When the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Jiu-Jitsu Tour traveled to Rio de Janeiro in November, we saw some of the toughest matches of the entire series. 

Held at the Rio Olympic Arena, the Rio Grand Slam saw the Gracie Barra powerhouse trio of Romulo Barral, Felipe Pena, and Gabriel Arges compete. However, only one would leave the arena with a medal. 

Barral unfortunately dislocated his shoulder during a match with Xande Ribeiro, though the injury was not serious, and he came back later in the day to win third place. 


Pena and Ribeiro went head-to-head again following their war in Tokyo, and while Ribeiro seemed to pose Pena some problems with a new strategy, the Gracie Barra black belt managed to find victory once again.

The event saw a number of UAEJJ team members in action, coached by Roberto "Gordon" and Ramon Lemos. 

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Notable moments from the event included:
• Gabriel Arges getting DQ'd in the 85 gi division for an unintentional knee reap 
• Fasial Al-Ketbi's first gold medal as a black belt in a major UAEJJF tournament (no gi -83kg) -- read more
• Celso Vinicius losing in the first round to Gabriel Rollo of Checkmat -- watch video
• And THIS horrific position! -- watch crazy submission attempt

Watch match videos and more from the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro 

Full Results from the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio 

Male Gi / Adult / Black / 62kg Bracket
1 Hiago Silva 
2 Jose Lima 
3 Jose Tiago Barros 

Male Gi / Adult / Black / 69kg Bracket
1 Isaque Paiva 
2 Rafael Mansur 
3 Tiago Bravo 

Male Gi / Adult / Black / 77kg Bracket
1 Alexandre Cavaliere 
2 Gabriel Pontes 
3 Jhonny Souza 

Male Gi / Adult / Black / 85kg Bracket
1 Matheus Souza 
2 Manuel Ribamar 
3 Wellington Sebastiao 

Male Gi / Adult / Black / 94kg Bracket
1 Felipe Pena 
2 Alexandre Ribeiro 
3 Romulo Barral 

Male Gi / Adult / Black / 110kg Bracket
1 Andre Campos 
2 Igor Silva 
3 Ricardo Evangelista 

Female Gi / Adult / Brown Black / 55kg Bracket
1 Thamires Aquino 
2 Amanda Nogueira 
3 Mayssa Bastos 

Female Gi / Adult / Brown Black / 62kg Bracket
1 Beatriz Mesquita 
2 Larissa Paes 
3 Bianca Basilio 

Female Gi / Adult / Brown Black / 70kg Bracket
1 Ana Carolina Vieira 
2 Talita Neves 
3 Renata Moreira 

Female Gi / Adult / Brown Black / 90kg Bracket
1 Nathiely De Jesus 
2 Samella Shohamy 
3 Claudia Onofre Valim Do Val