De La Riva vs. JJ Machado November in Rio

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  1. Jason Eisner said: 08-06-2011 04:52 PM

    De La Riva vs. JJ Machado November in Rio

    From Graciemag

    "As the stage, the classic and cozy Maracanăzinho gymnasium. As the draw, Gi Jiu-Jitsu supermatches between monsters of the past and present. As the spectacle, tournaments paying out a total of over 200,000 reais to Jiu-Jitsu athletes. These are the ingredients in the brand new Jiu-Jitsu Grand Slam event, a championship set to go down November 12 and 13 in Rio de Janeiro.

    As the icing on the maiden event’s cake, Ricardo De La Riva takes on Jean Jacques Machado in one of the supermatches to unfold in the Maracanăzinho. The star of the Machado family traveled all the way to Rio for a 22-hour stay just to sign the contract, go through some formalities, and to meet with the organizers, then taking off this very Friday back to the United States, where he’s lived since the 1990s.

    And the event won’t focus solely on the veteran Carlson Gracie student. There will also be five GPs paying out thousands of Brazilian reais each for male black belts in the under-67kg, -77kg, -87kg, -97kg, and over-97kg weight divisions.

    If the maiden event turns out to be a success, next year’s will offer up female Jiu-Jitsu divisions. For further information, visit www.grandslamjiujitsu.com.br and stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com."

    http://www.graciemag.com/en/2011/08/...vember-in-rio/
     

  2. Dustin C. said: 08-06-2011 04:59 PM
    Awesome!
     

  3. ifreez said: 08-06-2011 05:41 PM
    Stoked!
     

  4. Matthew Edlund said: 08-06-2011 05:51 PM
    I hope they figure out how we can watch this here in the U.S.
     

  5. Nick Powers said: 08-06-2011 09:06 PM
    Awesome! I'm going to a De La Riva seminar on September 13th, so I'll be sure to ask him a question regarding this match-up!
     

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    Louis Ho said: 08-06-2011 10:01 PM
    JJ Machado is the best.
    Head Instructor of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Montreal

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    Brandon Mccaghren said: 08-06-2011 10:44 PM
    Jean Jacques Machado all the way. That man is a god on the mat.
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  8. Nick Powers said: 08-07-2011 08:05 AM
    I know there's a lot of JJ fans here, myself included because he's sensational and a legend of jiu-jitsu, but I gotta back-up De La Riva here. Much like Eddie's, and all 10th Planet's, loyalty to JJ because of lineage, the same thing applies for me and DLR.

    My instructor studied under DLR, all the way up to earning his brown belt, eventually getting his black belt from Ricardo Liborio. Gotta support the lineage!
     

  9. Jay Chow said: 08-07-2011 09:49 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Powers View Post
    I know there's a lot of JJ fans here, myself included because he's sensational and a legend of jiu-jitsu, but I gotta back-up De La Riva here. Much like Eddie's, and all 10th Planet's, loyalty to JJ because of lineage, the same thing applies for me and DLR.

    My instructor studied under DLR, all the way up to earning his brown belt, eventually getting his black belt from Ricardo Liborio. Gotta support the lineage!
    Aweseome, De La Riva is amazing