Our Coaches
BTT has trained top fighters such as:
Ricardo Arona,
Former UFC Middleweight Championship holder Murilo Bustamante
The Nogueira Brothers
Vitor Belfor
Allan Goes
Mario Sperry
Former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho
Diego Gamonal
Gabriel Fonseca
and many more..
Our coaches biographies:
Diego Gamonal Nogueira
3rd Degree Black Belt.
Diego Gamonal received his black belt in 2006 from Professor Ricardo Marques of BTT Juiz De Fora, Brazil.
FIGHTER OF THE MONTH INTERVIEW AT THE OFICIAL BTT
Diego Gamonal Nogueira, 35 years old, from Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, Business Administrator, Head Coach of BTT Texas in San Antonio, began training jiu jitsu in his hometown with the professor Julio Porto at the end of 1998, but soon he moved (still as a white belt) to the Roberto "Risada" Atalla academy, where his current Master Ricardo Marques was an instructor as well. For one year, Gamonal lived in Petrópolis because of his studies, and ended up taking the purple belt there, with Master Adalberto de Souza (Buda). Back in Juiz de Fora, and back to his current team, Diego got the brown belt and the finally the black belt in 2006 by Master Ricardo Marques. As one of the top BTT athletes, Gamonal tells about the opportunity to train with Master Murilo Bustamante at BTT Lagoa, provided by the extension of the team in Juiz de Fora by his Master. Our luck!
Diego began to train jiu jitsu under the influence of his friends who have already trained. He has always been involved in sports and martial arts, starting with 5 years of age in Judo, Taekwondo, Karate until he meets in Jiu Jitsu, at 15 to 16 years old.
The BTT Texas Head Coach, tries to keep competing always. And in 2017, he gotta reach the final of all IBJJF Open competitions (Dallas, Miami, Long Beach, Boston), as well as winning the Open at the Charlotte Open and closing the year with the consecutive two-time World No Gi, in California. It's so many titles! Gamonal has already fought with almost every major names in the sport, and his most recent fight was the World No Gi final against world champion Tarsis Humphreys. What a victory!
Gamonal says that although he likes to do guard, he specializes in "Invisible Armbar", which is available on DVD at: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/the-invisible-armbar-dvd-by-diego- gamonal
He has already fought mma professional in 2007, and he had to train, in addition to BJJ, muay thai, boxing and wrestling. However, he says that the focus now is on team growth. His main goal is to disseminate what he has learned, creating not only champions on the mat but also champions in life! However, we will still see Diego competing a lot in this year of 2018, because he says he is addicted to this adrenaline. The priority is the students, and they are doing justice to their Master doing very well in the championships. Starting with his wife and student, Denise, highlighter fighter from last month.
His routine, with Bella's birth and the growth of BTT in Texas, has made him very busy with homework, classes, academies, seminars, championships, he still manages to keep training as much as possible, but without a fized routine. His wife Denise helps him a lot in the day to day.
At the end of this whole run, Gamonal just thanks everyone, as BTT Texas is evolving every day, increasing not only in quantity but in the quality of what is taught to students. Good teacher is the one who loves to teach, and Diego Gamonal knows how to do very well!
