After Melqui Galvao’s arrest, Mica Galvao announces new team, ADCC champ Diogo Reis leaves

In his initial statement, Reis said he has gratitude for all the teachings and opportunities from Galvao, but called for his coach to be fully investigated because “justice should be served.”

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Mica Galvao rebrands team: BJJ College has already ‘fulfilled its purpose’

Mica Galvao’s situation is a bit more complicated as his family is involved, but he seems to be taking steps to distance himself and the entire business from his father. Like Reis, Galvao’s initial statement included him rejecting “any form of harassment or violence against women and children” but noted that he is still “processing” the events at the time.

A few days later, and it seems like he has decided on his next steps. The 2024 Super Grand Slam champion has stated that BJJ College has already “fulfilled its purpose” and he will now be launching “Mika Jiu-Jitsu.”

“We are starting a new phase of our brand,” the Galvao wrote. “BJJ College fulfilled its purpose: Transformed lives, Built a solid foundation, Revealed athletes, Created opportunities.

“Now we enter a new moment. From now on, we are MIKA JIU-JITSU (MJJ)”

There weren’t much details, but the announcement sounded like a team rebrand under Mica’s leadership, instead of his father’s.

With Melqui Galvao’s authority and likely corporate ownership under the old “BJJ College” brand and gyms, it’ll be interesting to see if any of his ties and influence remain in this new MJJ business, and if they’ll be using the same facilities. With Reis leaving too, it’ll also be curious to see how the team is ran under Mica’s sole leadership, especially as the young 22 year 0ld also has a long competitive career to now balance with teaching and managing this massive gym.

It’s worth noting that when BJJ legend Andre Galvao (unrelated to Melqui Galvao) was accused of sexual misconduct, Atos HQ claimed that they’re investigating and removing him, with his 19-year-old daughter Sarah Galvao running the team instead. MMA Mania’s reporting showed that instead of having other business partners and decision makers like they implied publicly, Andre was actually the sole owner of the gym. After the initial wave of bad press, Andre Galvao has since stepped back into his same role as the full time coach and leader of the team.

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