OLD SCHOOL BJJ MATCH: Mario Sperry vs Roberto Roleta Magalhaes 1998 Mundials Absolute Finals

In this old school bjj match, the Zen Machine Mario Sperry from Carlson Gracie team faces off against Roberto "Roleta" Magalhães from Gracie Barra in the absolute finals of the 1999 World Championship or Mundials. If you like watching Old School BJJ Matches, BE KIND & SUBSCRIBE: 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 Magalhães, commonly known by jiu-jitsu practitioners and fans as “Roleta”, is regarded as one of the All-Time Greatest BJJ competitors of the sport and one of the greatest innovators of the modern grappling game, particularly through his inverted guard, a position that revolutionized the sport in the 1990s. A 4x World Champion, Roleta earned his black belt training under Carlinhos Gracie in the Gracie Barra academy of Rio de Janeiro, later opening his own academy, Roleta BJJ. FOLLOW ME: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiccardoAmmendoliaBJJ/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riccardoammendoliabjj/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RiccardoAmmendoliaBJJ Twitter: https://twitter.com/riccardobaleia Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/riccardobaleia #MarioSperry #RobertoRoleta #IBJJF #BJJ #OldSchoolBJJ #BaleiasClassics #JiuJitsu #GracieBarra #CarlsonGracie