Rafael Lovato Jr was the stand out of the first day of the World Master Championship taking place in party central, Las Vegas.

Following a victory among Master-1 super heavyweights he went back to fight in the open and beat the competition once again.

Biggest surprise of the Master 1 division was Xande Ribeiro’s loss to Eliot Kelly in the semifinal of the super heavyweight class. Kelly lost to above mentioned Lovato Jr in the finals.

Later that same day Lovato fought in the Absolute category and closed it out with Xande Ribeiro who won 7-0 against Rafael Formiga in semifinals.

Elsewhere on the same day, Romulo Barral won gold as he closed out the final of the heavyweights master 1 division with his teammate Roberto Tussa.

Former UFC fighter, ADCC champion Vinny Magalhaes scored a victory against James Pupolo 1-0 on advantages to win the ultra heavyweight.

In the featherweight division Queixinho shined and won his division, closing it out with Diego Bispo. 

Master 2 divisions were quite exciting as well. 3x World Champion Vitor Shaolin was dominating everyone on his path.He didn’t have the easiest time becoming the victor of the category – had to beat Cicero Costha in the seminal only to win 6-0 in the finals against Marcelo Motta.

Flavio Cachorrinho Almeida managed to secure a double gold at Master 2 level. To secure the heavyweight division he went through former UFCer Fabricio Morango for the title.

Later on he was featured in the open class where he defeated the ultra heavy champion Tiago Almeida.

Carlson Gracie Team made no secret of how much this performance means to them as a tribute to the late legend so it’s no surprise Carlos Manimal students Antonio Canudo and Raphael Abi-Rihan gave their all and managed to close out the Master 2 medium Heavyweight division.

Ultra Heavyweight division featured an upset  –Viktor Doria won the gold defeating Bruno Bastos 1-0 on advantages. 

MASTER 1:
Rooster: Raul Marcello beat Juan da Silva by 1-0 on advantages
Light feather: Pablo Silva defeated Tiago Barros by points (2-0)
Feather: Osvaldo “Queixinho” Moizinho closed out with Diego Bishop
Light: Marcelo Mafra defeated Rafael Formiga by points (2-0)
Middle: Bruno Alves defeated Mauricio Tognini by points (2-0)
Medium heavy: Vitor Oliveira defeated Gregor Gracie by judges’ decision
Heavy: Romulo Barral closed out with Roberto Tussa
Super heavy: Rafael Lovato Jr. finished Eliot Kelly with a choke
Ultra-heavy: Vinny Magalhães defeated James Puopolo by 1-0 on advantages
Open class: Rafael Lovato Jr. closed out with Xande Ribeiro

MASTER 2:
Light: Vitor Shaolin defeated Marcelo Motta by points (6-0)
Middle: Alex Nascimento finished Adriano Araújo with a choke
Medium heavy: Antônio Canudo closed out with Raphael Abi-Rihan
Heavy: Flavio “Cachorrinho” Almeida defeated Fabrício Morango by points (4-0)
Super heavy: Viktor Doria defeated Bruno Bastos by 1-0 on advantages
Ultra-heavy: Tiago Almeida defeated Lincoln Pereira by 1-0 on advantages
Open class: Flávio Cachorrinho defeated Tiago Almeida by 1-0 on penalty