Tuesday, January 8, 2013

All eyes on Copa Podio

All Jiu-Jitsu eyes are now on the Copa Podio. The event takes place on January 13, 2013 at the Hebraica Gym in Laranjeiras in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event starts at 5:00PM Brazilian summer time

The Copa Podio features a heavyweight Grand Prix involving many of the top names in BJJ including 2 multiple times World Absolute Champions in Xande Ribeiro and Rodolfo Vieira and some special challenges including a cities and a couples challenge.

Check out the list below
FIGHTERS (GRAND PRIX):
Alexandre de Souza (Gracie Floripa - Florianópolis - Brazil)
Alexandro Ceconi (Ceconi Team - Criciúma - Brazil)
Braga Neto (Gordo JJ - Porto Velho - Brazil)
Bruno Bastos (Nova União - USA)
Keenan Cornelius (Team Lloyd Irvin - USA)
João Gabriel Rocha (Soul Fighters - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil)
Léo Nogueira (Alliance - São Paulo - Brazil)
Lúcio Rodrigues "Lagarto" (Gracie Barra - Londres - UK)
Rodolfo Vieira (GFTeam - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil)
Xande Ribeiro (Ribeiro JJ - Los Angeles - USA)
SUPER FIGHTS:
Cities Challenge:
Manaus/AM (Diego Borges/Checkmat) vs Brasilia/DF (Luizinho Pereira/Gracie Humaitá)
Battle of Couples:
Augusto Tanquinho/Mackenzie Dern x Luiza Monteiro/Leandro Lo
Major Podio Challenge:
Guto Campos (Guetho - Porto Alegre) vs Wancler Oliveira (GFTeam - Aracaju)
Special Fight:
Leandro Lo (Cícero Costha Team) x Felipe Pena "Preguiça" (Gracie Barra/Belo Horizonte)
The event will the webcast live on pay-per-view. For more info and to lock in ypur pay-per-view go to www.copapodio.com
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