Carlos

ATT Coach: Sean O’Malley Has Never Faced a Challenge Like Pedro Munhoz A black belt under legendary master Carlson Gracie, American Top Team coach Marcos "Parrumpinha" DaMatta has been chosen to train many of the...

Marcelo Alonso

Jun 29, 2022

IVC 8/9: The Night Rafael Cordeiro and Wanderlei Silva Showed the Power of Chute Boxe Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos and anecdotes from the legendary 1999 vale tudo doubleheader that helped launch the careers of Wanderlei...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

May 30, 2022

IVC 5: The Night ‘Pele’ Launched the Chute Boxe Era On April 26, 1998, Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons won the IVC 5 middleweight tournament, striking a blow against jiu-jitsu's dominance and putting...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 14, 2021

UFC 12: The Birth of ‘The Phenom,’ in the Craziest UFC Event Ever Best remembered for the victorious debut of Vitor Belfort, and Mark Coleman’s impressive win over Dan Severn, UFC 12, was actually the...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 11, 2021

Remembering the Impact of Carlson Gracie Feb. 1, 2006: Exactly 15 years ago one of the most important masters of jiu-jitsu and MMA history was declared dead in a hospital in Chicago,...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 02, 2021

Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear: One of the Greatest UFC Matches Ever In the latest installment of Forgotten Fights, Lev Pisarsky shines a light on a proto-MMA gem that was far ahead of its time, and one of the...

Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear

Lev Pisarsky

Dec 21, 2020

UFC Veteran Demian Maia Opens Museum, Academy in Sao Paulo Considered one of the biggest legends of jiu-jitsu in UFC history, Demian Maia has just inaugurated a new academy in Sao Paulo, where, besides...

UFC

Marcelo Alonso

Nov 17, 2020

Wanderlei Silva Launches Autobiography to Fans and Old Rivals Alike Fifteen years ago, the rivalry between Brazilian Top Team and Chute Boxe used to make Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba hostile territory for anyone...

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 09, 2020

Hero of a Nation, Face of a Promotion Two-division One Championship titleholder Aung La N Sang appears to have hit his stride in the Singapore-based organization, having rattled off...

Jason Burgos

Jan 24, 2019