Cristiano Marcello da Silva (born December 3, 1977) is a retired Brazilian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and former Chute Boxe

BJJ Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

head coach who formerly fought for the

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. Cristiano competed in the

Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship The Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as the Brazilian Nationals) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament that is held in Barueri, Brazil. They are hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. ...

in 1998, 1999 and again in 2001. Marcello was also a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live''.

Mixed martial arts career

Pride Fighting Championships

Cristiano fought for

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at the PRIDE Bushido 12 in August 2006. Marcello is widely known for a backstage altercation at

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in which Charles Bennett insulted the Chute Boxe Academy and

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resulting in a fight between Marcello and Bennett, and Marcello put Bennett to sleep with a triangle choke before the fight was broken up. In January 2009, Marcello left the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba to go full on with his own martial arts academy, CM System, which opened its doors in March 2009. Despite leaving Chute Boxe, Marcello is still considered a BJJ coach, and continues to train Chute Boxe fighters out of his own gym.

The Ultimate Fighter

In February 2012, it was revealed that Marcello was selected to be a participant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live''. In the opening round, Marcello defeated Jared Carlsten by submission to qualify as one of the 16 fighters to live in the TUF house. Marcello was selected as Team Faber's second pick (fourth overall). In the second fight of the first round, Marcello was selected to fight

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, Team Cruz's first overall pick. He was knocked out by Lawrence at 3:15 of the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Marcello fought fellow cast member

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on June 1, 2012 at

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. Marcello lost via second round KO due to a flurry of knees and punches. Cristiano made his return against

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on October 13, 2012 at

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. He won the fight via a controversial split decision. The decision was controversial since most major MMA outlets scored the bout for Madadi. Marcello took on UFC newcomer and

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veteran

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on March 2, 2013. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Marcello faced

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on February 15, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and announced his retirement 2 months later to focus more on his gym and coaching, Marcello also plans to compete in the ADCC for the first time in his grappling career.

Return from retirement

On June 29, 2018 Marcello announced that he has returned to MMA and has signed a three-fight contract with Brave CF.

Championships and accomplishments

*Nitrix Champion Fight **Nitrix Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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External links

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The Official Site of CM System

The Official Blog of CM System

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcello, Cristiano Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainers Mixed martial arts trainers Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from Curitiba Brazilian people of Italian descent 1977 births Martial arts school founders Pan American Games competitors for Brazil People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters