IBJJF brown belt World Champion Pedro Marinho is one of the brightest stars to come out of Gracie Barra in recent years, and the newly promoted black belt has already made a run at the ADCC World Championships too. Marinho announced the news of his recent promotion alongside that of his long-time girlfriend and fellow GB competitor Victoria Montrezor in a post on his official Instagram account where he gave the following statement (translation) on the news:
“Black belt – Thank you God for giving us much more than we dream and deserve, everything will always be for the honor and glory of your name. Thank you teacher @pianojiujitsu for everything, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of your family on your team, I am very happy with everything we are doing together, it is only the beginning. professor Thank you teacher @tio_rei without you it would never have been possible, you taught us a lot not only inside but also outside the mats, we miss you very much. Thank you teacher @felipepenabjj for all the teachings, it was an unforgettable experience to be part of the FP Golden Team, I will take with me everything I learned from you forever . Thank you Professor Servando, for always pushing me, for all the training and teachings, you are part of that too. Thanks to everyone who is part of this, I went and I am very blessed to always have wonderful people around me. Congratulations to all my teammates who have graduated, let’s go with everything, keep working lhando duro. @Vicmontrezor it is really special to live it with you, we dream it all together and seeing everything come true is the certainty of the great purpose that God has for our lives, I love you”
Pedro Marinho already has first match as a BJJ black belt lined up, with him having entered the Third Coast Grappling 6 Grand Prix alongside some of the biggest names in the sport like Nicky Rodriguez and Kaynan Duarte. This might seem like a huge ask for a newly-promoted black belt but Marinho isn’t just anyone, he’s already competed against several elite grapplers and come out on the winning end like Gabriel Almeida at Fight 2 Win 160, or his more recent match against Matheus Luna at Fight 2 Win 163.
