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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Fabricio Werdum: I’m Going to Show Everyone That I’m Ready to Be Champion When Fabricio Werdum became the heavyweight divison’s No. 1 contender last year, he didn’t count on Cain Velasquez being sidelined for much...

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Jan 16, 2014

Anderson Silva Discusses Trauma of Leg Injury, Promises ‘I Will Return’ For the first time since UFC 168, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva has opened up about the devastating leg injury he suffered in his rematch with...

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Jan 13, 2014

UFC Fight Night 32 Weigh-in Pictures Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson stood face-to-face Friday in Brazil at the UFC Fight Night 32 weigh-ins.

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Nov 08, 2013

Pics: UFC Fight Night 32 Open Workouts The athletes of UFC Fight Night 32 met with the media at the open workouts.

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Nov 08, 2013

Werdum Analyzes UFC 166 Main Event, Hopes for Velasquez Bout in Early 2014 Fabricio Werdum kept a close eye on last Saturday’s heavyweight championship bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos at UFC 166.

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Oct 21, 2013

Pictures: Weidman, Silva Meet in Brazil Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva met with the press in Brazil to promote their rematch at UFC 168.

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Oct 01, 2013

Anderson Silva: I Would Give Up Fighting if I Had to Fight Against Lyoto Machida After passing through Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Bristol, Conn., Miami and Rio de Janeiro, the “UFC 168 World Tour” concluded Monday...

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Oct 01, 2013

Glover Teixeira Scored UFC 165 Headliner for Jones, Eagerly Awaits Title Shot Having presumably earned a chance to fight for the light heavyweight belt with his victory over Ryan Bader last month, Glover Teixeira went to Toronto on Saturday to watch the title bout between Jon Jones and Alexander...

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Sep 26, 2013

Glover Teixeira Expects Wrestling to Carry Jon Jones to Victory at UFC 165 After beating Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 28, Glover Teixeira has been guaranteed a light heavyweight title shot against the winner of Saturday's fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson. Although he believes...

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Sep 19, 2013

Pictures: UFC Fight Night 28 ‘Teixeira vs. Bader’ Glover Teixeira earned himself a UFC light heavyweight title shot by knocking out Ryan Bader in the first round in the main event of UFC Fight Night...

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Sep 11, 2013