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Kingz Athletes Dominate at Worlds
Kingz Athletes Dominate at Worlds
Since the IBJJF World Championships 2023 earlier this month, we’ve had some time to reflect on the results… and the incredible performance of our Kingz Athletes.
If you weren’t able to catch the Worlds as it was going on – either in person or on FloGrappling – you missed some incredible jiu-jitsu.
Here is a recap of the nine Kingz Athletes who dominated their divisions and hit the top of the podium this year:
Fellipe Andrew
- Belt Level - Black, since Dec. 2017
- Weight Division - Heavy
- Age - 28
- # of World Titles - 1
- Finals Win - Points, 2x0 against, Pedro Machado
Jansen “Nenego” Gomes
- Belt Level - Black, since Dec. 2021
- Weight Division - Middle
- Age - 21
- # of World Titles - 1
- Finals Win - Points, advantage, against Tainan Dalpra
Bianca Basilio
- Belt Level - Black, since Dec. 2016
- Weight Division - Feather
- Age - 27
- # of World Titles - 2
- Finals Win - Points, advantage, against Anna Rodrigues
Melissa Cueto
- Belt Level - Black, since Dec. 2018
- Weight Division - Heavy
- Age - 32
- # of World Titles - 2
- Finals Win - Points, advantage, against Larissa de Almeida
Gabrieli Pessanha
- Belt Level - Black, since Jun. 2019
- Weight Division - Super-Heavy, Open
- Age - 22
- # of World Titles - 6 (3x double-gold)
- Finals Win - Submission, RNC, against Mayara Custodio; Submission, Choke, against Ana Viera
Cole Abate
- Belt Level - Brown, since Jan. 2023
- Weight Division - Middle
- Age - 18
- Finals Win - Points, advantage, against Mateus Coelho
Sarah Galvao
- Belt Level - Juvenile 2 (promoted to Purple on podium)
- Weight Division - Medium-Heavy & Absolute (Double Gold)
- Age - 16
- Finals Win - Points, advantage, against India Bree Risby
Felipe Goulart
- Belt Level - Juvenile 1
- Weight Division - Light & Absolute (Double Gold)
- Age - 15
Nico Maglicic
- Belt Level - Brown (promoted to black belt after Worlds)
- Weight Division - Super Heavy
- Age - 22