TOP TITTLES
3x World NoGi Champion 2016/2017/2018
Champion - Pan Ams 2016
2 x Champion – Pan Ams NoGi
2 x 2nd Place Masters World
2 x 3rd place World NoGi
3rd place Pan Ams
Open Class Champion - Rio de Janeiro State
2 x Champion – Rio de Janeiro State
Champion – International Dallas NoGi
Champion – International Dallas
Champion – International Houston
Champion – International Boston
Champion – International Boca Raton
Champion – International Miami
Champion – International Charlotte
Champion – International Austin
Champion – International Austin No-Gi
2nd Place American National
2nd Place Brazilian National Cup
2 x 3rd Place Brazilian National
1st place
December 16th, 2017, 2017 / World No-Gi International Open IBJJF ;
Place: Anaheim – California
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 202 lbs);
1st place
July 23rd, 2017 / Austin NoGi International Open IBJJF ;
Place: Austin – Texas ;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 215 lbs);
2nd place
July 22nd, 2017 / Austin International Open IBJJF ;
Place: Austin – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
April 30th, 2017 / Dallas NoGi International Open IBJJF ;
Place: Dallas – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
2nd place
April 29th, 2017 / Dallas International Open IBJJF ;
Place: Dallas – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
2nd place
April 22nd, 2017 / Boston International Open IBJJF ;
Place: Boston – Massachusetts ;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 222 lbs);
2nd place
December 3rd, 2016 / San Antonio International Open IBJJF ;
Place: San Antonio – Texas;
Weight Class: Open Class;
1st place
December 3rd, 2016 / San Antonio International Open IBJJF ;
Place: San Antonio – Texas;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
November 12th, 2016 / Submission Hunter 5 – Super Fight
Place: San Antonio – Texas ;
Weight Class: (- 195 lbs);
Champion
November 5th, 2016 / World NoGi IBJJF
Place: San Francisco – California ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
1st place
October 22nd, 2016 / Miami International Open IBJJF
Place: Miami – Florida ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
October 8th, 2016 / Fight To Win – Super Fight
Place: San Antonio – Texas ;
Weight Class: (- 190 lbs);
Champion
July 24th, 2016 / Austin NoGI International Open IBJJF
Place: Austin – Texas ;
Weight Class: Open Class;
1st place
July 24th, 2016 / Austin NoGI International Open IBJJF
Place: Austin – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
1st place
July 24th, 2016 / Austin International Open IBJJF
Place: Austin – Texas ;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 222 lbs);
2nd place
April 23rd, 2016 / San Antonio International Open IBJJF ;
Place: San Antonio – Texas;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 222 lbs);
1st place
April 24th, 2016 / San Antonio NoGI International Open IBJJF
Place: San Antonio – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
1st place
March 19th, 2016 / Pan American Jiu-Jitsu ;
Place: Irvine – CA;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
February 20th, 2016 / Houston International Open IBJJF
Place: Houston – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
2nd place
December 5th, 2015 / San Antonio International Open IBJJF ;
Place: San Antonio – Texas;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 222 lbs);
1st place
October 17th, 2015 / Miami International Open IBJJF
Place: Maimi – Florida ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
September 20th, 2015 / Dallas NoGI International Open IBJJF
Place: Dallas – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
September 20th, 2015 / Dallas International Open IBJJF
Place: Dallas – Texas ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
3rd place
August 29th, 2015 / BJJ Tour
Place: San Antonio – Texas ;
Weight Class: Open Class;
2nd place
August 29th, 2015 / BJJ Tour
Place: San Antonio – Texas ;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (over 208 lbs);
2nd place
August 22th, 2015 / Boston International Open IBJJF
Place: Boston – Massachusetts ;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
April 26th, 2015 / Boca Raton International Open IBJJF
Place: Boca Raton – Florida;
Weight Class: Open Class;
3rd place
April 26th, 2015 / Boca Raton International Open IBJJF
Place: Boca Raton – Florida;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
3rd place
February 7th, 2015 / Houston International Open IBJJF
Place: Houston – Texas;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
January 24th, 2015 / Tournament of Champions
Place: Houston – Texas;
Weight Class: Open Class;
1st place
November the 2nd, 2014 / Masters World
Place: Long Beach – California;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
2nd place
October the 18th, 2014 / Miami International Open IBJJF
Place: Miami – Florida;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
2nd place
September the 26th, 2014 / Dallas International Open IBJJF
Place: Dallas – Texas;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
1st place
April the 26th, 2014 / Boca Raton International Open IBJJF
Place: Boca Raton – Florida;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 208 lbs);
1st place
February the 23th, 2014 / Houston International Open IBJJF
Place: Houston – Texas;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
3rd place
December the 7th, 2013 / IBJJF Pro League
