TMC Brazuca USA Academies

🔥 THE WORK IS DONE. NOW IT’S TIME TO COMPETE! 🔥

The training is complete. The weight goal has been met. The preparation, sacrifices, early mornings, hard rounds, and countless hours on the mats have all led to this moment.

Now it’s time for Tiago May Buogo to step onto the mats in Las Vegas and represent Brazuca USA and The Match Champ at one of the biggest stages in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu — the IBJJF World Master 2026! 🌎🥋

Tiago will carry more than just his name onto the mat. He will represent his professors, teammates, students, family, and the entire Brazuca USA community that stands behind him.

🏆 IBJJF WORLD MASTER 2026 — LAS VEGAS
🥋 Competitor: Tiago Buogo
🔥 Master 3 | Weight Class: 222 lbs
📍 Mat 1

⏰ FIRST MATCH
🎰 Las Vegas — 1:08 PM
🇺🇸 Ohio — 4:08 PM
🇧🇷 Brazil — 17:08

The preparation is over. Now it’s time to trust the work, fight one match at a time, and leave everything on the mat.

Your entire Brazuca USA family is behind you, Tiago! 💪🔥

Go represent. Go compete. Go make us proud!

BRAZUCA USA 🥋 THE MATCH CHAMP

🔥🏆 WHAT A DAY FOR BRAZUCA USA! 🏆🔥

Today, we had just TWO competitors representing our team at the FUJI BJJ Tournament in Cincinnati — one kid and one adult — and they showed up ready to WORK! 💪🥋

With incredible performances, we finished the day as the:

🥈 2ND PLACE OVERALL ADULT ACADEMY! 🏆

🔥 RESULTS OF THE DAY 🔥

🥋 CORA
🏅 4th Place — Gi
🥉 3rd Place — NoGi

🥋 KANE Kane Epperly
🥇 1st Place — Gi
🥇 1st Place — Gi Absolute
🥇 1st Place — NoGi
🥇 1st Place — NoGi Absolute

FOUR GOLD MEDALS FOR KANE! 🔥🔥🔥

Cora and Kane, congratulations! We are incredibly proud of the way you represented Brazuca USA / The Match Champ today. Your dedication, hard work, courage, and effort on the mats are what competition is all about.

Only two competitors. One team. One family. BIG results! 💙🥋🏆

Thank you both for representing us with pride!

TMC Brazuca USA Academies / The Match Champ
Stronger together. 🔥

🥋🔥 BIG NEWS — BRAZUCA USA IS GROWING! 🔥🥋

The Brazuca USA Academies and The Match Champ (TMC) team are proud and excited to officially welcome Professor Matheus Souza , BJJ Black Belt, as the Head Coach of our NEW Brazuca USA location in Decatur, Indiana! 🇺🇸🇧🇷

Professor Mateus brings more than 9 years of competition experience in both Gi and NoGi, along with a strong background in developing Kids BJJ programs and competition teams for both kids and adults.

His experience, passion, and commitment to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will be a great addition to our team as we continue growing the Brazuca USA and The Match Champ family!

🎙️ A message from Professor Mateus:

“I am excited for this new chapter in my life and looking forward to making Brazuca USA in Decatur, Indiana, a successful location for the group. I’m excited to bring my experience to the team and work alongside the other black belts to continue building something special.”

📍 Decatur, Indiana — WE’RE COMING!

A new academy. A new chapter. The same mission: building strong students, competitors, families, and communities through martial arts.

Please join us in welcoming Professor Mateus to the Brazuca USA family! 👏🥋

BRAZUCA USA ACADEMIES 🇺🇸🇧🇷
THE MATCH CHAMP 🏆

🥋🏆 Congratulations to our competitors, Keith Hough and Kane Epperly , for proudly representing Brazuca USA and The Match Champ this weekend!

🥈 Keith Hough competed at the UFC BJJ Open in Las Vegas and brought home 2nd place in his division!

🥇🥇 Kane Epperly competed at the Grappling Industries event in Cincinnati, earning 1st place in both Gi and NoGi after an impressive five matches in each division!

Outstanding performances from both of you! We are proud of the hard work, dedication, and way you represented our academy and team.

Congratulations, Keith and Kane! 👏🔥

❤️ MORE THAN AN ACADEMY… WE ARE A FAMILY! ❤️

What an unforgettable evening! More than 250 people joined us for our Brazuca USA Academies Pool Party! 🏊‍♂️☀️🎉

Today, Brazuca USA is a family of more than 350 members, and seeing so many of our students, parents, coaches, instructors, families, and friends together in one place was truly special.

As we celebrate Year #4 of Brazuca USA, we can’t help but look back with gratitude. What started as a dream continues to grow into something much bigger than martial arts. We are building friendships, creating memories, bringing families together, and creating a community that extends far beyond the mats. 🥋❤️

To every person who has trusted us, supported us, trained with us, brought their children to us, helped our academies grow, or simply cheered us on along the way: THANK YOU!

This picture represents what Brazuca USA is all about: community, friendship, family, and belonging.

More than 250 people together for one evening.
More than 350 members across our academies.
Four years of Brazuca USA.
And we are just getting started! 🙏🔥

Thank you, Brazuca USA Family, for making this journey so special.

Together on the mats. Together outside the mats. Together as ONE FAMILY. ❤️🥋

🔥🥋 LAS VEGAS, HERE WE COME! 🥋🔥

This weekend, our athlete and Brazuca USA Academies family member Keith Hough will step onto the mats in Las Vegas to represent Brazuca USA Academies and The Match Champ (TMC) at the FIRST-EVER UFC BJJ OPEN! 🔥👊

Keith, we wish you a safe trip, an amazing experience, and the very best of luck in the tournament! You’ve put in the work—now it’s time to step on those mats, compete hard, and enjoy the moment! 💪🥋

Your entire Brazuca USA Family will be cheering for you from Ohio! ❤️🤍💙

📍 UFC BJJ OPEN — Las Vegas
📅 Sunday, August 24
⏰ First Match: 4:05 PM Ohio Time

Let’s show Keith some love in the comments! 👊🔥

LET’S GO, KEITH!
LET’S GO, BRAZUCA USA!
LET’S GO, TMC! 🥋🏆🔥

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