Gleidson Venga

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gleidson Venga got his start in journalism at the age of 17 in 2001. A longtime contributor to Sherdog.com, Venga also runs the Brazilian website Portal do Vale Tudo and has written for magazines in the U.S., Germany and Japan. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Venga has followed MMA for over 16 years, and was first motivated to cover the sport by Royce Gracie’s early performances in the UFC.

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Azeredo Hopes to Return in Style More than a year has passed since Luiz Azeredo (Pictures) defeated Paul Daley (Pictures) at Cage Rage 19 in what was the Brazilian's most recent match

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Dec 28, 2007

Cane is Able in Coming to UFC Twenty-six-year-old Brazilian Luis Arthur Cane (Pictures) will see his dream come true when he fights in the Octagon on Dec. 29

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Dec 27, 2007

DeSouza Predicts Battle Against Carneiro Tony DeSouza (Pictures) will face Roan Carneiro (Pictures) at UFC 79 in a middleweight bout that matches two very similar fighters

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Dec 27, 2007

BTT Looks Forward to Strong 2008 The first half of the 2007 was a tough one for Brazilian Top Team, with losses in important events and departures of some stars -- including the Nogueira brothers, Paulo Filho (Pictures) and Mario Sperry (...

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Dec 25, 2007

Brazilian Notebook: Fury FC Crowns Winner Rousimar Palhares captured the Fury FC 5 middleweight tournament title on Dec. 6, establishing himself as the top 185-pound Brazilian not yet...

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Dec 20, 2007

Rua Brothers Leave Chute Boxe Brothers Murilo Rua (Pictures) and Mauricio Rua (Pictures) announced Tuesday that they have left Chute Boxe

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Dec 18, 2007

Circumstances of Gracie’s Death Questioned Representatives from the State Council on the Rights of the Human Person (Condepe) have asked São Paulo's secretary of public security to investigate the death of Ryan Gracie (...

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Dec 18, 2007

Maia Eyes March Return to UFC Former world Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion and current Abu Dhabi champion Demian Maia (Pictures) started off on the right foot in the UFC when he submitted Ryan Jensen (...

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Dec 17, 2007

Ryan Gracie Found Dead at 33 Ryan Gracie (Pictures) was found dead Saturday in a jail cell at the 91st police station, in Vila Leopoldina, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The...

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Dec 15, 2007

Filho Counting on Diverse Skills to Stop Sonnen Paulo Filho (Pictures) returns to the WEC on Wednesday to defend his middleweight title against Chael Sonnen (Pictures).

Several Brazilian MMA...

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Dec 11, 2007