Photo: Erin Herle, Graciemag
The first day of the world Jiu-Jitsu expo is a wrap and in the much awaited superfights, there were some big upsets:
Phillipe Nover vs Efrain Escudero tied after 20 minutes of no-gi match
João Miyao defeats Eduardo Telles 2-0 on advantages.
Keenan Cornelius submits Lucas Leite (armbar).
Rafael Lovato Jr and Murilo Santana tied after a 20-minute sub-only no-gi match.
Caio Terra submits Nam Phan.
Sunday will see more action with:
Jake Shields vs. Leandro “Lo” Nascimento
Dean Lister vs. TBA
Paulo Miyao vs. Jon Fitch
Lucas Leite vs. Keenan Cornelius
Bruno Malfacine vs. Jeff Glover
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