GFTeam explained

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Grappling Fight Team
Aka:GFTeam
Date Founded:2007
Country:Brazil
Founder:Julio Cesar Pereira
Head:Julio Cesar
Marcus Bello
Alexandre Baraúna
Arts:Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Ancestor Schools:Universidade Gama Filho[1]

Grappling Fight Team (most commonly known as GFTeam) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) academy and team.

History

It was started in 1993 as part of Universidade Gama Filho, a university in Rio de Janeiro as Universidade Gama Filho (UGF) or Gama Filho Jiu-Jitsu.[2]

It was developed under coaches Pedro Gama Filho and Paulo Jardim then under Julio Cesar Pereira, Marcus Bello and Alexandre Baraúna. In 2004 the team cut ties with the university following the death of Pedro Filho, in 2007 Julio Cesar founded Grappling Fight Team or GFTeam.[3] GF Team headquarter is located in Bairro do Meier, Rio de Janeiro.[1] Grappling fight team has more than 30 affiliate academies in the world.

In 2023, GFTeam was ranked No.9 for male and No.2 for female athletes at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[4] GFTeam was ranked No.3 in the IBJJF Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season.[5]

On September 13, 2023, GFTeam announced that they were merging with JiuArt in order to form a new competition team.[6] [7] [8]

Notable members

Current and former members:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GF Team Jiu-Jitsu Schools Legacy And History . Elite Sports . 10 March 2023 .
  2. Web site: 30 May 2023 . What You Need To Know About GFTeam . Jiu Jitsu Legacy.
  3. Web site: 23 October 2011 . Grappling Fight Team – GFTeam Jiu Jitsu Academy History and Info . BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News.
  4. https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/2025/PublicResults Results of Academies
  5. Web site: Medina . Jon . Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season . Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season .
  6. Web site: de Souza . Diogo . GF Team Have Announced A Merger With JiuArt . Jitsmagazine . 16 September 2023.
  7. Web site: 2018-11-30 . The best moment in GFTeam’s first ten years: Rodolfo Vieira’s absolute world championship Graciemag . 2024-05-23 . www.graciemag.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2016-06-23 . Julio Cesar Pereira, Samurai Master BJJ Heroes . 2024-05-23.
  9. Web site: The History of GFTeam . Grapplezilla . 5 April 2021 .

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