After twelve days at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed
Sports City, the 2018 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship came
to a close.
The seven male black belt finals went down in front of
a crowd of the passionate UAE fans. $15,000 was on the line and some of the top
athletes in our sport were in action.
The black belt level was still dominated by
Brazilians, with a "Brasileiro" taking home the gold in ten out of
twelve weight classes. Typically, the Americans have been the next level of
competition, but the performances by a pair of Europeans in the finals show the
worldwide scope that jiu -jitsu has taken on.
The 77 kg male final was the only final to not contain
a Brazilian, with Canadian Jake Mackenzie and Norwegian Espen Mathiesen
fighting through a huge bracket to make the final. First-year black belt
Mathiesen took the win with a reverse armlock from a triangle.
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