Santino Marella Wins Gold In Jiu-Jitsu Tournament

Santino Marella earns gold.

At Jiu-Jitsu Con in Las Vegas, Santino Marella took home a gold medal. Santino competed in the Master 5, purple belt, super heavyweight division. He represented Zenith BJJ and finished first out of five competitors.

He wrote on social media, “Just landed back in Toronto. It was a hard-fought weekend to say the least. My jaw is not perfectly aligned. My back is a bit fucked up, & my feet are bleeding, I’m afraid to take off my shoes. We got gold though so that’s a sweet feeling. Thank you to everybody is all I can say at this time.”

Just landed back in Toronto. It was a hard-fought weekend to say the least. My jaw is not perfectly aligned. My back is a bit fucked up, & my feet are bleeding, I'm afraid to take off my shoes. We got gold though so that's a sweet feeling. Thank you to everybody is all I can say… pic.twitter.com/gXpUAl92Ak

— Santino Marella (@milanmiracle) September 6, 2026

Santino is the Director of Authority of TNA Wrestling.