Gabriel Napão returns to jiu-jitsu competitions this Saturday

The UFC heavyweight, Gabriel “Napão” returns to jiu-jitsu competitions this Saturday. The black belt will have a super fight at Warriors in Combat, an event produced by his partner at Team Link, Marco Alvan. Napão will face Gracie Barra athlete Roberto “Tussa” Alencar.

In addition to Napão's return to cloth competitions, the show will feature 10 MMA fights and an absolute submission tournament, with a prize of two thousand and five hundred dollars for the winner of the GP, which will feature prominent athletes such as Jorge Patino Macaco.

The event, which will start at 20:30 pm this Saturday, will be broadcast live on the internet using the pay per view system for a cost of 7.99 dollars and can be purchased through the website www.fight-stream.com. Check out the full card:

Absolute Submission Tournament
Jorge Patino “Monkey”
Alexander “Vaca” Moreno
Justin Torrey
Nolan Dutcher
Shawn Eager
Peter Kerantzas
Nate Kittredge
Daniel Ortega

MMA fights
145 lbs – Andrew Britt (Upstate BJJ) vs. Jesse Costley (Strike Zone)
145 lbs – John Naples (Strike Zone) vs. Kori Johnson (Southern New England MMA)
155 lbs – Joshua Pento (Independent) vs. Brian Beaury (Upstate BJJ)
160 lbs – Brian American (Team Link) vs. Ramon Lima (Gold Team, NJ)
168 lbs – Nick Sergiacomi (Strike Zone) vs. Matt Leddick (NY Boxing)
170 lbs – Kemran Lachinov (American Fight Team) vs. Rogelio Bracetty (Independent)
170 lbs – Tony Cecchetelli (American Fight Team) vs. Junior Ribeiro (Gold Team, NJ)
170 lbs – Ellio Correia (Tough Training Ctr.) vs. Collis Markes (Gold Team, NJ)
170 lbs – Andrew Gomme (Team Plus One Defense) vs. Wesley Carvalho (Gold Team)
185 lbs – Brendan Laplante (Blue Devil) vs. Nelson Puentes (Gold Team NJ)

Super jiu-jitsu fights
Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga (Team Link) VS. Roberto “Tussa” Alencar (Gracie Barra)

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