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Gabi Pessanha is a jiu-jitsu black belt competitor and IBJJF World champion, Pan, European and Brazilian champion. She hails from the City of God (Cidade de Deus) in Rio de Janeiro and represents Infight Jiu-Jitsu. She was born on Aug 8, 2000.

  1. Here Are The Nominees For FloGrappling's 2024 Female Grappler Of The Year

    Here Are The Nominees For FloGrappling's 2024 Female Grappler Of The Year

    Dec 26, 2024

    With 2024 coming to a close, it's time to reflect on one of the biggest years in grappling history. There was so much great action and so many elite athletes putting on incredible performances that we expanded our pool of nominees to eight - eight women who have risen above the field to be nominated for grappler of the year
  2. Gabi Pessanha Signs Up For No-Gi Worlds

    Gabi Pessanha Signs Up For No-Gi Worlds

    Nov 29, 2024

    In a monumental move for her career, Gabi Pessanha has signed up for the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships. The eight-time World Champion in the gi has been on an unprecedented 144 match unbeaten streak, dominating every major event for years now. This is a highly anticipated move for the InFight black belt.
  3. Watch Gabi Pessanha Defeat Melissa Cueto | IBJJF's The Crown

    Watch Gabi Pessanha Defeat Melissa Cueto | IBJJF's The Crown

    Nov 18, 2024

    In the second year of one of the biggest Gi grappling events on the calendar, The IBJJF Crown has been filled with plenty of action and excitement.
  4. IBJJF Crown 2024 Results: Here's Who Won

    IBJJF Crown 2024 Results: Here's Who Won

    Nov 18, 2024

    In the second year of the ultimate event, The Crown has named six new kings and queens of grappling exciting on a Sunday full of action that came to you live from Long Beach, CA on November 17.
  5. Who's Ready To Be Crowned? Full Preview For IBJJF's The Crown

    Who's Ready To Be Crowned? Full Preview For IBJJF's The Crown

    Nov 16, 2024

    The IBJJF is back with their premier invitation event The Crown, a tournament that brings together champions, veterans, and up-and-comers to battle it out for supremacy at the end of the IBJJF gi season. With expanded brackets and lots of prize money on the line, this year's event is looking to be bigger and better than last year's inaugural edition. Who has the edge leading into Sunday's action? Let's take a look at every division by favorites, contenders, and darkhorses.
  6. A Full List Of The Competitors At IBJJF's 2024 The Crown

    A Full List Of The Competitors At IBJJF's 2024 The Crown

    Nov 7, 2024

    The IBJJF is BACK with their mega event The Crown, which aims to bring together the elite of the elite to fight for supremacy across six combined divisions. Last year saw six athletes claim their right to pound-for-pound status as they navigated a field of champions. In 2024, the brackets will double in size and winning will be even harder.
  7. IBJJF The Crown 2024: Confira as atletas que irão buscar o GP Super Pesado

    IBJJF The Crown 2024: Confira as atletas que irão buscar o GP Super Pesado

    Oct 2, 2024

    Chegando para sua segunda edição no dia 17 de novembro, o IBJJF The Crown promete trazer mais um show para os fãs da arte suave na famosa Walter Pyramid, em Long Beach. Com oito atletas por chave de peso, o torneio contará com seis divisões, sendo quatro no masculino e duas no feminino. Vale lembrar que todos os duelos serão transmitidos ao vivo e exclusivamente na FloGrappling.
  8. São Paulo BJJ Pro: Gabi Pessanha, Erich Munis e mais campeões do torneio

    São Paulo BJJ Pro: Gabi Pessanha, Erich Munis e mais campeões do torneio

    Sep 16, 2024

    Aproveitando o hiato de competições do Grand Slam e o fim próximo da temporada de kimono da IBJJF, os melhores atletas do Brasil embarcaram com tudo para o Ginásio José Correa, em Barueri, na busca de prêmios em dinheiro no São Paulo BJJ Pro, torneio da IBJJF que foi um dos precursores das disputas que somam medalhas de ouro e cheques recheados no Jiu-Jitsu. No passado, sem torneios que pagavam quantias substanciais aos competidores, a IBJJF criou, em meados de 2014, o seu torneio BJJ Pro.
  9. Gabi Pessanha Confirms Participation In The 2024 IBJJF Crown

    Gabi Pessanha Confirms Participation In The 2024 IBJJF Crown

    Sep 12, 2024

    Gabi Pessanha, the most dominant athlete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu today, has confirmed her participation in the IBJJF's The Crown. Pessanha, who is on a 133-0 undefeated streak, has already broken many of the records in women's jiu-jitsu as she continues to cement herself as perhaps the greatest of all-time. She is the first athlete confirmed for the event.
  10. Jansen Gomes e Erich Munis estão na final do absoluto; Gabi enfrenta Yara

    Jansen Gomes e Erich Munis estão na final do absoluto; Gabi enfrenta Yara

    Jun 2, 2024

    Na manhã deste sábado, dia 1 de junho, grandes emoções marcaram o Campeonato Mundial, em Long Beach, com os primeiros lances da elite da faixa-preta adulto na Pirâmide. As ações começaram com as aguardadas disputas do absoluto.
  11. IBJJF Grand Slam se conquista no ano ou na temporada? Entenda a diferença

    IBJJF Grand Slam se conquista no ano ou na temporada? Entenda a diferença

    May 31, 2024

    Cada vez mais próximo, o Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu da IBJJF neste ano de 2024, que começa no dia 29 de maio, trará aos fãs do esporte algumas respostas. Marcado para retornar à famosa Walter Pyramid, na cidade californiana de Long Beach, o torneio não só irá revelar quem são os melhores atletas da elite do esporte, mas também trará competidores que buscam uma conquista ainda maior: O Grand Slam da IBJJF.
  12. How To Watch IBJJF Worlds 2024 As The New BJJ Champions Are Crowned

    How To Watch IBJJF Worlds 2024 As The New BJJ Champions Are Crowned

    May 30, 2024

    The IBJJF Worlds Championships will bring some of the best Gi BJJ athletes in the world to Southern California for the final leg of the IBJJF Grand Slam.
  13. Gabi Hopes To Face Tayane In The Final Of The Crown: 'Fans Will Go Crazy'

    Gabi Hopes To Face Tayane In The Final Of The Crown: 'Fans Will Go Crazy'

    Nov 19, 2023

    Six-time world champion and undefeated since 2021, Gabrieli Pessanha is ready to add another high-profile victory to her resume at IBJJF The Crown.
  14. Gabi espera encarar Tayane na final do The Crown: 'Vai sacudir o público'

    Gabi espera encarar Tayane na final do The Crown: 'Vai sacudir o público'

    Nov 19, 2023

    Seis vezes campeã mundial e invicta desde 2021, Gabrieli Pessanha está pronta para acrescentar mais uma vitória ao seu pesado currículo no IBJJF The Crown.
  15. Is Gabi Pessanha Queen of Jiu-Jitsu? IBJJF Crown Super Heavyweight Preview

    Is Gabi Pessanha Queen of Jiu-Jitsu? IBJJF Crown Super Heavyweight Preview

    Nov 16, 2023

    Gabrieli Pessanha has accomplished a lot of firsts in 2023. The first woman to ever win the open class three times at IBJJF Worlds, and in a row no less. She's the first woman to ever submit her way through both brackets to double gold at Worlds. Now, she has the opportunity to be the first to win the IBJJF's Crown super-heavyweight division, and continue to etch her name into the history books.