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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BTT Upstarts Impress at Max Fight 4 CAMPINAS, Brazil, Nov. 24 -- Regiclaudio "Keixada" and several fighters from Brazilian Top Team shined on Saturday at the fourth edition of Max Fight

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Nov 26, 2007

Brazilian Notebook: Fury FC Closing In The Fury FC 83-kg (183-pound) tournament finals on Dec. 6 have been attracting the attention of Brazilian fans. Although several are waiting for...

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Nov 23, 2007

Tavares Training for Return Against Omigawa Thiago Tavares (Pictures) will face Michihiro Omigawa (Pictures) on Jan. 23 at the next UFC Fight Night

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Nov 21, 2007

Sperry Lands in U.S., Will Coach IFL Team Mario Sperry (Pictures) separated with Brazilian Top Team a few months ago and moved to the United States. The BJJ black belt is still looking...

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Nov 20, 2007

Leites to Meet Marquardt at UFC 81 Thales Leites (Pictures) has confirmed to Sherdog.com that he will return to the Octagon on Feb. 2 at UFC 81 against Nathan Marquardt (Pictures)

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Nov 19, 2007

Nogueira Waiting for Couture, Sylvia Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures) is one of the most respected fighters in mixed martial arts. The Brazilian has fought Fedor Emelianenko (...

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Nov 16, 2007

Wildfire Catch MTL Title SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 10 -- By a 4-1 margin, Murilo Bustamante's (Pictures)'s Wildfire conquered Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's (Pictures)...

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Nov 12, 2007

Wildfire and Avalanche Ready for MTL Finals Murilo Bustamante (Pictures) and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Pictures) are confident entering the 2007 season finals of Mo Team League, which...

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Nov 10, 2007

Brazilian Notebook: Carneiro Preparing for UFC Return Roan Carneiro (Pictures) is in Atlanta, training for his return to the Octagon on Dec. 29 against Peruvian Tony DeSouza

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Nov 07, 2007

The ‘Spider’ Speaks Sherdog.com recently caught up with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to collect his thoughts on a second win over Rich Franklin (...

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Nov 06, 2007