My many faces

Ok guys Worlds just ended we'll have a lot of memories from 2011. From Kron's fantasic comeback win in the semis of the lightweight division to Gilbert Burns crying after his championship victory over the arforementioned Kron and the very emotional speech that accompanied the tears, that admittedly almost made me cry. Not to mention Leitica Ribero's steriod speech. Here are your 2011 Men's Black Belt World Champions Rooster: Bruno Malfacine def. Caio Terra-pts Light Feather- Gui Mendes closed out with Ary Faris title given to Gui Feather- Rafael Mendes def. Augusto Mendes- advantages Light- Gilbert Burns def. Kron Gracie-pts Middle- Marcelo Garcia def Lucas Leite-pts Meduim Heavy- Sergio Moraes def Romulo Barral-pts Heavy- Rodolfo Vieira def Bernardo Faria-pts Super Heavy- Leonardo Noguera def. Marcus de Almeida(aka Marcus Vinicus)-advantages Ultra Heavy- Antonio Braga Neto def. Rodrigo Cavaca-pts Open Weight- Rodolfo Vieira def Bernardo Faria-pts Correct on 6 out 8 cha...

BJJ Worlds 2011 is playing out as I type this. It's 11:41am in Long Beach that means we still have blue belts on the mat and purple belts start in about a half hour. You can bet I'll be watching the purple belt featherweights very closely( its my division)once those videos hit youtube later this weekend. However, that's not what this post is about. I'm writing this to cover the adult male black division. So predictions here we go Rooster: Bruno Malfacine vs Ciao Terra-Winner- Bruno. Though Ciao did beat him at the Pan I feel Bruno is back on track after Brazilian Nationals and that momentum and flow will make all the difference. Ciao had surgery after the Pan so competition rust could be an issue. Watch out for Felipe Costa and Rafael De Freitas constant figures at this weight. There's also Brandon Mullins and Joseph Capizzi 2010 No-Gi Gold and Silver Medalist respectively as well as Josef Manuel looking to make waves. Manuel This weight class could steal the show ...