Alexandre "Lutador" takes silver and bronze at the Salvador leg of the BCJ Tour
Alexandre "Lutador" Silva, from Maranhao, took silver at up to 75kg and bronze in the up to 120kg absolute at the Salvador leg of the BCJ Tour. In 2024 he won the BCJ Tour, and he competes again on 1 November in Teresina.
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O maranhense Alexandre “Lutador” Silva conquistou dois resultados expressivos para o jiu-jítsu do estado na etapa de Salvador (BA) do Brasil Cup Jiu-Jitsu Tour (BCJ Tour), um dos principais eventos da modalidade no país, realizada no último fim de semana.
Natural da cidade de Cururupu, o atleta terminou a competição com duas medalhas: prata na categoria até 75kg e bronze no Absoluto até 120kg. As disputas ocorreram no ginásio da AABB, na capital baiana.
“Só tenho a agradecer a torcida de todo mundo. Desta vez não deu para trazer o ouro, mas consegui uma prata e um bronze. Foi uma competição difícil onde lutei bastante. Muito obrigado aos meus patrocinadores, e todos que também me apoiaram e acreditaram no meu potencial. Estamos no caminho certo. Seguimos com a cabeça erguida, corrigindo os detalhes e com sede de mais. O trabalho continua”, afirmou Alexandre.
O cururupuense tem carreira vitoriosa tanto no jiu-jitsu quanto no MMA e já conquistou títulos estaduais e nacionais; em 2024, havia sido campeão do BCJ Tour.
Sem muito tempo para descansar, o atleta terá outras três competições em 2026. A primeira será já no domingo, 1º de novembro, em Teresina, onde a capital piauiense sediará uma etapa do BCJ Tour. No dia 14, ele compete no Mundial Selection CBJJE, em Fortaleza (CE), e em dezembro o compromisso será o Bad Boy Open Pro de Jiu-Jitsu, em São José dos Campos (SP).
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