Francisco Iturralde, commonly known as “Sinistro”, is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under the direction of Fernando “Soluço” Di Piero of the Alliance academy, being the first big name to come out of Ecuador in this sport. A two-time world champion in the junior division, Sinistro was quick to make his mark in wrestling, then cemented his status as the top talent on the west coast of South America with medals at the Pan American Championships, the European Open and many others.

“Sinistro” literally means sinister in Portuguese, however, the common use of the word in Brazilian slang is to describe something out of the ordinary. In Francisco's case, his coach Fernando di Piero labeled Iturralde “Sinistro” due to his outstanding skill on the mat when he was only 14 years old.