiago Sá Fortes Silva - CheckMat
Valdir Araujo de Lima Júnior -- Fight Sports
Matthew Secor -- Gracie Barra Arizona
Charles Negromonte Santos -- Gracie Barra Birmingham
Gottrell W King Jr. -- Gracie Barra New Mexico
Tero Antti Mikael Pyylampi -- Hilti BJJ Tampere
Kit James Dale -- Maromba Academia International
Matthew Kevin Jubera -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Diogo Sampaio Araujo -- Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
Dimitrius Soares Souza -- Alliance
Ezra Zendt Lenon -- American Top Team
Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa -- Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira -- CheckMat
Jason Rene Selva -- CheckMat
Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira -- GF Team
William Alexander Bush -- RCJ Machado
Nick Schrock -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Felipe Mota Dias -- Roger Gracie Academy Norway
Roberto Torralbas -- Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
Paul S. Ardila-Ibarra -- American Top Team Atlanta
Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza -- CheckMat
Renato Tavares de Moraes -- Frontline Academy
Jared Lynn Dopp -- Lovato Jiu-Jitsu
Kauê Vitorino Damasceno -- Nova União
Muslim L. Patsarigov -- Roger Gracie Academy Norway
Timothy-Michael Spriggs -- Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
Yuri Costa Simões M. da Silva -- Brasa CTA
Eliot A Marshall -- Easton BJJ
Gustavo Dias Elias -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha -- Soul Fighters BJJ
Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva -- Team Lloyd Irvin
Aaron Michael Johnson -- Unity Jiu-jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather
PatrÃcia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos -- CheckMat
Fiona M. Watson -- Fight Club Jiu Jitsu
Sofia Rosa Amarante -- Fight Sports
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar -- Alliance
Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner -- Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin -- Gracie Humaita South Bay
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
Tammi Alana Musumeci -- Brasa CTA
Jaqueline de Moraes Amorim -- CheckMat
Jessica Cristina C. A. dos Santos -- Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
Jennifer Modesta Recinos -- Alliance
Julie Hoponick -- Easton BJJ
Amanda Elouise Alequin -- Marcio Cruz BJJ
Crystal Arlene Cooper -- Paragon BJJ Academy
Ida Fløisvik -- Roger Gracie Academy Norway
Amanda Loewen -- SBG International (SBGI)
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
Megan Ann Nevill -- Alliance
Leanna M Dittrich -- Fight Sports
Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus -- Rodrigo Pinheiro
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy
Andresa Correa -- Alliance
Charlene Marie Coats -- Coalition 95
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Confirmed competitors for the 2016 No-Gi World championships are below -- take a look at the stacked light and middleweight divisions, featuring some of the toughest no-gi grapplers in the world.
Lightweight is possibly the most stacked and competitive division. We can expect to see Gianni Grippo and Mansher Khera from Marcelo Garcia's team in New York. Joining them is Enrico Cocco of Fight Sports who put on a strong display in the recent Grappling Pro Championship 170-pound no-gi tourney. AJ Agazarm is signed up to compete, as is Garry Tonon (although we're waiting confirmation if he will be able to following a recent cut sustained in training). Marcio Andre of Nova Uniao will make an appearance, as will Augusto "Tanquinho," who returns from injury and a break from jiu-jitsu while he focused on MMA.
There are many notable names throughout the weight classes, but standouts include:
• UFC fighter Gilbert "Durinho" Burns at middleweight
• Marcelo Garcia's troops Jon Satava, Marcos Tinoco, and Matheus Diniz
• The Unity Jiu-Jitsu training group of Murilo Santana, Joao Miyao, and Felipe Silva
• Soul Fighters representatives Joao Gabriel Rocha and Diego Aruajo
• Team Lloyd Irvin's Tim Spriggs, in at super heavyweight, and Mahamed Aly at ultra heavy
• The return of Kit Dale from a long layoff following ACL surgery
• Atos jiu-jitsu's Lucas "Hulk" (2015 champion) and Josh Hinger
Brasa CTA are coming out in force for No-Gi Worlds. Candidates for medals among the team's entrants include Caio Terra himself at rooster, Mikey Musumeci and Vitor Paschoal at light feather, Kim Terra and Gabriel Marangoni at feather, Yuri Simoes at ultra heavyweight, and Tammi Musumeci at female lightweight.
Scroll down for a full list of black belts signed up for the 2016 IBJJF No-Gi World Championships.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
Caio Terra -- Brasa CTA
Thiago Dias D. Narciso -- Brasa CTA
Washington Luis do M. Lima -- GF Team California
José João Alves C. Santos -- Gracie Lisboa
Raul Gomes Marcello -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
Leonard Alexander Canders Jr. -- 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa -- Alliance
Rodrigo Batista de Lima -- American Top Team
Michael Musumeci Jr. -- Brasa CTA
Rene Eduardo Lopez -- Brasa CTA
Vitor Peres Paschoal -- Brasa CTA
Guilherme Angelus Montenegro -- Elvys / Osvaldo Alves AM
João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao -- PSLPB Cicero Costha
Alexis Alduncin Barragan -- Renzo Gracie Mexico
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
Jonathan Van Buren -- Ares BJJ
Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho -- Ares BJJ
Samir José Chantre Dahás -- Ares BJJ
Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira -- Brasa CTA
Kim Terra -- Brasa CTA
Windson Ramos da Silva -- CheckMat
Ashley Jordan Williams -- Gracie Barra Birmingham
Alberto Serrano Govea -- Renzo Gracie Mexico
Ian Phyllip Sanders -- Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo -- Rodrigo Pinheiro
Bruce Guevara -- Uflacker Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Michael Wayne Dewitt Jr.
