The 2000 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was held at Tijuca Tênis Clube, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 July 2000.

[1] Among the various practitioners was Jay Dee Pen III also known as “BJ” Penn.

[2] Penn, a rookie and a native of Hawaii would go on to make history that night, being the first American black-belt to win a title from IBJJF Worlds.

[3] Results by Academy[4]

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