Hundreds of Brazilian jiu jitsu competitors and fans packed the Father Duenas Phoenix Center for the 10th Copa de Marianas BJJ tournament. For the first time ever, the Copa featured a women’s black belt division, highlighted by world No. 1 ranked Talita Alencar and including...
The Copa de Marianas competition ended with Kristina Barlaan of the United States taking home the gold after defeating the 2017 World Black Belt Champion, Talita Alencar of Brazil. Brazil-born California resident, Tassia Pimenta, who trains with Gracie Barra black belt Romulo Barral, took the the...
Kristina Barlaan of the U.S. upset the 2017 World Champion Talita Alencar at the 2017 Copa de Marianas Jiu-Jitsu tournament held Saturday at the Father Duenas Memorial High School Phoenix Center. The female black belt competition highlighted a day of grappling for about 200 competitors gathered...
Registration is closed, and the brackets are online for the 2017 Copa de Marianas BJJ Gi/No-Gi Championship Tournament, scheduled for Saturday at the Father Duenas Memorial School Phoenix Center, starting at 8 a.m. The 10th Copa de Marianas will feature the first Women’s Black Belt Division, with elite competitors...
Fury Promotions announces the 2017 Copa de Marianas BJJ Gi | No-Gi Championship Tournament will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Father Duenas Memorial School Phoenix Center in Mangilao. The 10th Copa de Marianas will feature the...
TAMUNING, GU: October 23, 2017 – FURY PROMOTIONS announces the 2017 Copa de Marianas Women’s Black Belt Division Official Weigh-Ins and Press Conference will be held at 11:00am on Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort in Tamuning, Guam. This event is...
The 10th annual Copa de Marianas BJJ Gi and No-Gi Championship Tournament will feature a women's 55kg black belt division for the first time when it returns to the FD Phoenix Center in Mangilao, Guam, on Saturday, Oct. 28. The tournament, which also features kids, teens, adult, and masters divisions, is set to draw elite athletes from around the world to compete for a...
The paradisiacal island of Guam has always been a hotbed for jiu-jitsu, with passions running high on the tiny dot in the Pacific Ocean. With a long lineage of jiu-jitsu (including the famous Marianas Open), the Guamanians will soon host their first women's black belt showdown, featuring four extremely...