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Francisco Trinaldo
Francisco Trinaldo Soares da Rocha (; born August 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2006, he has also competed for Jungle Fight in his native Brazil, where he is the former Lightweight Champion, and was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. Mixed martial arts career Background Trinaldo began with an amateur career, compiling a record of 6-1 in mixed martial arts. He is also a three-time Brasilia State Kickboxing Champion, and began kickboxing when he was 23 years old before transitioning into mixed martial arts, holding a record of 12-1. Trinaldo is an ex-training partner of Paulo Thiago and Rani Yahya. He spends most of his training time at the Evolução Thai, where he garnered considerable recognition, causing Sherdog.com to list him in August 2010 as their top prospect in MMA. Trinaldo is regarded as being hampered by financial issues that prevente ...
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Amarante, Piauí
Amarante, Piauí is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Piauí This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Piauí is divided into 224 municipalities, which are grouped into 15 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions. See als ... References Municipalities in Piauí {{Piauí-geo-stub ...
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UFC 153
''UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 13, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background Vitor Belfort was expected to face Alan Belcher at the event. However, Belfort was pulled from the bout to face Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. Belcher also was forced to drop out of the card due to a spinal fracture. After having their first fight end in a no contest due to an eye poke in the first round, a rematch between Phil Davis and Wagner Prado was briefly linked to UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot and then scheduled for this event. Quinton Jackson was scheduled to face Glover Teixeira at the event. However, Jackson pulled out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by Fabio Maldonado. Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans was offered the fight with Teixeira but turned it down due to the short notice. Geronimo dos Santos ...
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Gleison Tibau
Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Professional Fighters League. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, DEEP, and Golden Boy Promotions. Early life Tibau began training for mixed martial arts at 13 and was fighting by 15. He was a state champion in Rio de Janeiro in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling. He was brought up as a fighter in Kimura team, from northern Brazil. Tibau trains at American Top Team. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Tibau made his UFC debut at welterweight against Nick Diaz. Tibau started strong and was taking Diaz down efficiently while avoiding submissions using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In the second round he got tired and lost by TKO due to strikes. Tibau took on Jason Dent at UFC 68. Tibau won by unanimous decision. He then took a one fight hiatus from the company and returned to de ...
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Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the 17th-most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil. The region was first settled in the early 18th century, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s, to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of Minas Gerais. The city features a mixture of contemporary and classical buildings, and is home to several modern Brazilian architectural icons, most notably the Pampulha Complex. In planning the city, Aarão Reis and Francisco Bicalho sought inspiration in the urban p ...
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UFC 147
''UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 23, 2012 at Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Background The finals in the featherweight and middleweight tournaments of '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil'' were held on this card. Daniel Sarafian was originally scheduled to compete in the Middleweight finals, but pulled out due to injury. He was replaced by semifinalist Sérgio Moraes. Renee Forte, a Middleweight for Team Wanderlei, was scheduled to fight Moraes, but was removed from the card when Moraes was enlisted to fill in for Sarafian. UFC Officials have promised Forte a fight on a future UFC card. This event also saw other significant changes to its original card. The expected rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen was moved to UFC 148 on July 7, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada and the expected co-feature of the Brazilian event, a rematch between Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Si ...
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Thiago Perpétuo
Thiago de Oliveira Perpétuo (born December 14, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who last competed in 2015. A professional since 2009, he has competed for the UFC, XFC, and was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. Mixed martial arts career The Ultimate Fighter In March 2012, Perpétuo appeared as a fighter on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. Perpétuo defeated Joao Paulo De Souza via decision to move into the ''Ultimate Fighter'' house, and become an official cast member, fighting for Team Vitor. In the first round of the competition, Perpétuo fought Francisco Trinaldo. Perpétuo won the fight via TKO (retirement) to move onto the semi-final round. Later, Dana White demanded that the teams be scrambled up and Perpétuo was sent to Team Wanderlei. He then faced eventual winner Cezar Ferreira for a spot in the final against Daniel Sarafian. He was defeated by Ferreira via KO (head kick) in round one. Ultimate Fighting Championship Perpétuo made his UFC ...
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Adriano Martins
Adriano Soares Martins (born June 12, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Taura MMA. A professional competitor since 2004, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce and DREAM and Fight Nights Global. Background Originally from Manaus, Brazil, Martins began training in Judo in 1994, which he continued with until the year 2000, reaching the rank of brown belt. Due to his desire to learn submissions, Martins began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1999. Martins went on to have an accomplished career in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, winning various titles. In 2004, needing to support his newly formed family, Martins began mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Martins made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2004 and compiled a 23–6 record on the Brazilian circuit before being signed by Strikeforce. Strikeforce Martins was scheduled to make his Strikeforce debut against Isaa ...
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Iuri Alcântara
Iuri Alcântara (born 4 August 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Alcântara mostly fought in Brazil before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting to take part in their final event. He is the brother of fellow UFC fighter Ildemar Alcântara. Mixed martial arts career Background and early career Alcântara was born on the island of Marajó, Pará in Brazil. Incidentally, Alcântara takes his fighting nickname from the island and is billed as Iuri "Marajó" Alcântara. Alcântara trains at the "Striker Team" team and is managed by Wallid Ismail, the owner of the Jungle Fight promotion that Alcântara has competed in and won a championship. Alcântara's early career was spaced out considerably. His debut fight took place in March 2004 and he would not return until June 2005, where he won twice in the space of four months. Amongst Alcântara's wins was a grand prix tournament victory ...
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Jungle Fight Championship
Jungle Fight is a Brazilian mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion. It was created in 2003. The name is derived from its origin, the Amazonas state in Brazil. History Jungle Fight was founded by pioneering MMA fighter and long-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, Wallid Ismail. The organization was created in 2003 and its first event was in Manaus, Amazonas. In 2006 there was an event in Slovenia, the first and so far only, Jungle Fight event held outside of Brazil. No events were held in 2007, but in 2008 it began to hold a series of events in Rio de Janeiro. Jungle Fight has been described as "easily the best promotion in all of Brazil or South America, for that matter" by Sherdog.com. In Brazil Jungle Fight is broadcast on TV Band, in the United States it is broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes. In the Spanish-speaking Latin America, it is broadcast on ESPN. This MMA organization partnered with Rizin Fighting Federation for the RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX e ...
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Luiz Firmino
Luiz is a Portuguese given name that is an alternative form of Luís. It's archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: People *Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and composer * Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (1936-2020), Brazilian professor and novelist *Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945), Brazilian politician and 35th president of Brazil *Luiz Felipe Scolari (born 1948), Brazilian football manager and former defender * Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (born 1955), Brazilian diplomat * Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira (born 1977), Brazilian football centre-back * Luiz Alberto (born 1982), Brazilian football centre-back * Luíz Carlos (born 1985), Brazilian football defensive midfielder *David Luiz (born 1987), Brazilian football centre-back *Luiz Gustavo (born 1987), Brazilian football defensive midfielder *Luiz Alberto de Araújo (born 1987), Brazilian decathlete *Luiz Adriano (born 1987), Brazilian football striker *Luiz P ...
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Casseta & Planeta
is a Brazilian group of comedians who ran a TV show named , broadcast by Rede Globo between 1993 and 2010.Programa 'Casseta & Planeta urgente' sai do ar após 18 anos
(In Portuguese) G1, November 26th, 2010. Accessed in November 21st, 2016. The humour featured on the show is mostly sketches, relating to broad Brazilian pop culture subjects (, , regional stereotypes, and others). The group founded ...
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