11th AZGC Results

Over 300 athletes competed at the 11th Arizona Grappling Challenge on October 26th of 2008 in
Mesa,Arizona. The tournament was sponsored by: OTM Fight Shop, Living Canvas Tattoo, Custom T-Shirt Warehouse, Extreme MMA Training, Home Saving of America, DPR Realty, One Stop Nutrition and, Arizona Combat Sports. The event was promoted by the Arizona State Brazilian [...]

Thales Leites wins at UFC 90

From: www.mmaweekly.com
Nova Uniao’s Thales Leites made quick work of Drew McFedries with an impressive submission victory over Drew McFedries. Leites took the Miletich fighter down and was able to take control of his back. Using his right leg to immobilize McFedries’ right arm, Leites sunk in a rear naked choke, forcing his opponent to tap [...]

On the road: Thales Leites

http://www.intheguard.tv/portal/?lang=en&channel=2&section=4&action=1&id=17
The ITG crew had access to the last training session of Nova União athlete Thales Leite in Brazil. The Jiu-Jitsu black belt who will fight against Drew McFedries in UFC 90 was accompanied by us throughout his routine. See Thales Leites through hard physical preparation, looking for the strength of Jiu-Jitsu on the mat with [...]

Technique of the month

Gustavo teaches a variation from side mount to back control. Check it out.

Robson Moura Fusion 2

RELEASE DATE OCTOBER 31st, 2008

World Martial Arts and 7-Time World Champion Robson Moura team up once again for Fusion 2, the Next Evolution in Modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Like his first explosive instructional series, the all new Fusion 2 is based on Jiu-Jitsu with the Kimono and takes on all the more advanced aspects of his [...]

Nova Uniao in NY

From: www.adcombat.com

Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro Announces Grand Opening of New York City Academy
 
New York, NY – Professional mixed martial arts fighter Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro is pleased to announce the grand opening of his New York City Brazilian jiu jitsu academy, located at 780 8th Avenue (and 47th Street).  With a large mat area of 3000 square [...]

Ray Steinbeiss wins at EVO MMA

From: Arizona Republic

EVO MMA delivered the Valley’s first event with unified fighting rules and the highest-profile matchups the state has seen Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre. And the nine-fight card had almost everything a fan could ask for – a highlight-reel knockout, local fighters becoming hometown heroes and an action-packed main event that went the [...]

4 new Black Belts at AZCS

On September 29th, Gustavo promoted his first four black belts: Gary Matsch, Steve Judson, Chris Lopez and Brian Mitchell. All of them have over 10 years of training. This is great accomplishment for Gustavo and all of his new black belts. More pictures available at www.bjjphotos.com