Tonights show deserves mention because it features four Female MMA fights. That's quadruples the number of female MMA fights that have appeared on national television thus far, so it definitely deserves attention.

I want to give the essence of Jiu Jitsu, if you will, merely than just its definition.

European Championships of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Lisbon, Portugal
January 29-30

Jiu Jitsu is a difficult art to master. Even the initial learning curve can be difficult, and many schools unfortunately have had a high drop out rate because of that difficulty. While there may be a lot of reasons for that initial frustration, most of the responsibility lies squarely on the shoulders of the instructor.

Budweiser World Championships
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 20-21st

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Over 800 competitors representing 18 different countries made for a memorable European Jiu Jitsu Championship.

Casada.com Fight
House of Events Ribalta, Rio De Janeiro
Saturday, 27 of January of 2007

Leonardo Tunico Leite (Gracie Bar) defeated Bruno Frazatto (Godoi JJ) for points;
Celso Vinícius (Gracie Barra) defeated Eduardo Pessoa (Novo Uniao) for points;
Tiago Alves (Barbosa Team) finished Alexander Pimentel Flea (Novo Uniao) for strangulation for the coasts to 7min13s;
Demian Maia (Brasa) defeated Delson Pe De chumbo (Gracie Barra) for points;
Marcelinho Garcia (Alliance) defeated Rômulo Barral (Gracie Barra) for points;

Braulio Estima takes black belt absolute title.

We also have a Reader's Choice, which you can participate in by visiting the OTM Forum

We decided to recognize a man who started 2006 strong, who finished 2006 strong, and who managed to stay active (and impressive) on the circuit the entire year.