Yara Nascimento completes Abu Dhabi Grand Slam double with heavyweight title win

It took only 37 seconds for Yara Nascimento to complete the Jiu-Jitsu Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour double.

The Brazilian claimed the women’s heavyweight 95-kilogram final defeating Silvia Scomparin with a rear naked choke on the third and final day of the competition at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena at Zayed Sports City on Sunday.

Nascimento, 26, came out with a perfect record to clinch the Queen of Mats on Day 1 of the Grand Slam season finale and her victory on the final day consolidated her top spot in the Abu Dhabi World Tour women’s professional heavyweight ranking.

“It’s been an amazing two days for me for the two titles, and I am so happy,” Nascimento told The National.

“The Queen of Mats was very tough as I had to go through four fights in a short period of time and the Grand Slam tonight turned out to be a much easier task. But having said that, you still had to go out there and fight for the win.”

Nascimento, though, revealed her finest memory of fighting in Abu Dhabi was still her victory over the world champion and compatriot Gabrieli Pessanha in the Grand Slam at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena last year.

“Winning the Queen of Mats and the heavyweight gold was good by last year’s win over Gabrieli is still remains the best ever for me in Abu Dhabi,” Nascimento said.

The Brazilians dominated the 12 black belt categories for both men and women, bar one, which was won by Anton Seleznev of Russia.

Appearing for the first time in the black belt division, Seleznev overcame Brazilian Wallace Cost by points 2-0 in a tense super heavyweight 120kg final.

Brazil's Yara Nascimento celebrates beating Silvia Scomparin of Italy. Antonie Robertson/The National

“I have competed in Abu Dhabi a few times in the purple belt and have won silver