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IBJJF Worlds - Results and recap

Check out the results of this year's most prestigious BJJ events of the year.

The 2016 Worlds have concluded and a true who's who in the BJJ community was present, representing their respective academies. Some of the more recognizable names did as expected, and there was no shortage of MMA fighters that made their way to Long Beach for the event.

In the men's black belt heavyweight division, BJJ legend and former MMA fighter Andre Galvão (Atos) took the top honor, while Jackson Sousa dos Santos took second place. In the men's black belt medium-heavy division, Leandro Lo was at the top of the pack as Gracie Barra standout Rômulo Barral took second as Patrick Ponte representing GF Team took third and Keenan Cornelius took fourth place.