In chapter two of the Almanac, GRACIEMAG.com tells the story of the competitions held from 1998 to 2000
Photos by Gustavo Aragao, Levy Ribeiro, Lia Caldas, Luca Atalla and Ricardo Azoury
1998
Shake it up, Sperry!
The saga of Roleta and Sperry in one of the most emotional World Championships in history
After tearing Roleta’s worn out pants (detail), Zé Mario chooses to play on top and shake his adversary up becoming absolute champion.
Sperry’s sleeves are being controlled. So he shakes it up. More than two years have passed since Roleta beat Wallid, in the first World Championship, but his guard is still undecipherable. Earlier that Sunday, July 26, Roleta was responsible for ending the 11 year invincibility of Carlson's fighter (today the leader of the BTT) in his Jiu-Jitsu career, in the super-heavyweight category. And now, in the final of the open class division, the two fighters, in the primes of their careers, meet yet again.
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