Place: Long Beach – California;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy / Heavy (- 208 lbs);
3rd place
November the 2nd, 2013 / World NoGi
Place: Long Beach – California;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 215 lbs);
3rd place
October the 5th, 2013 / Masters World
Place: Long Beach – California;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
2nd place
September the 8th, 2013 / American National’s NoGi
Place: Carson – California;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
2nd place
September the 7th, 2013 / American National’s
Place: Carson – California;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (- 194 lbs);
3rd place
July the 27th, 2013 / Rio International Open ;
Place: Rio de Janeiro – RJ;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy(-194.5lb);
3rd place
July the 7th, 2013 / Campeonato Sul Brasileiro ;
Place: Florianopolis – SC;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy(-194.5lb);
3rd place
June the 22th, 2013 / Luta Contra o Crack;
Place: Rio de Janeiro – RJ;
Weight Class: Super Fight;
Champion
May the 4th, 2013 / Dallas International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Dallas – TX;
Weight Class: Open Class;
3rd place
May the 4th, 2013 / Dallas International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Dallas – TX;
Weight Class: Heavy(-208.5lb);
1st place
September the 29th, 2012 / Pan American Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi ;
Place: New York – NY;
Weight Class: Super Heavy (- 215 lbs);
1st place
Februarythe 4th, 2012 / Houston International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Houston – TX;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy(-194.5lb);
2nd place
Februarythe 4th, 2012 / Houston International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Houston – TX;
Weight Class: Open Class;
3rd place
November 5th, 2011 / World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi;
Place: Long Beach – California;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
3rd place
October the 8th, 2011 / Freestyle Grappling;
Place: Portland – Maine;
Weight Class: Open Class – No Gi
1st place
October the 8th, 2011 / Freestyle Grappling;
Place: Portland – Maine;
Weight Class: Open Class – Gi
1st place
October the 1st, 2011 / Pan American Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi ;
Place: New York – New York;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (-194.5lb)
3rd place
May the 15th, 2011 / Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro – RJ;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy(-194.5lb);
3rd place
March the 27th, 2011 / Pan American Jiu-Jitsu ;
Place: Irvine – CA;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (-194.5lb);
3rd place
February the 27th, 2011 / Aberto de Verao (FJJRIO);
Place: Rio de Janeiro-RJ;
Weight Class: Medium Heavy (-194.5lb);
1st place
October the 23rd, 2010 / Miami International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Miami – Florida;
Weight Class: Middle (- 181 lbs);
3rd place
October the 10th, 2010 / Freestyle Grappling;
Place: Portland – Maine;
Weight Class: Open Class
1st place
October the 2nd, 2010 / Pan American Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi ;
Place: New York – NY;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 202 lbs);
1st place
August the 14th 2010 / Las Vegas International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Las Vegas – Nevada;
Weight Class: Open Class
3rd place
August the 14th, 2010 / Las Vegas International Open IBJJF Championship;
Place: Las Vegas – Nevada;
Weight Class: Middle (-181 lbs);
3rd place
June the 16th, 2010 / Club Zoo Fight Night (NoGi);
Place: Vancouver – Washington;
Weight Class: Open Class
1st place
April the 24th, 2010/ Campeonato Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Open Class
1st place.
April the 24th , 2010/ Campeonato Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
1st place.
March the 6th2010/ 1ª etapa do Ranking Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
3rd place
October the 17th 2009/ Copa Budo Brasil de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Juiz de Fora;
Weight Class: Super-Fight;
1st place.
August the 29th 2009/ Campeonato Sudeste Brasileio de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: São Paulo;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
2nd place.
November the 9th 2008/ Campeonato Sul Americano de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Florianopolis;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
2nd place.
September the 20th 2008/ 3ª etapa do Ranking Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Open Class
1st place.
September the 20th 2008/ 3ª etapa do Ranking Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Medium(-194.5lb);
2nd place.
September the 7th 2008/Copa KDF de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
1st place.
August the 17th 2008/1º Torneio de Inverno de Petrópolis;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Open Class (- 194 lbs);
1st place.
May the 11st 2008/ XII Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca T. Clube;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
3rd place
March the 9th 2008/ 1ª etapa do Ranking Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Medium(-194.5lb);
2nd place.
October the 27th 2007/ 1ª Copa Grancel de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Juiz de Fora;
Weight Class: Open Class ( 75 kg);
1st place.
