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Roosevelt Sousa and Nathalie Ribeiro crowned King and Queen of Mats in Brazil

In the last gi jiu-jitsu competition before the 2021 IBJJF Worlds next week, the AJP Tour hosted its King and Queen of Mats event on Thursday, December 2nd in Florianopolis, Brazil. The 9th edition of the Abu Dhabi King of Mats was a heavyweight tournament, featuring a mix of highly accomplished and promising new black belts, including Patrick Gaudio, Wallace Costa, Fernando Tsushima, Roosevelt Sousa, Gerard Labinski, and Gabriel Oliveira. The 3rd Queen of Mats event featured the lightweights with Beatriz Mesquita, Alexa Yanes, Brenda Larissa, Bianca Basilio, Nathalie Ribeiro, and Maria Ono vying for the coveted title.