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Leticia Ribeiro
BornLeticia Ribeiro N. Dos Santos
(1979-02-24) February 24, 1979 (age 45)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ResidenceSan Diego, California
StyleBrazilian jiu-jitsu
TeamGracie Humaitá
Teacher(s)Royler Gracie, Vinicius Aieta, Marcelo Machado
Rank  4th degree black belt in BJJ
OccupationBrazilian jiu-jitsu instructor

Leticia Ribeiro N. Dos Santos (born February 24, 1979) is a 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and multiple time world champion in the sport. She is associated with the Gracie Humaita jiu-jitsu school. Ribeiro is considered one of the top 10 best Brazilian jiu-jitsu female fighters of all time having been distinguished with a mention in the IBJJF Hall of Fame.[1]

Biography[edit]

Leticia Ribeiro began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1995 at the Gracie Tijuca Academy originally under Marcelo Machado a student of Royler Gracie and the Gracie Humaita school. She initially began training for esthetic reasons but quickly fell in love with the art and began training more seriously. At the time the Gracie Tijuca Academy had the reigning national women's championship team in Brazil.[2]

She has won numerous jiu-jitsu national and world championships during the course of her career.[2][3][4][5] Originally starting with the Gracie Tijuca Academy. Ribeiro began training under her original instructor Royler Gracie eventually earning her black belt under Gracie.[6] In addition to Gracie, Leticia also trains with Vinicius Aieta, Saulo Ribeiro, Xande Ribeiro and others black belts from Gracie Humaita team.

Ribeiro competed in the first women's divisions at the ADCC World Championships on May 27 and 28, 2005. She defeated Gazzy Parman in the opening round before losing to Alessandra 'Leka' Vieira in the semi-final of the under 60kg division.[7]

Ribeiro is currently a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Royler Gracie and represents the Gracie Humaita team in jiu-jitsu competitions.[8] She's presently an instructor at Gracie Humaita Southbay Competition Team, teaching Gi and No-Gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes, head coach of the Gracie Humaita Female Team and trainer of the World Champion Beatriz Mesquita.

Personal life[edit]

Ribeiro resides in San Diego, California and is bilingual in English and Portuguese. Her long term partner is MMA fighter Fabrício Camões.[9]

Media appearances[edit]

In the fourth episode of season 3 of Wildboyz reality TV series, Steve-O and Chris Pontius visit Brazil and attend the Gracie Humaita jiu-jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro. Royler Gracie takes on Chris Pontius and chokes him out, while Leticia defeats Steve-O via armbar submission.[10]

Titles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leticia Ribeiro at BJJ Heroes".
  • ^ a b Leticia Ribeiro Interview From BJJBabe.com. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
  • ^ International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation >> Championship Results Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
  • ^ Leticia Ribeiro Fighter Profile. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
  • ^ "Leticia Ribeiro BJJ (GI) career on MARanking". Maranking.com. 2014-01-18. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  • ^ Josh Simon Interview with Leticia Ribeiro. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
  • ^ Burne, Kathrine (10 October 2023). "Throwback: ADCC 2005 Introduces First Women's Divisions". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  • ^ The Arena Mixed Martial Arts >> Leticia Ribeiro Profile Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
  • ^ "Fabrício Camões". BJJ Heroes. 2017-04-23.
  • ^ Jackass World >> Video Archives >> Wildboyz >> Brazil II Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
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