Faisal Al-Ketbi

Faisal Fahad Al-Ketbi, born on 15 October 1987, is an Emirati wrestler and grappler who represents the United Arab Emirates at sport jujitsu under the JJIF and previously competed in Olympic freestyle wrestling. He began combat sports at the age of ten in his hometown of Abu Dhabi, specialized in Olympic freestyle wrestling and took part in the 2010 Asian Games without reaching the top level in the discipline. Around 2010 he switched to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which is very popular in the United Arab Emirates, trained under Alex Paz and Maiky Reiter and was awarded his black belt in 2014. He is a five-time world champion in ne-waza and BJJ under the sports governing body JJIF, and he also takes part in professional tournaments, often titled World Championships, that are regulated by private bodies such as the UAEJJF and the IBJJF.