TATAME #161: Eight times Roger Gracie

Photo Eduardo Ferreira

Devoted in the last World Cup as the biggest competitor in the history of the Jiu-Jitsu - its eight world titles (six in weight and two in the open class) - Roger is, actually, the biggest bastion of efficiency of the traditional Jiu-Jitsu. The biggest proof of this is the way he won his last nine fights in the last World Cup performed inCalifornia: passing, mounting and submitting all opponents with one of the first techniques taught in Jiu-Jitsu, the choke from the mount. In the cover report of this edition, our editor Eduardo Ferreira, with the help of the corresponding Monte Massey and Samira Bomfim, brought us from Long Beach all the details of the most devoted victory of basic Jiu-Jitsu and efficient of Roger, who left perplexed all that accompanied the tournament.

This, of course, not forgetting to also valorize "the exquisite dishes”, which each year increase the excitement of the disputes in each category. As the 50-50 guard of Guilherme Mendes (champion in the featherweight), the insurmountable guard of Michael Langhi (champion of the lightweight), the return of the genius Jiu-Jitsu of Marcelo Garcia (who closed the middleweight with Sérgio Moraes) and the indefensible triangles of Rômulo Barral and Bráulio Estima. After all, it’s thanks to this mix of styles and constant comparison of techniques that the Jiu-Jitsu implanted in Brazil by Roger’s family became the most complex and efficient technique of Grappling in the planet.

But it wasn’t just in Jiu-Jitsu that our team was careful to try to show the technical diversity of our fighters, in MMA too. We enjoyed the trip toCalifornia to visit the Black House, headquarters of training of Anderson Silva, Rodrigo Minotauro, Rafael Feijão and André Galvão, which on the day of our visit also received the honorable visit of Gesias Cavalcante. And, of course, the result of this real training of dreams, recorded exclusively by TATAME, you accompany in the pages of the edition of July. Talking about MMA, we bring all the details of the last defeat of Wanderlei Silva, to Rich Franklin, at the UFC. Despite the controversy, the decision was well digested by the Brazilian idol, who, for relief of the fans, guaranteed that is new and don’t even think about retirement.

To complete, the TATAME #161 still brings an exclusive Paredão with Royce Gracie. The precursor of MMA chatted with us about his life inside and outside the rings, analyzed the new representatives of the MMA inBrazil, the success of Anderson and Lyoto in the UFC, recalled the historical battles that he disputed in his career and more. Stay tuned and ensure your TATAME Magazine, which will be in all newsstands through the country this Friday. If you want to combine comfort and information, click here and sign the best fight magazine of the country, receiving exclusive material every month about everything that happens in the world of fight.