Wilson and Matt Win at EliteXC!!!

Congratulations to teammates Wilson Reis and Matt Makowski for extending their undefeated records at the HUGE EliteXC MMA event tonight!

Wilson defeated Justin Robbins from Matt Hughes' camp by choke, after completely dominating his 12-3 opponent. Wilson's Pro MMA record is now 4-0 and he'll be traveling to California next week to try and secure his second World BJJ title.


Wilson at the weigh-ins yesterday


Matt Makowski beat black belt Nick Serra (brother of Matt Serra) by TKO in just his 3rd Pro fight. Matt fought out of some tough positions to overwhelm Serra with his excellent Muay Thai.


Matt (left) faces off with Nick Serra at the weigh-ins

Brasileiro Photos

Before I get to the pics from this year's Brasileiro (Brazilian Championships), I'd like to thank Felipe Costa for all of his help. Aside from being an absolute beast on the mats- a Brazilian, European, and World Champion- Felipe is incredibly generous and an amazing instructor. Check out his website and the fantastic write-up he did at www.brazilianblackbelt.com

Now on to the pics! Unfortunately I was unable to get much of the black belts since I was competing too. But we did manage to get some good shots of Ryan's journey to the podium as well as my matches.


Training with Felipe Costa at one of the Brasa Academies


Ryan Hall finishes his first opponent with a triangle.


Ryan defeats the current Pan Am champion.


Ryan works his upside-down guard and wins his 3rd match.


Ryan takes bronze at the Brasileiro!


My first match, using a sweep to get the top position.


Finishing my first opponent with the cross choke.


My second match, against the eventual Champion.

Brasileiro Results

Congratulations to BJJ United Instructor Jared Weiner on taking home a bronze medal from the Masters Lightweight division. In the quarterfinals Jared beat Luciano Nunes 6-0 in a dominating performance. In the semi's he went up against Rodrigo "Feijao" (a multiple time black belt World Cup champion) and fought a tremendous fight before losing 4-0.

Today I competed in the Adult Lightweight division. It was my first time competing in Brazil as a black belt and I was super excited and in good shape. I won my first match by cross choke from the mount, after being up 12-2 on the scoreboard. In the quarterfinals I faced the eventual Gold medalist and lost. As always, it was a great experience and I took away some important lessons.

Stay tuned for pics, I'll upload a bunch of them as soon as I get home on Tuesday. Unfortunately video is not permitted at the tournament. I can't wait to get back and show some of the slick techniques I've picked up training with Felipe Costa and the Brasa team!

Update from Brazil

First, for those of you not on the email list, congrats to teammate Ryan Hall for bringing back a Bronze medal from the Brasileiro- A huge accomplishment! Make sure you sign up for the mailing list on the homepage for constant updates, not to mention a Free BJJ Instructional.

Now, on the the update. The schedule and brackets have been released for the Black Belt divisions. I will be competing on Sunday around noon (11am EST), while BJJ United head Instructor Jared Weiner competes Saturday afternoon. I am not familiar with either of our first round opponents, but there are very tough guys in both divisions. It's going to be a blast and I can't wait!

I'll do my best to check back with at least one more update after the tournament.