Gianni Paul Grippo -- Alliance
Mansher Khera -- Alliance
Fabio Murat Caloi -- Alliance International
Cristian Lopez -- Equipe Tsunami Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Enrico Daniel Cocco -- Fight Sports
AJ Agazarm -- Gracie Barra
Garry Lee Tonon -- Gracie Elite Team America
Cole Wilson - Grappling Unlimited Marcus
John P. Morgan -- Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center
VinÃcius Soares Vieira -- Kioto Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Morgan John Neidlinger -- Kron Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Marcio Andre C. Barbosa Junior -- Nova União
Andreas Achniotis Perales -- Renzo Gracie International
Issa Able -- Riis-Rosenberg Jiu-Jitsu
Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas -- Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ross Nicholls -- Roger Gracie
Augusto 'Tanquinho' Mendes -- Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
Jonathan T. Satava -- Alliance
Marcos VinÃcius da Silva Tinoco -- Alliance
Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara -- Alliance International
Sergio C. Ardila-Ibarra -- American Top Team Atlanta
Felipe Cesar Silva -- Barbosa JJ
Dustin Baradaran Akbari -- Cassio Werneck BJJ
Marcelo França Mafra -- CheckMat
Brian John Morizi -- Clark Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy
Rodrigo Fonseca da Rocha -- Clube de Jiu Jitsu Pitbull SP
Hunter Xavier Kainalu Ewald -- Fight Sports
Marcel Goulart Cubel Gonçalves -- Fight Sports
Christian Dellevag -- Frontline Academy
Nic Ruben Nikolaisen -- Frontline Academy
Lachlan S. Giles -- Maromba Academia International
Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns -- Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Matheus Oliveira Diniz -- Alliance
Joshua Roy Hinger -- Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Murilo Silva Ferreira de Santana -- Barbosa Jiu Jitsu
Thiago Sá Fortes Silva - CheckMat
Valdir Araujo de Lima Júnior -- Fight Sports
Matthew Secor -- Gracie Barra Arizona
Charles Negromonte Santos -- Gracie Barra Birmingham
Gottrell W King Jr. -- Gracie Barra New Mexico
Tero Antti Mikael Pyylampi -- Hilti BJJ Tampere
Kit James Dale -- Maromba Academia International
Matthew Kevin Jubera -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Diogo Sampaio Araujo -- Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
Dimitrius Soares Souza -- Alliance
Ezra Zendt Lenon -- American Top Team
Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa -- Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira -- CheckMat
Jason Rene Selva -- CheckMat
Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira -- GF Team
William Alexander Bush -- RCJ Machado
Nick Schrock -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Felipe Mota Dias -- Roger Gracie Academy Norway
Roberto Torralbas -- Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
Paul S. Ardila-Ibarra -- American Top Team Atlanta
Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza -- CheckMat
Renato Tavares de Moraes -- Frontline Academy
Jared Lynn Dopp -- Lovato Jiu-Jitsu
Kauê Vitorino Damasceno -- Nova União
Muslim L. Patsarigov -- Roger Gracie Academy Norway
Timothy-Michael Spriggs -- Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
Yuri Costa Simões M. da Silva -- Brasa CTA
Eliot A Marshall -- Easton BJJ
Gustavo Dias Elias -- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha -- Soul Fighters BJJ
Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva -- Team Lloyd Irvin
Aaron Michael Johnson -- Unity Jiu-jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather
PatrÃcia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos -- CheckMat
Fiona M. Watson -- Fight Club Jiu Jitsu
Sofia Rosa Amarante -- Fight Sports
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar -- Alliance
Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner -- Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin -- Gracie Humaita South Bay
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
Tammi Alana Musumeci -- Brasa CTA
Jaqueline de Moraes Amorim -- CheckMat
Jessica Cristina C. A. dos Santos -- Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
Jennifer Modesta Recinos -- Alliance
Julie Hoponick -- Easton BJJ
Amanda Elouise Alequin -- Marcio Cruz BJJ
Crystal Arlene Cooper -- Paragon BJJ Academy
Ida Fløisvik -- Roger Gracie Academy Norway
Amanda Loewen -- SBG International (SBGI)
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
Megan Ann Nevill -- Alliance
Leanna M Dittrich -- Fight Sports
Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus -- Rodrigo Pinheiro
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy
Andresa Correa -- Alliance
Charlene Marie Coats -- Coalition 95
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