Marcelo Garcia vs Alexandre “Café” Dantas Brazilian Team Nationals 2003 Old School BJJ

Marcelo Garcia vs Alexandre “Café” Dantas Brazilian Team Nationals 2003 Old School BJJ

In this old school bjj classic match, rising star from Alliance Jiu Jitsu Marcelo Garcia, faces off against Dojo fighter and UFC fighter Alexandre Cafe Dantas at the 2003 Brazilian Team Nationals or Brasileiro Dequipes 2003. This is one of the first Gi matches where we see him use his single leg x sweep.

Marcelo Garcia, is a world acclaimed teacher and competitor of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. With his innovative and battle-tested repertoire, careful attention to detail, love for Jiu-Jitsu, humor, and friendly personality, he is one of the most sought after instructors in the world.

Marcelo Garcia is an internationally renowned teacher and competitor of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. He has won the World Championships at all belt levels (blue, purple, brown, and 5 times as a black belt), and the Submission Grappling World Championships (ADCC) four times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)

Marcelo is also a foremost expert in teaching BJJ. With his innovative and battle-tested repertoire, careful attention to detail, love for Jiu-Jitsu, humor, and friendly personality, he is one of the most sought after instructors in the world. He is an author and teacher of numerous bestselling martial arts instructional videos and books, and most recently he has launched www.mginaction.com, a virtual academy and grappling database that is revolutionizing the way martial arts are studied. Students of Marcelo’s school have free access to mginaction.com, which is a critical complement to their training on the mats.
Having excelled at the highest competitive and teaching levels of BJJ and Submission Grappling, Marcelo is thrilled to share his love and passion for this wonderful martial art with you.


Alexandre Dantas, commonly known by his nickname “Café”, is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt who competed for the Gracie Barra academy, being also one of the sport’s greatest stars during the 2000’s decade, where he accumulated victories over some top competitors such as Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Fernando “Terere” or Demian Maia to name a few. Café also had a short spell as a mixed martial arts fighter, competing in the UFC.

Café means “coffee” in Portuguese. When Dantas started training martial arts his training partners used to call him “cafe com leite” (meaning latte) a slang phrase used for an easy to beat training partner/opponent. As Alexandre grew and his jiu jitsu evolved, he became known as Café.

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