Albuquerque, N.M. – Saturday July 27, 2013 marked the grand opening of Desert Forge CrossFit on Albuquerque’s westside. Owners Tommy Truex and Nick Cangialosi had a dream to bring their passion and love of the sport to the people of the Duke City. They invested in a space located on Eagle Ranch road and opened […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jackson’s MMA fighter Clay “The Carpenter” Guida earned a split-decision victory over Hatsu Hioki at this past Saturday’s UFC on Fox 6 card in Guida’s hometown of Chicago, Ill. Guida is known for his furious pace, wrestling and has sharpened his jiu jitsu game right here in Albuquerque, N.M. at Gracie Barra […]
Standing His Ground Jackson’s MMA Fighter, Ricky Esquibel ups his amateur record to 3-0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts Amateur Ricky Esquibel, moved to 3-0 with a victory at the past Saturday’s Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts Series X. Esquibel grinded out a hard-fought split decision win over a very tough Nick De Fiore (29-28, 29-28 […]
Professor Tussa wins gold at Heavyweight and Professor Tammy Griego wins Absolute LONG BEACH CALIF.— Gracie Barra New Mexico Instructors Roberto “Tussa” Alencar, Rafael “Barata” Freitas and Tammy Griego all captured medals today at the 2012 International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation No Gi World Championships in Long Beach, Calif. Tussa captured gold in the Heavyweight division. Griego brings […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gracie Barra New Mexico Instructor Rafael “Barata” De Freitas (5-0) has been signed to the Legacy Fighting Championship’s Flyweight division. The Carlos Gracie Black Belt will take a perfect MMA record into the cage as well as a World Championship level of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Four of Freitas’ five victories have come […]
Tammy Griego becomes Gracie Barra New Mexico’s First Female Black Belt High atop the podium at the 2012 International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Pan-Am Tournament in Irvine, Calif., Tammy Griego displayed another title, another medal and another championship for her already overflowing trophy room. What she didn’t expect to leave the podium with was the […]
Three Gracie Barra instructors made the journey out to Irvine California for the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation World Championships this past Sunday, June 3rd. Professors Roberto “Tussa” Alencar, Rafael “Barata” Frietas and Tammy Griego put their skill set on display and each came back with a medal for all their hard work. Tussa and […]