Beatriz Mesquita, also known as Bia Mesquita, is an exciting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under the legendary Leticia Ribeiro. Being pointed as the next big thing in women's Jiu-Jitsu when she was still a teenager, Beatriz Mesquita has cemented her status as one of the greatest grapplers of her generation by achieved numerous BJJ titles such as the World Nogi Championship and the Pan American title before even reaching her black belt status. Mesquita has also competed successfully in Wrestling and Judo as well as swimming. Beatriz Mesquita was born in Brazil on the 7th of April 1991. She started training Jiu-Jitsu in 1996 together with her brother, as an extracurricular sporting activity.