Super Dave - sharing Lessons from NO GI Worlds and preparing for Pan 2026
Supporting Excellence
Your contribution helps Dave access the training, competition experience, and preparation required to compete at the IBJJF No GI World Championships. From elite instruction to travel and competition costs, Bridge The Fight ensures that skilled, dedicated athletes can pursue their potential without barriers standing in their way.
When Dave competes at Worlds, he represents every practitioner who believes that hard work on the mats should be enough to earn your shot. He proves that our community values dedication to the art above all else.
Support a fellow practitioner. Support the community. Support the pursuit of excellence.
Black Belt under Kurt Pellegrino
IBJJF No Gi Pans Champion
@super_dave26
Why This Matters to Our Community
If you've ever had to make sacrifices to stay on the mats, you understand Dave's journey. If you've watched talented training partners struggle to pursue their competitive dreams, you know what's at stake. Dave has the skill, the discipline, and the dedication to represent our community on the world stage—he's put in the years of work that earn that opportunity.
This is about our community supporting one of our own. When practitioners like Dave get the chance to compete at Worlds, they carry the lessons, the spirit, and the values of everyone who's ever tied on a belt. They prove that dedication and technique can take you to the highest levels of the sport.
Every day, Super Dave steps onto the mats of one of New York City's best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies, training alongside IBJJF World Champions and elite competitors and teaching the best BJJ tested on the competitive circuit.
After medaling at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championships 2025, Dave is now preparing for the IBJJF Pan Championship in March 2026—continuing to test himself against the best in the world. Dave is grateful to everyone who supported his journey to Worlds, and he's been sharing the lessons learned from that experience on his Instagram (@super_dave26).
Dave represents the heart of our community: the athlete who shows up day after day, refining technique, pushing through exhaustion, and constantly evolving their game. His training environment in Manhattan puts him directly in the crucible—rolling with world-class black belts, learning from champions, and preparing his body and mind for the intensity of international competition..
Graciele Del Fava
Chasing ADCC and a World Title in 2026
Black belt under Marco Barbosa
IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Bronze Medalist
@graci.delfava
Graciele Del Fava is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Marco Barbosa and one of the top middle weight competitors in women's BJJ. A product of São Paulo's renowned Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu academy, she carries a lineage that traces directly through Marco Barbosa to Rickson Gracie and the founding generation of the art.
After competing at the IBJJF World Championship, Graci thanks everyone who supported her journey—and she's been sharing the lessons learned on her Instagram (@graci.delfava).
Graci is now focused on 2026, with two major goals ahead. First, she'll compete at the ADCC South American Trials in Brazil in March, fighting for a spot at the most prestigious submission grappling event in the world. Then in June, she heads to Los Angeles for the IBJJF World Championship, where she'll look to add a World title to her list of titles.
Graciele's competitive resume speaks to years of discipline and technical development. She is a Brazilian National Champion in both gi and no-gi competition, a South American Champion, and a World No-Gi bronze medalist at black belt. Her path to the elite level was built through consistent performance across Brazil's toughest regional and national circuits, including gold medals at the Curitiba Open, Rio Fall Open, and São Paulo BJJ Pro.
Now based in New York and representing Unity Jiu-Jitsu, Graciele continues to test herself against the best in the world while pursuing even greater results on the international stage. Her journey reflects what it means to build a career in Jiu-Jitsu through dedication—competing at the highest level while remaining committed to constant evolution on and off the mats.
Supporting Women in Jiu Jitsu
Not only does your contribution help Graci compete at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, it sets a precedent for what's possible when the community invests in women's competition. Women in BJJ have historically faced fewer sponsorship opportunities and less institutional support than their male counterparts.
By backing athletes like Graci, you're not just funding one competitor's journey—you're helping build the infrastructure that allows women to pursue Jiu-Jitsu at the highest level.
Jackson BArbee
Rebuilding through Jiu-Jitsu, one experiment at a time
Blue belt under Roberto Godoi
@jacksonbarbeebjj
Jackson Barbee brings a data scientist's mind to the mats. A former competitive climber whose athletic career was derailed by a two-year illness during the pandemic, Jackson found his way back to physical health through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu—and discovered something that matched both his analytical nature and his need for movement.
Now a blue belt, Jackson approaches the art with the same rigor he brings to his professional work: questioning assumptions, researching what "high percentage" actually means, and constantly refining his understanding of why techniques work, not just how. For Jackson, every roll is both practice and experiment.