Nov, 5th in Long Beach, California, the 2011 NoGi World Championships of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will be held and it just so happens that both Professor Rafael and Professor Rader are 2 of the defending champions. This is one of the most prestigious grappling events held in the entire Wor read more »

After an incredible performance last weekend where he was crowned "America's Best Lightweight", Justin Rader, got the attention of the ADCC committee and today he was formally invited to compete at the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. The ADCC Submission Wrestling World  read more »

Rafael Lovato Jr is featured yet again online at GracieMag. Check out the article! Rafael Lovato Wins in Abu Dhabi (http://www.graciemag.com/en/2011/04/world-no-gi-pro-saturday-in-abu-dhabi/) read more »

Head Instructor of Lovato's Mixed Martial Arts, Rafael Lovato Jr was in Abu Dhabi this past weekend for the Abu Dhabi Pro World No-Gi Championships. Rafael fought very well defeating 3 opponents including the Absolute champion, Rodolfo Viera 4 x 2 and 2010 World Champion, Bernardo Faria. Goo read more »

Rafael Lovato Jr headed to the Abu Dhabi World Pro Cup Lovato's head instructor is headed to Abu Dhabi to compete in the World Pro Cup. This weekend he will be competing in a no-gi tournament and will stay another week to compete in the Gi tournament. Rafael has trained hard for these competitions read more »

Recently, Gracie Magazine pointed out some of the top non-Brazilian BJJ competitors to keep an eye out for leading up to this years Pan-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships. Newly promoted Black Belt and recent 2010 No-Gi World Champion, Justin Rader, was one of the competitors mentioned. Lo read more »

Lovato's is home to many World Class instructors who teach everyday. How can this get even better? Well, the World Class instructors of Lovato's have many friends who are also World Class instructors that love to visit OKC and share their knowledge with the students of Lovato's. Recently, Lov read more »

The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships is the most prestigious grappling event in the world! Every two years, 16 of the best grapplers on the planet come together to battle for the world title in 5 different weight classes. There are only three different ways to get into the tournament, read more »

Rob Wood, Lovato Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt and 2010 No-Gi World Championship Finalist, was victorious in his MMA debut recently. Check out the video of his fight below!  read more »

March is off to a great start with some students of Lovato's earning new belts and stripes. Congratulations to Bobby Dhimmar, Derek Roberts, Stephen Griffith, and Jason Ammons for becoming the latest Lovato Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts! This is the first big step in Jiu-Jitsu and after a long test and a l read more »