June the 24th 2007/ Campeonato Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Heavy (- 207.5 lbs);
1st place.
June the 9th 2007/ / 3ª Etapa LERJJI;
(Liga do Estado do Rio de Janeiro);
Place: São Gonçalo;
Weight Class: Super-Heavy (- 100 Kg);
2nd place.
June the 2nd 2007/ V Copa Olympia;
Place: Juiz de Fora;
Weight Class: Open Class
3rd place
November the 11st 2006/ Copa Rolls Gracie (FJJRIO);
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
1st place.
November the 11st 2006/ Copa Rolls Gracie (FJJRIO);
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: Open Class
3rd place
September the 3rd 2006/ Copa Viçosa de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Viçosa;
Weight Class: Open Class
3rd place
BROWN BELT
June THE 24th 2006/ Campeonato Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
2nd place
May the 14th 2006/ Brazilian National Cup;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
2nd place
April the 22nd 2006/ 4ª Copa Olympia de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Juiz de Fora;
Weight Class: Open Class ( 75 kg);
1st place.
October the 15th 2005/ 3ª etapa do Ranking Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
1st place.
June the 26th 2005/ Campeonato Estadual do Rio de janeiro;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
5th place.
May the 22nd 2005/ X Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca T. Clube;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
5th place.
May the 23rd 2004/ IX Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
5th place.
April the 25th 2004/ 2ª Etapa LERJJI;
(Liga do Estado do Rio de Janeiro);
Place: Niterói, Atlético Clube Fonseca;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
4th place.
March the 27th 2004/ II Copa Olympia de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Juiz de Fora – Sport Clube Juiz de Fora;
Weight Class: Semi-Open Class – 75 kg;
2nd place.
PURPLE BELT
September the 27th 2003/ VIII Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
5th place.
July the 25th 2003/ VIII Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Rio de Janeiro Tijuca T. Clube;
Weight Class: (- 181 lbs);
5th place.
April the 6th 2003/ 1ª Copa Olympia de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Juiz de Fora, 2º BPM;
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
1st place.
September the 29th 2002/ 5ª Etapa LERJJI;
(Liga do Estado do Rio de Janeiro);
Place: Niterói, Atlético Clube Fonseca;
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
3rd place
August the 3rd 2002/ VI Cataguases Open de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Cataguases;
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
3rd place
July the 14th 2002/ 1º Torneio Corpo e Água de Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Petrópolis, Ginásio da UCP;
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
1st place.
May the 26th 2002/ 3ª Etapa LERJJI;
(Liga do Estado do Rio de Janeiro);
Place: São Gonçalo, Clube Mauá;
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
4th place.
BLUE BELT
July 1st 2001/ 8ª Copa Pit Bull;
Place: Teresópolis
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
1st place.
June the 3rd 2001/ I Copa Zona da Mata;
Place: Ubá
Weight Class: Open Class
1st place.
June the 3rd 2001/ I Copa Zona da Mata;
Place: Ubá
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
2nd place.
May the 5th 2001/ Copa Atalla Jiu-Jitsu;
Place: Juiz de Fora;
Weight Class: Open Class
1st place.
September the 9th 2000/ Campeonato de Juiz de Fora;
Place: Juiz de Fora, clube Tupi;
Weight Class: Light (- 167.5 lbs);
1st place
Gabriel Fonseca
Head Coach
Black Belt – BJJ Instructor and fight of the month at our official BTT website.
INTERVIEW FROM THE OFFICIAL BTT
The fighter of the month for the December 2017, goes to Gabriel Procópio da Fonseca, 28 years old, from Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. Gabriel, is another talent created by the renowned Master Ricardo Marques (BTT JF), and he is getting a lot of sucess worldwide.
Timbó has a degree in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and is currently teaching jiu-jitsu and MMA classes at Dethrone Base Camp in Fresno, California, where he lives. Gabriel trains every day in the morning, does the physical conditioning training, wrestling, submission and grappling. And he still teaches jiu jitsu classes, Gi and No Gi, every single day for beginners and advanced, where he enjoys training with his students.
