The fighter Sergiu Franco won the gold medal at the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. The contest took place on November 11th-13th in Lazio, Italy at the PalaPellicone Arena.
He managed to beat in the featherweight finale the American fighter Sunny Vedra Diego, ranked high in the top of IBJJF.
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“I never look at the status of my opponents, what their rating is or what their history is – for me any opponent is serious in front of me because they all come to win, especially if you travel this distance just to have fun – I don’t think it’s about a participating athlete. I received a good message from a black belt once – and that message helped me a lot. It doesn’t matter who he is or what titles he had or has, what matters is who you are and your history,” said Sergiu Franco.
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The European Championship or European Open (officially called the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship) is the most prestigious and largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Europe by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).