MARIO SPERRY VS ROBERTO GORDO Half Guard Master | JIU JITSU MATCH | IBJJF WORLDS 1997 SUPER HEAVY

🙏🙏PLEASE BE KIND & SUBSCRIBE to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/riccardoammendoliabjj One of the main competitors in both Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, José Mário Sperry, also known as Zé Mário or Zé Maquina, was a big figure of the Pride Fc organization in Japan. Though he was awarded his black belt by the late Master Carlson Gracie, Sperry left the Carlson Gracie Academy at the turn of the century, to form and lead the Brazilian Top Team (BTT), a controversial move at the time that turned him into a persona non grata in his masters circle. BTT would become one of the most successful MMA gyms in the world for most of that decade an achievement highly influenced by Sperry’s presence. Roberto “Gordo” Correa is one of the most important figures in Jiu Jitsu’s history. An important competitor during the 1990s, Correa later became one of the head instructors at the Gracie Barra academy, where he helped shape IBJJF world champion grapplers such as Celso Vinicius, Braga Neto, and many others. As a coach Roberto was sought out by many experts in the grappling game, champions like Kyra Gracie and Vinicius Magalhaes though his biggest contribution to the sport was the half guard, a specific position he developed as a purple belt. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE To My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RiccardoAmmendoliaBJJ LIKE Me On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiccardoAmmendoliaBJJ/ Follow Me On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riccardoammendoliabjj/ Follow Me On Twitter: https://twitter.com/riccardobaleia Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/riccardobaleia #MarioSperry #RobertoGordo #GordoJiuJitsu #IBJJF #oldschoolbjj #JiuJitsu