Pan Am 2010 Updates and Classic Moments

Here's the update on the Pan Ams for this year - only a few weeks away. The Gracie Barra competition team began training yesterday on Saturday for the April 8, 9, 10 and 11th event.

With live internet broadcast, Pan discount ends Monday

To heat things up even more for this 16th installment of the Pan, GRACIEMAG.com opened its vault to reminisce about some of the most classic moments in the event’s history.

15. Rigan Machado vs Roberto Roleta, 1996

Never had anyone passed Roleta’s guard with such ease, not even in training. But “Rigão”, without an inkling it was impossible, went out there and did it, scoring 3 to 0 and winning his second absolute title at the Pan.

14. Eduardo Jamelão vs Jean Jacques Machado, 1996

After holding out against a deeply sunk kneebar, Jamelão rose to the occasion, making it to Jean Jacques’s half-guard and winning the middleweight division.

13. Marcio Feitosa vs Vítor Shaolin, 1998

At the 4th Pan, Marcio passed the guard of the Nova União revelation twice, running into danger from a snug americana.

For the rest of the list, be sure to visit Gracie magazine.