Thalison Soares has won his third major tournament in a row after taking gold at the 2024 Brazilian National championships.
Held in Sao Paolo, the Brazilian National Championship is the third major BJJ event of the year, following the European and the Pan American Championships, both of which Thalison has already won this year.
He is now headed to the final major tournament for 2024, the World Championship, held California in May.
If he wins, it will be his second world title in the black belt rank.
As well, it could be his first Grand Slam title (winning all four majors in one season) – only a handful of Jiu Jitsu athletes have done so.
Thalison is head coach at the BJJ Academy, Byron Bay.
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