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MMA Roots: The Fiasco That Brought Rickson Gracie to Rio in 1995 The International Challenge fell apart under shady circumstances in Brazil, and the stink of the doomed event still lingers three decades later.
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Pictures - Desafio International Vale Tudo Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos of the historic, disastrous one-off tournament that left the legendary Rickson Gracie hiding his face in...
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MMA Roots: The Last Days of Pride Fighting Championships Pride 32 and Pride 33 in Las Vegas delivered from an entertainment standpoint, but efforts to keep the Japanese organization alive proved futile.
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Pictures - Pride 32 and 33 Marcelo Alonso shares fight night as well as behind the scenes photos from the pair of ambitious Las Vegas shows that served as the swan song for...
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MMA Roots: Super Challenge and the Rise of Demian Maia The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace made his first real waves in mixed martial arts during a one-night tournament in October 2006, roughly a year before he made his...
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Pictures - Super Challenge 1 In October 2006, Demian Maia emerged from the shadows as the surprise winner of Super Challenge, one of the toughest tournaments ever held in Brazil.
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MMA Roots: When Forrest Griffin’s Star Blazed at Heat Fighting Championship 1 Twenty-two years ago, the American traveled into hostile territory to make his mark before he captured imaginations on “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series and went on to claim the...
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Pictures - Heat Fighting Championship 1 Future “The Ultimate Fighter” winner and UFC lightweight champ Forrest Griffin was among the rising stars who appeared in Natal, Brazil, on...
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MMA Roots: Luta Livre vs. Jiu-Jitsu and Paulo Filho’s Debut at Heroes 1 In addition to excellent clashes between the two disciplines across two tournaments and multiple superfights, the historic event was marked by...
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MMA Roots: When Ebenezer Fontes Braga Stole the Show Organizers decided to bring in fighters from all over Brazil for a resolve-testing tournament at Freestyle de Belem 2 on Aug. 30, 1996.
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Pictures: Freestyle de Belem 2 Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos of the fabled 1996 event that helped bridge the gap between the legendary vale tudo era and the modern...
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MMA Roots: The Night Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell Were Introduced to the MMA World Two mixed martial arts icons put themselves on the path to superstardom under the International Vale Tudo Championship flag in August 1998.
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Pictures - IVC 6 Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos of IVC 6, the fabled 1998 vale tudo event that helped introduce Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva to the world.
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MMA Roots: The Birth of ‘The Smashing Machine’ Mark Kerr’s induction into the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame stirred up memories of his remarkable run of dominance between...
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Pictures – Birth of “The Smashing Machine” Ahead of the impending release of “The Smashing Machine” biopic, Marcelo Alonso—who gave Mark Kerr that famous nickname—shares some...
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MMA Roots: Vale Tudo O Lutador at Canecao Eugenio Tadeu protégé Alan Carvalho stole the show at the historic December 1996 event, where he stunned one of the Carlson Gracie academy’s...
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Pictures - Vale Tudo O Lutador On Dec. 19, 1996, Vale Tudo o Lutador (VTOL) took place at Canecao in Rio de Janeiro, and pitted Brazilian jiu-jitsu against luta livre in a...
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MMA Roots: The Man They Call ‘Shoe Face’ Antonio Carlos Jr. made a habit out of overcoming obstacles and now takes his resolve into the Professional Fighters League light heavyweight bracket, where a quarterfinal showdown with Karl Moore awaits him at...
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Pictures - MMA Roots: The Man They Call ‘Shoe Face’ Marcelo Alonso shares some exclusive and archival photos of Professional Fighters League light heavyweight contender Antonio Carlos Jr.
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MMA Roots: Mike Van Arsdale Takes IVC 4 by Storm The former NCAA All-American wrestler and onetime national champion made his mark under the International Vale Tudo Championship banner in 1998.
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Pictures - IVC 4 A year after Mark Kerr's devastating performance at IVC 3, American wrestlers once again challenged Brazil's supremacy in no-holds-barred fighting, with...
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Joshua Silveira and the Carlson Gracie Dynasty As he moves down to middleweight and embarks on his fourth attempt at a Professional Fighters League championship, the son of American Top Team head coach...
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Family Feud: Wallid Ismail leaves Royce Gracie Unconscious in a Packed Arena in Copacabana On Dec. 17, 1998, Wallid Ismail rocked the BJJ world, putting Royce Gracie to sleep with a clock choke in front of 7000 stunned fans.
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Pictures - Wallid Ismail vs. Royce Gracie On Dec. 17, 1998, Wallid Ismail shocked the BJJ world in front of a packed arena on Copacabana Beach.


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