X ARM is Back!

X Arm | Armbar for the WIN!

Ok, so X ARM has nothing to do with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but it might be the most amazing offshoot of MMA ever conceived. Take two guys, tape up their arms in an arm wrestling position, and then let them punch each other in the face until someone "wins". Armbars, head kicks, and even arm wrestling taps ALLOWED.

The best part of X Arm holding a second event (4 years after X Arm 1)? JAMES IRVIN is on the card. This is no longer a sport for CFL dropouts and Junior College Linebackers, real men, with real striking skills, are now competing. While I still highly doubt this event goes down, if it does, I will be watching (on youtube. :) ).

More details about X Arm 2 are at MMA Junkie

X Arm 1 Highlights

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2012 IBJJF Pan Am Championships - quick results

Posted on April 09, 2012 by Jonathan Briggs | 2 Comments

2012 IBJJF Pan Am Championship Results - Black Belt Division

Rooster

FIRST Caio Terra - Gracie Elite Team

SECOND Rafael Freitas - Gracie Barra

THIRD 1 Koji Shibamoto - Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy

THIRD 2 Fabbio Passos de Alencar - Alliance

Light-Feather

FIRST Bruno da Silva Malfacine - Alliance
SECOND Guilherme Mendes Godoy - Atos Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD 1 Henrique rezende Costa e Silva - Alliance
THIRD 2 Laercio Fernandes - Lotus Club Jiu-Jitsu

Feather

FIRST Rafael Mendes Godoy - Atos Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND Rubens Charles Maciel - Alliance
THIRD 1 Mario Sergio Names Reis - Alliance
THIRD 2 Michael Lee Fowler - Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Light

FIRST Leandro Pereira do Nascimento - PSLPB Cicero Costha
SECOND Lucas Alves Lepri - Alliance
THIRD 1 Philipe Cançado Della Monica - Gracie Barra America
THIRD 2 Vinícius Tavares Marinho - GF Team

Middle

FIRST Claudio Calasans Camargo Júnior - Atos Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND Victor de Oliveira Estima - Gracie Barra
THIRD 1 Clark Gracie - Gracie Elite Team
THIRD 2 Kron Gracie - Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

Medium-Heavy

FIRST Kayron Gracie - Gracie Barra
SECOND Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo - Atos Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD 1 Bruno Augusto Togni Antunes - Gracie Barra America
THIRD 2 Rodrigo Martins Ribeiro da Silva - Godoi JJ Club

Heavy

FIRST Lucas Joas Gomes Leite - CheckMat
SECOND Yuri Costa Simões M. da Silva - CheckMat
THIRD 1 Renan Vital Rosa de França - Gracie Elite Team
THIRD 2 Rafael Lovato Jr. - Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Super-Heavy

FIRST Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria - Alliance
SECOND Antônio Carlos de F. Barbosa Júnior - CheckMat
THIRD 1 João Francisco de Moraes Assis - CheckMat
THIRD 2 Felipe Menezes Bueno - Alliance

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida - CheckMat
SECOND Alexander Riis Hilligsoe Trans - CheckMat
THIRD 1 Ricardo Ferreira Evangelista - GF Team
THIRD 2 Kitner Mendonça de Moura - Gracie Elite Team

Open Class

FIRST Antônio Carlos de F. Barbosa Júnior - CheckMat
SECOND Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida - CheckMat
THIRD 1 Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria - Alliance
THIRD 2 Kron Gracie - Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu