UFC Superstar Conor McGregor Calls for Fight in Brazil
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following the UFC's (Ultimate Fighting Championship) latest card, Fight Night...
February 4, 2019Topic
MMA
Anderson Silva Returns to Fight in Curitiba at UFC 198
In UFC 198 Silva will fight Uriah Hall, a 31-year-old Jamaican athlete who has a record of twelve wins and...
March 17, 2016
Weidman Defends UFC Belt Against Brazil’s Belfort Tonight
UFC middleweight champion, American Chris Weidman, has beat Brazil's Anderson Silva twice, Lyoto Machida and now faces Victor Belfort tonight.
May 23, 2015
Rio’s UPP in Cerro-Corá Fosters Community with Kickboxing
The kickboxing training program in the Cerro-Corá favela comunity is meant to foster positive relationships between the UPP and the...
March 23, 2015
Mixed Martial Arts Training in Brazil
In little over a decade, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has gone from gritty, underground shows to a mainstream sport capable...
October 30, 2012
UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter in Brazil
A Brazilian version of “The Ultimate Fighter”, a reality show created in 2005 by UFC, started Sunday, March 25th, airing...
April 17, 2012
UFC Returns to Rio January 14th
After success in Rio de Janeiro last year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is returning to HSBC Arena in Barra...
January 10, 2012
UFC 103 – Belfort’s Comeback
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11225" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="After four years out of competition, Belfort defeated former Middleweight champion...
September 22, 2009
Brazil and the UFC
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7379" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Arguably Brazil's best MMA fighter, Anderson The Spider Silva has held...
July 28, 2009