Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain stepped on the jiu-jitsu mats for the first time in competition at the 2016 New York Open.
Bourdain made it to the finals of the Masters 5 middleweight blue belt division and he was matched up against a tough Alexey Iskhakov from Mike Moses’ Competition Team.
The Renzo Gracie Academy blue belt was able to get a sweep right off the hop after pulling guard and secured a victory to win gold for the first time at an IBJJF tournament.