Genair Martins da Silva Junior (born December 26, 1983) is a 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 ...

who competed in

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division.

Biography

Early life and mixed martial arts career

Genair was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the son of a modest family and longtime resident of the

Complexo do Alemão Complexo do Alemão (, ''German's Complex'') is a group of favelas (low-income historically informal neighborhoods) in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History An article published by ''O Globo'' in 2007 revealed the origin of Complexo ...

(''German's Complex''). At 2003 he started practicing Luta Livre, training alongside

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and others. At 2007 he began in

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and quickly moved to MMA at 2008. In his first nine bouts, he fought mainly for organizations in his home state. At 2010 he won four straight bouts (achieving a record of 10–3) and subsequently signed with

Bellator Fighting Championships

Genair made his debut at

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against

Marlon Sandro Marlon Sandro (born March 8, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has competed for Bellator, Pancrase, Shooto, and World Victory Road. He is the former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight C ...

in the quarterfinal match of the Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. He lost via split decision (30-27 Sandro, 29-28 Genair and 29-28 Sandro). At Bellator 52, Genair faced

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. On the day of the weight-ins for the fight, Genair did not make the 145 lb weight limit. The fighters have agreed to fight at a catchweight of 150 lb and Genair lost 20% of his purse. He won the bout via submission in the first round. At

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, Genair was expected to face

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in the opening round of the Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six Featherweight Tournament. However, once again he failed to make weight and instead faced Bobby Reardanz in a catchweight bout of 148 lb. He defeated Reardanz via TKO in the third round. At

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, Genair faced

in the opening round of the Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight Featherweight Tournament. He lost via submission in the first round.Bellator 88 results: Alexander Shlemenko KOs Falcao to win middleweight title
mmajunkie.com (February 7, 2013)

Mixed martial arts record

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Magomedrasul Khasbulaev Magomedrasul Magomedalievich Khasbulaev (russian: Магомедрасул Магомедалиевич Хасбулаев; born October 23, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who at one time fought in the Featherweight division for ...

, KO (punch) , WFCA 38 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:00 ,

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Rony Jason Rony Mariano Bezerra (born March 21, 1984), better known as Rony Jason, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, B ...

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Flávio Serafim , KO (knee) , Iguaçu Fight , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:37 ,

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Genair da 1983 births Living people Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Luta Livre Brazilian male mixed martial artists Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)