Gabriel began training jiu-jitsu at the age of 12, at the Olympia academy (now current BTT JF) in Juiz de Fora, MG, with Master Ricardo Marques. Initially, he wanted to train boxing or muay thai, but his mother, Andrea, found it very aggressive and dangerous for a 12-year-old boy, which was when she proposed jiu-jitsu. Andrea was responsible for introducing this future talented athlete to jiu jitsu. She worked in the gym where Master Ricardo Marques was the coach, and took Gabriel to meet and have an experimental class. In the same week, Gabriel already bought a gi and began to train. In the beginning, he trained twice a week, he enjoyed the lessons, his Master and training colleagues, but he did not take it so seriously that time. After Ricardo held the first jiu-jitsu tournament in Juiz de Fora, he had discovered the passion for jiu jitsu. "The adrenaline and energy before and during the championship made me fall in love with the sport and want to dive headlong into this sport," he says.
In the month of November in this year, Timbó was one of the athletes to stand out at the IBJJF Long Beach Open 2017, making two tough fights. He points out how rewarding it was to fight alongside great friends, and to have in his corner the renowned professors and athletes, Diego Gamonal, from BTT San Antonio, Leonardo Machado from BTT North Dallas, who were his training partners at Juiz de Fora, and Marcelo Perdomo from BTT Long Beach, California. He says it was a unique experience. In the semifinal, Gabriel got Yan "Woodpecker" Lucas, a tough athlete from Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu, third place in Worlds 2017. Timbó made it 6-2 to qualify for the final, where he met the toughest fighter Victor Silvério, who just won the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in Los Angeles, and one of the big names in the current average weight. The fight was a real battle, a real chess game, where Gabriel started scoring with a takedown, and Victor tied with a sweep, but by having greater control and control of the fight, he got the victory by referee decision (2-1). Timbo is specialized in takedowns and attacks on the knees and feet, and his opponent did not escape from one of them.
Gabriel Timbó had a memorable year! Only in 2017 he had accumulated 4 golds (IBJJF Long Beach Open - Gi, IBJJF San José Summer Open - Gi, IBJJF Dallas Open - No Gi, NAGA San Jose), 1 silver (IBJJF America Nationals - Gi) and 3 bronzes (IBJJF San José Winter Open - Gi, Third place IBJJF Dallas Open - Gi, Third place IBJJF San Diego Open - Gi).
He talks about his most striking fights: "In the IBJJF Pan American Championship, I had a very tough fight with Isaac Bahiense from Alliance. The fight was a war, it came with a 2-0 victory, some referee decisions changed the result but I was very pleased with my performance against a big name that day. My last two fights at the Long Beach Open also served to show my maturity in competitions, I was very pleased with the result, but there are still many things to improve for next year. "
He says that by 2018 he will be stronger for the majors IBJJF championships such as the Pan American and World Championships, and he is still thinking about returning to MMA where he has 3 fights with 2 wins. His last fight was in 2012, but Gabriel is already training muay thai, to be ready for a new phase for the year 2018.
MAIN TITLES: IBJJF - CBJJ - FJJRIO
GOLD MEDALIST - BRAZIL NATIONAL PRO UAEJJF - 2015
GOLD MEDALIST - STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO NO -GI FJJRIO 2015
GOLD MEDALIST - RANKING 2007 RIO DE JANEIRO JIU-JITSU FEDERATION
GOLD MEDALIST - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NO GI IBJJF-2009
GOLD MEDALIST - IRVINE, CA OPEN IBJJF - 2015
SILVER MEDALIST- BRAZILIAN NATIONAL -2004
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL-2005
BRONZE MEDALIST-BRAZILIAN NATIONAL -2006 (WEIGHT AND ABSOLUTE)
BRAZILIAN CHAMPION TEAM 2006
SILVER MEDALIST- OPEN CLASS 2009 AMERICAN NATIONAL
BRONZE MEDALIST - AMERICAN NATIONAL -2009
BRONZE MEDALIST - RIO OPEN IBJJF -2010
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO GI-2010
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL -2011
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION NO-GI 2012
SILVER MEDALIST- BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO-GI- 2013
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO GI - 2014
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO GI - 2015
BRONZE MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN IBJJF – 2015
2016
BRONZE MEDALIST - BELO HORIZONTE- MG OPEN IBJJF – 2016
SILVER MEDALIST- RIO DE JANEIRO OPEN IBJJF – 2016
2017
BRONZE MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN IBJJF – 2017
NORTH AMERICAN GRAPPLING ASSOCIATION CHAMPION – SAN JOSE CA - 2017
BRONZE MEDALIST - DALLAS - TX OPEN IBJJF – 2017
GOLD MEDALIST - DALLAS - TX OPEN NO-GI IBJJF – 2017
SILVER MEDALIST - AMERICAN NATINALS IBJJF – 2017
GOLD MEDALIST – LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL -CA OPEN IBJJF – 2017
2017 IBJJF REFEREE
2018
BRONZE MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN IBJJF – 2018
SILVER MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN NO-GI IBJJF – 2018
GOLD MEDALIST – BOSTON-MA OPEN IBJJF – 2018
BRONZE MEDALIST – NEW YORK-NY OPEN IBJJF – 2018
BRONZE MEDALIST – BJJ PRO LOS ANGELES IBJJF – 2018
SILVER MEDALIST – MIAMI-FL – MIAMI OPEN IBJJF – 2018
WOLRD MASTER IBJJF TOURNAMENT REFEREE
2018 IBJJF REFEREE
2019
GOLD MEDALIST – MIAMI-FL OPEN IBJJF – 2019
BRONZE MEDALIST OPEN CLASS- MIAMI-FL OPEN IBJJF – 2019
Black Belt – BJJ Instructor and fight of the month at our official BTT website.
INTERVIEW FROM THE OFFICIAL BTT
The fighter of the month for the December 2017, goes to Gabriel Procópio da Fonseca, 28 years old, from Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. Gabriel, is another talent created by the renowned Master Ricardo Marques (BTT JF), and he is getting a lot of sucess worldwide.
Timbó has a degree in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and is currently teaching jiu-jitsu and MMA classes at Dethrone Base Camp in Fresno, California, where he lives. Gabriel trains every day in the morning, does the physical conditioning training, wrestling, submission and grappling. And he still teaches jiu jitsu classes, Gi and No Gi, every single day for beginners and advanced, where he enjoys training with his students.
Gabriel began training jiu-jitsu at the age of 12, at the Olympia academy (now current BTT JF) in Juiz de Fora, MG, with Master Ricardo Marques. Initially, he wanted to train boxing or muay thai, but his mother, Andrea, found it very aggressive and dangerous for a 12-year-old boy, which was when she proposed jiu-jitsu. Andrea was responsible for introducing this future talented athlete to jiu jitsu. She worked in the gym where Master Ricardo Marques was the coach, and took Gabriel to meet and have an experimental class. In the same week, Gabriel already bought a gi and began to train. In the beginning, he trained twice a week, he enjoyed the lessons, his Master and training colleagues, but he did not take it so seriously that time. After Ricardo held the first jiu-jitsu tournament in Juiz de Fora, he had discovered the passion for jiu jitsu. "The adrenaline and energy before and during the championship made me fall in love with the sport and want to dive headlong into this sport," he says.
In the month of November in this year, Timbó was one of the athletes to stand out at the IBJJF Long Beach Open 2017, making two tough fights. He points out how rewarding it was to fight alongside great friends, and to have in his corner the renowned professors and athletes, Diego Gamonal, from BTT San Antonio, Leonardo Machado from BTT North Dallas, who were his training partners at Juiz de Fora, and Marcelo Perdomo from BTT Long Beach, California. He says it was a unique experience. In the semifinal, Gabriel got Yan "Woodpecker" Lucas, a tough athlete from Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu, third place in Worlds 2017. Timbó made it 6-2 to qualify for the final, where he met the toughest fighter Victor Silvério, who just won the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in Los Angeles, and one of the big names in the current average weight. The fight was a real battle, a real chess game, where Gabriel started scoring with a takedown, and Victor tied with a sweep, but by having greater control and control of the fight, he got the victory by referee decision (2-1). Timbo is specialized in takedowns and attacks on the knees and feet, and his opponent did not escape from one of them.
