Canadian grappling superstar Dante Leon faced off against black belt world champion Jeferson Guaresi last night in a very exciting no-gi jiu jitsu title fight!
Dante Leon is a very well recognized grappler from Canada that has been in the news as of late due to his passive aggressive Instagram posts directed to Jits Magazine. You can read all about Dante’s problem with Jits magazine here:
Coming off his controversial loss to Roberto Abreu “Cyborg” at Grappling Industries, Dante looked to bounce back at Faith and Violence III.
His opponent was a very tough black belt world champion named Jeferson Guaresi. Many fans expected this fight to be a close one with some fans even predicting Dante would lose this match up.
Dante proved why he is a world class competitor though taking Jeferson to the mat with his superior wrestling skills. Jeferson tried to enter into a potential leg locks exchange shortly after hitting the mat but Dante was able to roll through and take the back. Dante then locked in the rear make choke and got the tap to win the match.
It’s good to see Dante Leon back in good spirits and in the win column again after his rough past few weeks. Let’s hope Dante returns to action again soon!