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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Technique of the Week: The Frank Mir Shoulder Lock In this special edition of technique of the week, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Ricardo Pires and Jefferson Moura demonstrate the shoulder lock that Frank Mir hit on...

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May 11, 2015

Erick Silva’s Technique of the Week: Side Control to Triangle Fresh off his submission victory of Josh Koscheck at UFC Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare,” Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender Erick Silva and his brother,...

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Apr 08, 2015

Erick Silva’s Technique of the Week: Arm-Triangle Choke Fresh off his submission victory of Josh Koscheck at UFC Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare,” Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender Erick Silva and his brother,...

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Mar 30, 2015

Erick Silva’s Technique of the Week: Head Kick Setup Fresh off his submission victory of Josh Koscheck at UFC Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare,” Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender Erick Silva and...

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Mar 23, 2015

Pictures: UFC Rio Gleidson Venga captured this quick UFC Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare” slideshow for Sherdog.com

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Mar 22, 2015

UFC Rio Weigh-in Pictures All fighters hit their marks at the UFC Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare” weigh-ins.

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Mar 20, 2015

Pics: UFC 189 World Tour Brazil UFC 189 chief principals Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor stood face-to-face at Friday in Brazil, as did co-headliners Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia.

Gleidson Venga

Mar 20, 2015

Bellator Champ Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Talks First Knockdown, Karakhanyan Rematch After beating Pat Curran and capturing the Bellator MMA featherweight belt in September, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire made his first title defense last Friday, as he choked out Daniel Straus in the main event of...

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Jan 19, 2015

UFC Fight Night Weigh-in Pictures Lyoto Machida and C.B. Dollaway stood face-to-face Friday.

Gleidson Venga

Dec 19, 2014

Machida Believes Champs Weidman, Jones Will Retain Titles Against Belfort, Cormier Former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida had a dream of becoming the third fighter in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes. He was awoken from that dream in July, when he suffered a...

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Oct 31, 2014