Gabriel Timbó had a memorable year! Only in 2017 he had accumulated 4 golds (IBJJF Long Beach Open - Gi, IBJJF San José Summer Open - Gi, IBJJF Dallas Open - No Gi, NAGA San Jose), 1 silver (IBJJF America Nationals - Gi) and 3 bronzes (IBJJF San José Winter Open - Gi, Third place IBJJF Dallas Open - Gi, Third place IBJJF San Diego Open - Gi).
He talks about his most striking fights: "In the IBJJF Pan American Championship, I had a very tough fight with Isaac Bahiense from Alliance. The fight was a war, it came with a 2-0 victory, some referee decisions changed the result but I was very pleased with my performance against a big name that day. My last two fights at the Long Beach Open also served to show my maturity in competitions, I was very pleased with the result, but there are still many things to improve for next year. "
He says that by 2018 he will be stronger for the majors IBJJF championships such as the Pan American and World Championships, and he is still thinking about returning to MMA where he has 3 fights with 2 wins. His last fight was in 2012, but Gabriel is already training muay thai, to be ready for a new phase for the year 2018.
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GOLD MEDALIST - BRAZIL NATIONAL PRO UAEJJF - 2015
GOLD MEDALIST - STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO NO -GI FJJRIO 2015
GOLD MEDALIST - RANKING 2007 RIO DE JANEIRO JIU-JITSU FEDERATION
GOLD MEDALIST - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NO GI IBJJF-2009
GOLD MEDALIST - IRVINE, CA OPEN IBJJF - 2015
SILVER MEDALIST- BRAZILIAN NATIONAL -2004
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL-2005
BRONZE MEDALIST-BRAZILIAN NATIONAL -2006 (WEIGHT AND ABSOLUTE)
BRAZILIAN CHAMPION TEAM 2006
SILVER MEDALIST- OPEN CLASS 2009 AMERICAN NATIONAL
BRONZE MEDALIST - AMERICAN NATIONAL -2009
BRONZE MEDALIST - RIO OPEN IBJJF -2010
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO GI-2010
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL -2011
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION NO-GI 2012
SILVER MEDALIST- BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO-GI- 2013
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO GI - 2014
BRONZE MEDALIST - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NO GI - 2015
BRONZE MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN IBJJF – 2015
2016
BRONZE MEDALIST - BELO HORIZONTE- MG OPEN IBJJF – 2016
SILVER MEDALIST- RIO DE JANEIRO OPEN IBJJF – 2016
2017
BRONZE MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN IBJJF – 2017
NORTH AMERICAN GRAPPLING ASSOCIATION CHAMPION – SAN JOSE CA - 2017
BRONZE MEDALIST - DALLAS - TX OPEN IBJJF – 2017
GOLD MEDALIST - DALLAS - TX OPEN NO-GI IBJJF – 2017
SILVER MEDALIST - AMERICAN NATINALS IBJJF – 2017
GOLD MEDALIST – LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL -CA OPEN IBJJF – 2017
2017 IBJJF REFEREE
2018
BRONZE MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN IBJJF – 2018
SILVER MEDALIST - SAN JOSE - CA OPEN NO-GI IBJJF – 2018
GOLD MEDALIST – BOSTON-MA OPEN IBJJF – 2018
BRONZE MEDALIST – NEW YORK-NY OPEN IBJJF – 2018
BRONZE MEDALIST – BJJ PRO LOS ANGELES IBJJF – 2018
SILVER MEDALIST – MIAMI-FL – MIAMI OPEN IBJJF – 2018
WOLRD MASTER IBJJF TOURNAMENT REFEREE
2018 IBJJF REFEREE
2019
GOLD MEDALIST – MIAMI-FL OPEN IBJJF – 2019
BRONZE MEDALIST OPEN CLASS- MIAMI-FL OPEN IBJJF – 2019
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