Here is an epic Judo match that happened at the 2010 Judo World Cup between two of the best Judo ground players: Flavio Canto and and Travis Stevens.
Both of these players are part of the list of Judokas with the best ground game.
Flávio Canto is a Brazilian judo champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the – 81 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He previously competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Canto won three medals in a row at the Pan American Games: 1995, 1999 and 2003. He is known for his high level ground game and there are many stories of him having dominated many BJJ champions on the ground in training.
In 2004’s there was talk of organising a grappling superfight between Flavio Canto and Ronaldo Jacare (then world bjj champion, who also had a strong Judo background). The project never came to life.
Travis Stevens is a elite level Judoka from United States who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In Judo he has been ranked top 5 in the world and he is considered by many to be the current greatest American male Judo athlete. He has notably beaten Flavio Canto. Travis also holds a BJJ black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under John Danaher which he achieved in 18 Months! He was promoted in 2013. He Held the rank of Brown For a Year and competed at Copa Podio, BJJ expo tournament. White-Blue in weeks. Then blue-purple in a month then purple-brown in a few months!
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