No‑Gi Friday night roll
A Strike Jiu‑Jitsu ‘No Gi Friday Night’ group shot featured top names and lookalikes — JH, a Mica Galvão lookalike, Bito, Dr. Melqui, Canibal and Gourmet showed up for the session. — the post highlights the tight local ecosystems where high‑level no‑gi sparring happens regularly. ( )
Strike Jiu‑Jitsu lists an Ipanema address (Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 452) on its official site and advertises both gi and no‑gi class offerings for its academy in Rio de Janeiro. (strikejiujitsu.com) Melquisedeque “Melqui” Galvão is a Brazilian jiu‑jitsu black belt and coach who has run his own academy structure since leaving Fight Sports, and he is the named coach and father of Mica Galvão. (bjjheroes.com) Micael “Mica” Galvão is an elite no‑gi competitor with major titles on his résumé — including the 2024 ADCC -77kg podium and high‑profile wins on the WNO/IBJJF circuits, most recently capturing the WNO middleweight belt on June 14, 2025. (en.wikipedia.org) Regional hubs such as Manaus, Jundiaí and Rio routinely produce concentrated training groups and weeknight “roll” sessions that feed athletes into pro cards; registries and trackers like Nogipedia document those team movements and no‑gi rankings. (digitsu.com) Media outlets and promotions including FloGrappling regularly lift in‑gym footage and gym roll photos into event coverage and matchup storylines for WNO, IBJJF Grand Prix and ADCC‑level competition. (flograppling.com)
