The Brazilian Notebook
Gleidson Venga Jan 15, 2008
The year has started with high expectations for the upcoming UFC
interim heavyweight title fight between Antonio Rodrigo
Nogueira (Pictures) and Tim Sylvia (Pictures). The Feb. 2 bout will be held
during Brazil's Carnival, one of the country's biggest parties, but
MMA fans won't leave home until the fight is over.
Before "Minotauro" steps into the cage, though, several up-and-coming fighters will be competing at Shooto Brazil 5 on Jan. 26 in Rio de Janeiro.
Keep an eye on the outstanding Eduardo Dantas (Pictures), Will Ribeiro and Daniel Otero (Pictures). Those athletes promise to make a
lot of noise on the international stage.
"Our goal is to promote four Shooto Brazil editions in 2008," said promoter Andre Pederneiras. "This will depend on the sponsors, but I think everything will run well."
Willamy Chiquerim vs. Claudiere Freitas (NG Combate)
Dinarti (Kimura/ Nova União) vs. Julio Cesar (Pictures) (Tata)
Geovani Diniz (Nobre Arte/ Nova União) vs. Patrick Pitbull (BTT)
Eduardo Dantas (Pictures) (Nova União) vs. Hudson Rocha (BTT)
Will Ribeiro (Boxe Thai/ Minotauro Team) vs. Andre Lobo (Carlos Henrique)
Ernani (Nova União) vs. Francisco Pimba (Ceará)
Diogo Brucutu (RVT) vs. Marcelo Vieira (Black House)
Alexandre Pulga Pimentel (NG Combate) vs. Jhonson (Pequeno Team)
Filipe (Boxe Thai/ Minotauro Team) vs. Michel Souza (Tata)
Daniel Otero (Pictures) (Fabrício) vs. Ralph Loren (RFT)
Leites Recovering from Surgery
Thales Leites (Pictures) underwent hand surgery last Thursday. The Brazilian middleweight had broken his hand during training for his UFC 81 meeting against Nathan Marquardt (Pictures).
Leites' coach, Andre Pederneiras, said the surgery was successful and that Leites would be back soon.
"Everything went well," Pederneiras said. "Thales is at home, and next week he will start physical therapy. I believe he will be back in training as soon as possible."
Wallid Prepares Another MMA show
The man who created Jungle Fight has a new project.
Wallid Ismail (Pictures) has been in Brazil since December working on the debut of the MMA World League. The BJJ black belt expects the event to revolutionize MMA in Brazil.
"This will be the biggest MMA event in Rio," Ismail said. "This will be a big deal. We will turn Brazil into a reference for the sport." The inaugural event is anticipated for April.
Rio FC Summons MMA stars
Rio de Janeiro will be the stage on Feb. 28 for Eraldo Paes' Rio FC. The main Brazilian teams will be involved, and the following names have been confirmed for the event: Milton Vieira (Pictures), Paulo Boiko, Will Ribeiro, Geovani Diniz, Danilo Motoserra, Angelo Araujo, Johny Eduardo, Julian Jabá, Marcio Gracinha, William Parrudinho, Eduardo Pachu and Regiclaudio "Mad Dog."
RFT Off to Strong Start in 2008
The main luta livre team in Brazil, RFT, stood out at the Comunidade Fight I event held Jan. 5 in Rio de Janeiro.
The squad's athletes won five matches, including an impressive performance by Igor "Chatubinha," who submitted his opponent with an anaconda choke. The event had a full house.
Results:
Chatubinha (RFT) def. Maguinho (Casquinha) anaconda choke
Digão (CCT - Mangueira) def. Rodrigo Mogli (RFT) TKO
Betão (RFT) def. Evanderson (CCT/ Mangueira) TKO
Carlos Santos (RFT) def. Maguila (Black House) decision
Ralph Lauren (RFT) def. Tuca (Clube Da Luta - Pequeno) decision
Ademir Meneirinho (Gracie Fusion) def. Donan (RFT) tapout
Soldado (RFT) def. Afonso (Budokan) TKO
Nova União Opens New Training Center
Nova União -- the team that includes names like Vitor Ribeiro (Pictures), Thales Leites (Pictures) and Wagnney Fabiano (Pictures) -- is opening its newest training facility in Florida. The main instructor will be BJJ black belt Marcelo Meleiro, a student of André Pederneiras for 13 years.
The gym will be in Dania Beach at US1 Fitness. According to Meleiro, the biggest Nova União stars will visit the training center, increasing the interchange between the Brazilian and the American schools.
News and Notes
Hermes Franca (Pictures) recently spent three weeks in Hawaii, and he wasn't vacationing. Franca was helping B.J. Penn (Pictures) prepare for the Hawaiian's UFC lightweight title match against Joe Stevenson on Saturday. …
The Rio de Janeiro state BJJ federation has announced its event calendar for 2008. In addition to the traditional events, the federation decided to pay homage to Ryan Gracie (Pictures), who died in December, with the first "Estadual Ryan Gracie (Pictures) sem kimono," a no-gi tournament scheduled for Aug. 9-10. Ryan's father, Robson Gracie, heads the federation.
