Bruno Malfacine

Bruno Malfacine is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor born on 28 August 1986 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, who is widely considered the best roosterweight in the history of the sport. He began training in 1998 at the age of eleven under Carlos Santana, moved to the Gama Filho team where he received his black belt, and in 2008 relocated to São Paulo to train with Fábio Gurgel on the Alliance team, with which he went on to win ten world titles. He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation and has also competed in mixed martial arts, where he holds a professional record of three wins and no losses. In 2020 he opened his own Alliance branch in Orlando, Florida, where he teaches.