13-time IBJJF World Champ Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida reflects on teammate Jansen Gomes' shocking victory over Tainan Dalpra.
Jun 5, 2023
Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida is the most successful jiu-jitsu competitor of all time. This is his story.
Nov 18, 2021
The story of brotherhood between Buchecha & Leandro Lo, as told through their IBJJF Worlds absolute final saga in the feature film, 'Buchecha.'
Aug 11, 2022
Marcus Almeida fala sobre o celebração da vida Leandro Lo que foi BJJ Stars 9.
Oct 23, 2022
Nov 1, 2021
Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida, 31, is one of the most successful black belt grapplers of all time. He holds the record for the most IBJJF World Championship titles (13). He is also a two-time ADCC Champion, a four-time No-Gi World champion, and a six-time UAEJJF World Pro Champion. Having signaled his intent to transition to MMA, the Checkmat black belt joined up with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida last year to prepare for his debut.
Mar 4, 2021
Legendary jiu-jitsu world champion Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida's MMA career has been going from strength to strength, and he's showing no signs of slowing down. Since September of 2021 Buchecha has amassed a perfect 3-0 record in MMA, with none of his fights going longer than three minutes of the first round. Almeida will step back into the ONE Championship circle on August 27 in Singapore when he takes on the Belorussian fighter Kirill Grishenko, a 6'4" heavyweight with a record of 5-1.
Aug 2, 2022
Taken from our documentary "Buchecha", which premieres on Thanksgiving Day, 2021.
Feb 3, 2023
13-time IBJJF world champion Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida may have left the world of competitive jiu-jitsu behind to pursue an MMA career, but the Checkmat star was matside at the recent World Championships in Anaheim, California, and he didn't like what he saw. Buchecha flew back to the USA and was at the venue just one week after beating Kang Ji Won by first-round submission in Singapore. He told me that he realized upon walking into the venue that he didn't miss competing in jiu-jitsu at all. Being at the event as a spectator for the first time in his life, he came to some interesting conclusions on how jiu-jitsu could be improved for both athletes and fans. "Let's change all the black belt matches to six-minute matches, and help the sport to get better and make it fun to watch again. The way it is, it's impossible," Buchecha said as part of Shoyoroll's series of voicemail posts titled "The Jiu-Jitsu Tapes". High-profile black belts including Lucas Lepri, Gezary Matuda and Gregor Gracie offered their support to this statement, but Buchecha's Checkmat teammate Adam Wardzinski was one of the few dissenting voices. "Real problem is competitors not engaging in a fight after scoring first points/ advantages. 10mins or 6mins is no difference when the action is not viewer friendly," wrote Wardzinski, who has competed over 85 times in events which utilize a maximum of six-minute matches. Following Buchecha's suggestion, Shoyoroll started an online petition titled “Save Jiu-Jitsu” that currently has over 500 signatures.
Dec 21, 2021
We caught up with Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida, who will fight for the third time on ONE Championship. He faces Senegalese wrestler/brawler Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane in a heavyweight bout. Buchecha has been training MMA at American Top Team, but he's kept his eye on the world of jiu-jitsu and gives us his thoughts on both the upcoming ADCC and the next generation of jiu-jitsu athletes coming through on the IBJJF circuit.
Apr 11, 2022
Jun 28, 2023
Remember the name Ji Won Kang? Just last week we announced that the heavyweight would face Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida at ONE Championship in April. Well the South Korean slugger just racked up another first round knockout win, this time over the highly touted Amir Aliakbari, a Greco-Roman wrestling champ from Iran. After getting lit up badly Ji Won Kang blasted the Iranian with a heavy left hook that ended the fight in under two minutes. Ji Won Kang is now a perfect 5-0 with all wins via KO/TKO. With heavy hands and a history of knocking out standout grapplers he makes for a dangerous opponent for Buchecha. It's a tough first fight, and you may be wondering why ONE Championship isn't easing Buchecha into an MMA career with a less dangerous opponent. He's going to be in at the deep end, that's for sure.
Mar 9, 2021, Pro
Marcus Almeida vs Victor Hugo 2019 ADCC World Championships
Sep 5, 2020, Pro
We caught up with Buchecha a day before 2021 Worlds to talk about his recent MMA success, and his prediction for the Absolute title winner.
Dec 10, 2021
Rafael Lovato Jr. has nothing but respect for Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida and is eager to see how his MMA career unfolds.
Aug 16, 2021, Pro
Marcus Buchecha Almeida vs Gordon Ryan 2019 ADCC World Championships
Marcus Buchecha Almeida vs Mahamed Aly 2019 ADCC World Championships
Marcus Buchecha Almeida vs Kaynan Duarte 2019 ADCC World Championships
Unsurprisingly, 13x World Champ Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida dominates the list of must watch matches from absolute matches of Worlds past. Match Order: 2018 Nicholas Meregali vs Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida 2019 Nathiely de Jesus vs Izadora Silva 2018 Leandro Lo vs Vitcor Honorio 2021 Gabi Pessanha vs Gabi Garcia 2016 Erberth Santos vs Bernardo Faria 2016 Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida vs Felipe Pena 2017 Leandro Lo vs Marcus 'Buchecha'
May 10, 2022
Watch Marcus Buchecha Almeida vs Aaron "Tex" Johnson from the 2019 ADCC World Championships.
With no Buchecha at IBJJF Worlds, the stage is set for the most competitive absolute division in years.
Nov 24, 2021
Buchecha gives us an update on how his MMA training is developing and how it has forced him out of his comfort zone.
Nov 21, 2020, Pro
Watch heavyweight Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida take on featherweight Keith Krikorian in the absolute division at the 2019 ADCC World Championships.
Marcus Buchecha Almeida vs Riccardo Evangelista 2019 IBJJF Worlds