On 22 February 2002, Andre Pederneiras helped by Luiz Herminio, one of the sponsors of the Nova União team, created the CBJJO (Confederacao Brasileira de Jiu Jitsu Olimpico or Brazilian Confederation of Olympic Jiu Jitsu), a new Jiu Jitsu federation to rival the IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation).[1] Its main tournament was called Copa do Mundo de Jiu Jitsu (World Jiu Jitsu Cup) and took place on the same weekend as the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The main difference was that, unlike the IBJJF championship, winners of the CBJJO tournament were offered prize money.[2] The first event took place in 2002 at Ginásio do HebraicainRio de Janeiro. The 2007 World Cup, held at Ginásio do Pedrão, in Teresópolis, was the last World Cup organised before the CBJJO was dissolved.[1][3]
The creation of the World Jiu-Jitsu Cup provoked many disputes between academies, starting when Nova União‘s lightweight team stopped competing in IBJJF tournaments. It also led to the creation of new teams,[2] most notably the Master team formed after Alliance jiu-jitsu's Fabio Gurgel expelled its fighters who had competed at the World Cup.[4][a]
