I'm biased in favor of the division. But I think it's fair to say that black belt adult featherweight has plenty of talented jiu-jitsu competitors for fans of heavier weight combatants, as well.
Here I'm sampling some of the more interesting contests. I'm especially highlighting some of the top competitors that DIDN'T make the podium, let alone the finals. This is all the more unfortunate insofar as the division suffered one of the event's infamous first place close-outs with Alexssandro Pinto Sodre of Nova Uniao and Raimundo Diego Pinto Sodre of Nova Uniao taking first and second respectively without contest.
Richard Emiliano Nogueira and teammate Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo closed out third place
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Kennedy Leonardo Maciel v Richard Emiliano Nogueira
Richard Emiliano Nogueira v. Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor
Isaac Doederlein v. Alexsssandro Pinto Sodre
Raimundo Diego Pinto Sodre v. Richard Emiliano Nogueira
