The 2009 Submission Grappling & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Hall of Fame

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I dont know if anyone knows about this yet, so here goes

This is a few days old and I found this out a few hours ago. Apparently there is now a hall of fame for BJJ and submission grappling.

Here are the inductees:

Greg Jackson
Coach to UFC Champions,

Rashad Evans & Georges St. Pierre

6-Time Overall Grapplers Quest Team Champions


Greg Jackson

Coach to UFC Champions,

Rashad Evans & Georges St. Pierre

6-Time Overall Grapplers Quest Team Champions


Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez

7-Time Grapplers Quest Champion

Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Champion


Joe "Daddy" Stevenson

7-Time Grapplers Quest Champion
Ultimate Fighter Season 2 Champion

Saulo Ribeiro

2-Time Grapplers Quest Superfight Absolute Champion

Multiple-Time World Jiu Jitsu Champion

Rafael Lovato, Jr. (WHOOOO!!)

17-Time Grapplers Quest Champion

1st American to win the Brazilian Nationals

2nd American to win the World Championships at the black belt level

2007 Jiu Jitsu Player of the Year


Gazzy Parman

14-Time Grapplers Quest Champion,

#1 RATED Female in Grapplers Quest History


Obviously, Grapplers Quest is sponsoring this hall of fame thing, including Fight Expo...and Bud Light. I'm sure there are other high-class grapplers that deserve to be on here, so hopefully their time will come soon.


http://www.thefightexpo.com/blog/node/23

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That is pretty cool, and I am glad to see Saulo get the props he much deserves.