Berkut has been the home of very good jiu jitsu since the very start. And more importantly they’re not afraid to toy with the format hoping to have the most exciting and best representative of grappling in the end.
Previously ACB Jiu Jitsu rules included:
Gi Submissions – IBJJF legal submissions and attacks (black belt)
No-gi Submissions – ADCC legal submissions and attacks
Matches had an initial period of 15 minutes of submission only. If draw there would be 5 min overtime with points.
1 point for takedown, back mount, full mount.
2 points for clear submission attempt.
No points for side control, knee on belly or sweeps.
If draw on scoreboard referee would decide if there is a clear victor.
The allowance of heel hooks is especially interesting given how some IBJJF scene competitors are unable to deal with it – notably Erberth Santos who was promptly heelhooked in the last ACB JJ edition.
The idea for a grappling league is based on the UFC format – a grappler is to climb the ranks through superfight style events ending up challenging the current title holder.
Further over the past couple of months Berkut managed to sign KEenan Cornelius, Leandro Lo, Braulio Estima, Rodolfo Vieira, Buchecha, Bruno Frazatto, Yuri Simoes, Lucas Lepri and Rudson MAteus.
Currently the event has 12 champions – 6 in gi divisions and 6 in nogi. They are as follows:
Augusto Tanquinho Mendes for the 60kg division
Paulo Miyao for the 65kg division
Marcio Andre for the 75kg division
Josh Hinger for the 85kg division
Felipe Pena for the 95 kg division
and the over 95 champion Vitor Honorio
GI Champions are:
Joao Miyao for the 60kg division
Paulo Miyao for the 65 kg division
Edwin Najmi for the 75kg division
Felipe Pena for the 95kg division
And Luiz Panza for the over 95
January 26. ⠀⠀⠀
📋Fight Card is set to feature:⠀⠀
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Luiz Panza vs Joao Gabriel Rocha title fight🏆
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Augusto Mendes vs Paulo Miyao title fight🏆
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Marcus Almeida vs Mahamed Aly
Leandro Lo vs Otavio Sousa
Marcio Andre vs Lucas Lepri
Erberth Santos vs Adam Wardzinski
Claudio Calasans vs Patrick Gaudio
Romulo Barral vs Arnaldo Maidana
Yuri Simoes vs Abdurakhman Bilarov
Braulio Estima vs Rudson Mateus
Mikey Musumeci vs Rafael Barata
Gabriel Lucas vs Ricardo Evangelista
Marcelo Mafra vs Luan Carvalho
Rodrigo Cavaca vs Igor Silva
Thiago Sa vs Josh Hinger
Osvaldo Moizinho vs Nicollas Welker
Lucas Rocha vs Rodrigo Caporal
