Carlos Santos a 3 times IBJJF former World Champion and the creator of World Pro BJJ Cup in Abu Dhabi, is launching in US his tournament series the SUPERCUP BJJ – Gi & NOGI Tournament.

I had posted this on my Facebook page a few days ago, bait more off the cuff from my usual style, with the intent of expanding on this later.  But I am reposting this here on OTM word for word.  

"Give a horrific and tragic turn of events in our community of Jiu Jitsu, I've had a number of conversations and have been asked to share my thoughts with quite a few people. I am shook by what happened as well, and I'm measuring my response now to be thoughtful and responsible.

By Benjamin Bieker
 
Submission Grappler of the Year (Female) (Beatriz Mesquita)
 

 Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports Mag, and more - find more of his leg lock articles and resources at www.BJJLegLocks.com 

 Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports Mag, and more - find more of his leg lock articles and resources at www.BJJLegLocks.com 

 By Benjamin Bieker
 
Breakthrough MMA Fighter of the Year (Johny Hendricks)
 

 By Benjamin Bieker
 
Model of the Year (Corissa Furr)

LOS ANGELES, California — The 10th annual OTM Awards will be announced each day this week, starting on Monday, January 14th and ending on Friday, January 18th. We at OTM are very proud to say that we started these awards a decade ago and have watched some of these athletes develop into household names in the sports of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Submission Grappling (No-Gi), and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). To celebrate the growth of these sports, we added more categories last year and we will once again be awarding people in different 16 categories in all 3 sports.

 Join OTM at the south point casino in Las Vegas Nevada on January 18th of fights as we enjoy another epic night of fights, including two Title Matches and a female bout. stay posted for results and fight of the night re-cap.

Strikeforce - Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

11 Tarec Saffiedine defeated Nate Marquardt Decision (Unanimous) Round 5, 5:00

10 Daniel Cormier defeated Dion Staring TKO (Punches) Round 2, 4:02

9 Josh Barnett defeated Nandor Guelmino Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 1, 2:11