Quick news from jiu-jitsu events in Japan, the United States and Brazil in your Monday morning Weekend Recap.

AOJ Up-and-Comer Continues Win Streak

Not long after beating the reigning IBJJF World champion Jamil Hill, Johntha Alves of Atos gym Art of Jiu-Jitsu continues to prove he’s a special talent. 

Still in Asia following his big win at Spyder in July Alves competed at the Copa Bull Terrier in Japan, winning double gold in the brown belt division. Impressively, he took it with five submissions in five matches. 

Alves has been tearing up the competition scene since blue belt, largely due to the investment of the Mendes brothers and their Believe and Achieve program. Alves was scouted and brought to the U.S. by the World champion brothers, and Gui Mendes described him as one of the most promising talents he’s ever worked with. 

Watch a clip of the absolute final below

Oliveira (center) with teammates Max Gimenis (left) and Dante Leon (right)

GF Team’s newest black belt makes debut

Mauricio Oliveira, the brown belt World champion who was promoted to black belt in June, won double gold in his first competition as a black belt. 

Based in Toledo, Ohio with Gutemberg Pereira, Dante Leon and a solid chunk of the GF Team squad, Oliveira competed in the IBJJF Chicago Open as a medium-heavyweight. Though the divisions were small, Oliveira came out on top. 

At only 20 years of age Oliveira has long been tipped as one of the main names to keep an eye on from GF Team. This win serves to reinforce the opinion that he is going to be one of their main black belt representatives over the next few years. 

Other news: 

Otavio Nalati Wins Double Gold at IBJJF Floripa Open

Team Lloyd Irvin rep Otavio Nalati is a regular face on the competition circuit, with the Sao Paulo-Based big man traveling to compete all over Brazil. The ultra-heavyweight took double gold in Floripa beating Andre Rudolfo of Zenith in the weight division, and submitting Gracie Barra's Fellipe Trovo in the openweight final. 

Dante Leon Get Double Gold at IBJJF Chicago No-Gi Open  

Signed up at medium-heavyweight Dante Leon of GF Team was alone in his division but secured the absolute gold medal with a rear naked choke in the final vs David Garmo of Detroit Jiu-Jitsu. 

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