Ágora Jiu-Jitsu wins the team competition at the AIGA Series in Argentina
The team from Jundiaí won four of the five fights in the team match this Sunday
Ágora Jiu-Jitsu finished first in the team competition of the AIGA Global Grappling Series, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a strong performance this Sunday, October 4. The team match had five fights, and the team from Jundiaí, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, won four of them.
The team was represented by Rafael Trabuco, Gabriel Brod, David Matheus, Isaque Lima and Kauã Gabriel. Julio Martins was the coach during the competition.
The coach was also a champion in Argentina
Julio Martins did more than coach. In the Elite Division, the main division of the event, he won the under 77kg category and took the US$ 10,000 prize paid to the winner of each weight class.
Brazil won six of the seven categories
The team title came on a strong weekend for Brazil in Buenos Aires. In the seven men’s categories of the Elite Division, six ended with a Brazilian in first place. Besides Julio Martins, the champions were Yatan Bueno (under 130kg), André Baeta “Dedé” (under 92kg), Jansen Gomes (under 84kg), Gabriel Sousa (under 71kg) and Aleilson Borges (under 62kg). Together, the six of them took home US$ 60,000 in prizes.
How the AIGA event in Argentina worked
The Argentina stage of the AIGA Global Grappling Series is a no-gi grappling event. No-gi means the athletes fight without the gi, the traditional kimono. It took place from Friday, October 2, to Sunday, October 4, at the Parque Olímpico de la Juventud. Saturday had the AIGA Open, with the finals of the advanced division. Sunday had wrestling, superfights and the team competition won by Ágora.
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