GFTeam

{{Short description|Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy and competition team}}

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| name = Grappling Fight Team

| aka = GFTeam

| date founded = 2007

| country = Brazil

| founder = Julio Cesar Pereira

| head = Julio Cesar Pereira
Marcus Bello
Alexandre Baraúna

| arts = Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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| ancestor schools = Universidade Gama Filho{{cite web | title=GF Team Jiu-Jitsu Schools Legacy And History | website=Elite Sports | date=10 March 2023 | url=https://www.elitesports.com/blogs/news/gf-team-jiu-jitsu-schools-legacy-and-history}}

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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.{{cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=What You Need To Know About GFTeam |url=https://jiujitsulegacy.com/bjj-lifestyle/gfteam/ |website=Jiu Jitsu Legacy}}

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.{{cite web |date=23 October 2011 |title=Grappling Fight Team – GFTeam Jiu Jitsu Academy History and Info |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/featured/grappling-fight-team |website=BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News}} GF Team headquarter is located in Bairro do Meier, Rio de Janeiro. 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.[https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/2025/PublicResults Results of Academies] IBJJF

GFTeam was ranked No.3 in the IBJJF Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season.{{cite web | last=Medina | first=Jon | title=Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season | website=Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season | url=https://ibjjf.com/news/top-10-academy-rankings-for-the-2022-2023-season}}

On September 13, 2023, GFTeam announced that they were merging with JiuArt in order to form a new competition team.{{cite web |last1=de Souza |first1=Diogo |title=GF Team Have Announced A Merger With JiuArt |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/gf-team-have-announced-a-merger-with-jiuart/ |website=Jitsmagazine |access-date=16 September 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=The best moment in GFTeam’s first ten years: Rodolfo Vieira’s absolute world championship {{!}} Graciemag |url=https://www.graciemag.com/the-best-moment-in-gfteams-first-ten-years-rodolfo-vieiras-absolute-world-championship/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.graciemag.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2016-06-23 |title=Julio Cesar Pereira, Samurai Master {{!}} BJJ Heroes |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/editorial/julio-cesar-pereira-samurai-master |access-date=2024-05-23}}

Notable members

Current and former members:

Thamires Aquino
Alexandre Barauna
Mayssa Bastos{{cite web | title=The History of GFTeam | website=Grapplezilla | date=5 April 2021 | url=https://grapplezilla.com/gfteam/}}
Marcus Bello
Claudio Calasans
Jaime Canuto
Ricardo Evangelista
Dante Leon
Amanda Monteiro Canuto
Thiago Borges
Denilson Pimenta
Rafaela Pires
Rodolfo Vieira

References

External links

{{Official website}} {{in_lang|pt|en|es}}

Category:2017 establishments

Category:Brazilian jiu-jitsu training facilities