This weekend at the IBJJF Brazilian Nationals (known as the Brasileiros) Alex Nascimento faced this year’s Abu Dhabi world pro champion Erberth Santos in the semi finals of superheavy.
To the surprise of the crowd, Nascimento submitted the heavy favourited Santos by triangle choke.
Erberth Santos defeated Rodrigo Cavaca in the final of the absolute on Sunday.
This was the biggest Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship of all time!
4406 athletes competed for the national title for the most important competition in Brazil.
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