Before "Minotauro" steps into the cage, though, several up-and-coming fighters will be competing at Shooto Brazil 5 on Jan. 26 in Rio de Janeiro.
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"Our goal is to promote four Shooto Brazil editions in 2008," said promoter Andre Pederneiras. "This will depend on the sponsors, but I think everything will run well."
Shooto Brazil 5 Lineup:
Willamy Chiquerim vs. Claudiere Freitas (NG Combate)
Dinarti (Kimura/ Nova União) vs. Julio Cesar (Pictures) (Tata)
Geovani Diniz (Nobre Arte/ Nova União) vs. Patrick Pitbull (BTT)
Eduardo Dantas (Pictures) (Nova União) vs. Hudson Rocha (BTT)
Will Ribeiro (Boxe Thai/ Minotauro Team) vs. Andre Lobo (Carlos Henrique)
Ernani (Nova União) vs. Francisco Pimba (Ceará)
Diogo Brucutu (RVT) vs. Marcelo Vieira (Black House)
Alexandre Pulga Pimentel (NG Combate) vs. Jhonson (Pequeno Team)
Filipe (Boxe Thai/ Minotauro Team) vs. Michel Souza (Tata)
Daniel Otero (Pictures) (Fabrício) vs. Ralph Loren (RFT)
Leites Recovering from Surgery
Thales Leites (Pictures) underwent hand surgery last Thursday. The Brazilian middleweight had broken his hand during training for his UFC 81 meeting against Nathan Marquardt (Pictures).
Leites' coach, Andre Pederneiras, said the surgery was successful and that Leites would be back soon.
"Everything went well," Pederneiras said. "Thales is at home, and next week he will start physical therapy. I believe he will be back in training as soon as possible."
Wallid Prepares Another MMA show
The man who created Jungle Fight has a new project.
Wallid Ismail (Pictures) has been in Brazil since December working on the debut of the MMA World League. The BJJ black belt expects the event to revolutionize MMA in Brazil.
"This will be the biggest MMA event in Rio," Ismail said. "This will be a big deal. We will turn Brazil into a reference for the sport." The inaugural event is anticipated for April.
Rio FC Summons MMA stars
Rio de Janeiro will be the stage on Feb. 28 for Eraldo Paes' Rio FC. The main Brazilian teams will be involved, and the following names have been confirmed for the event: Milton Vieira (Pictures), Paulo Boiko, Will Ribeiro, Geovani Diniz, Danilo Motoserra, Angelo Araujo, Johny Eduardo, Julian Jabá, Marcio Gracinha, William Parrudinho, Eduardo Pachu and Regiclaudio "Mad Dog."
RFT Off to Strong Start in 2008
The main luta livre team in Brazil, RFT, stood out at the Comunidade Fight I event held Jan. 5 in Rio de Janeiro.
The squad's athletes won five matches, including an impressive performance by Igor "Chatubinha," who submitted his opponent with an anaconda choke. The event had a full house.
Results:
Chatubinha (RFT) def. Maguinho (Casquinha) anaconda choke
Digão (CCT - Mangueira) def. Rodrigo Mogli (RFT) TKO
Betão (RFT) def. Evanderson (CCT/ Mangueira) TKO
Carlos Santos (RFT) def. Maguila (Black House) decision
Ralph Lauren (RFT) def. Tuca (Clube Da Luta - Pequeno) decision
Ademir Meneirinho (Gracie Fusion) def. Donan (RFT) tapout
Soldado (RFT) def. Afonso (Budokan) TKO
Nova União Opens New Training Center
Nova União -- the team that includes names like Vitor Ribeiro (Pictures), Thales Leites (Pictures) and Wagnney Fabiano (Pictures) -- is opening its newest training facility in Florida. The main instructor will be BJJ black belt Marcelo Meleiro, a student of André Pederneiras for 13 years.
The gym will be in Dania Beach at US1 Fitness. According to Meleiro, the biggest Nova União stars will visit the training center, increasing the interchange between the Brazilian and the American schools.
News and Notes
Hermes Franca (Pictures) recently spent three weeks in Hawaii, and he wasn't vacationing. Franca was helping B.J. Penn (Pictures) prepare for the Hawaiian's UFC lightweight title match against Joe Stevenson on Saturday. …
The Rio de Janeiro state BJJ federation has announced its event calendar for 2008. In addition to the traditional events, the federation decided to pay homage to Ryan Gracie (Pictures), who died in December, with the first "Estadual Ryan Gracie (Pictures) sem kimono," a no-gi tournament scheduled for Aug. 9-10. Ryan's father, Robson Gracie, heads the federation.
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