Nova União () is a
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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(BJJ) academy and
mixed martial arts team located in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. It is one of the
top professional MMA training camps. Their BJJ black belts have participated in BJJ, submission grappling and MMA competitions all over the world.
BJ Penn
Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Penn was th ...
's victory at the
Mundials
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marked the first time a non-Brazilian native won gold in the black belt category. Since 2008 Nova União has become a familiar name in the
Mixed Martial Arts scene as a result of stabling the former #1 ranked featherweight fighter in the world,
José Aldo, as well as
Renan Barão, the former UFC Bantamweight champion, and another top ten ranked featherweight in
Marlon Sandro.
Jiu Jitsu
The Nova União jiu jitsu team was recently re-organized by two 1st generation black belts under
André Pederneiras in the United States.
Gustavo Dantas
Gustavo Dantas (born 23 December 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is a fifth degree Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from André Pederneiras. With nearly 20 years of coaching experience and being a world class competitor, Gustavo is a public speak ...
, President, and
Robson Moura, Vice-President, have been charged with overseeing the new changes. The team was created by Wendell Alexander and
André Pederneiras , and is known primarily for its lightweight fighters. The competition team is usually reserved for the top four competitors during that time period.
Nowadays they have gyms around the World from East to West in cities and countries such as Phuket (Thailand), Australia, the United States, Zurich (Switzerland), Canada, etc.
Notable members
Current and former members of the team include:
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José Aldo - Former two-time
UFC Featherweight Champion
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Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes ...
, 7 title defenses, former UFC Interim Featherweight Champion, the last
WEC Featherweight Champion, 2 title defenses
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Renan Barão - Former
UFC Bantamweight Champion, 1 successful title defense, former UFC Interim Bantamweight Champion.
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BJ Penn
Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Penn was th ...
- Former
UFC Welterweight and
UFC Lightweight Champion, three Lightweight title defenses. The second person in
UFC history to have been champion of two divisions.
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Junior dos Santos - Former
UFC Heavyweight Champion, 1 title defense.
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Eduardo Dantas
Eduardo Dantas (born 3 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Dantas mostly fought for the Bellator MMA where he was the former two-ti ...
- Former two-time
Bellator Bantamweight World Champion, 2 title defenses in first reign, 1 title defense in the second.
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- Former
UFC Women's Strawweight title challenger.
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Pedro Rizzo - Former
UFC 3-Time Heavyweight Title Challenger,
Pride FC veteran,
Affliction
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veteran.
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Thales Leites - Former
UFC Middleweight Title Challenger.
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Leonardo Santos -
TUF Brazil 2 winner.
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Marcos Galvão
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- Former
Bellator Bantamweight World Champion.
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Hacran Dias - Current UFC Featherweight fighter.
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Ronny Markes - Former UFC Middleweight fighter.
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- Current UFC Middleweight fighter.
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Carlos Eduardo - Former
Bellator MMA
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Light Heavyweight fighter and Current
Shooto Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Luis Ramos - Former
Shooto Middleweight (168 lb) Champion and former
UFC welterweight fighter.
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Marlon Sandro - Current
Bellator
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* Bishop Bellator of Archaeological site of Sbeitla, Sufetula (5th century)
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featherweight fighter, current
Pancrase and former
World Victory Road Featherweight Champion.
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Wagnney Fabiano - Former
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Featherweight Champion and TKO World Super-Lightweight Championship.
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Renato Verissimo - Former
UFC welterweight fighter.
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Gray Maynard - Former
UFC fighter and 2-Time Lightweight Title Challenger.
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Jussier Formiga - Current
UFC Flyweight fighter and contender.
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Gustavo Dantas
Gustavo Dantas (born 23 December 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is a fifth degree Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from André Pederneiras. With nearly 20 years of coaching experience and being a world class competitor, Gustavo is a public speak ...
- Nova União Jiu Jitsu President in the United States.
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Tony DeSouza
Anton Nicolas de Souza (born July 26, 1974) is a Peruvian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.
Biography and career
His style of fighting is a blend of freestyle wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jit ...
- UFC veteran and inventor of the "Peruvian Necktie" submission.
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Robson Moura - Eight-time Mundial World Champion in BJJ. Split from Nova União and developed his own association, RMNU Academy (Robson Moura Nations United), with locations over the United States, as well as Canada, Ireland, Germany, and Brazil.
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João Roque - UFC veteran, one of the original Nova União fighters and 5th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Vítor Ribeiro - Former
Shooto Welterweight (154 lb) Champion and
Cage Rage
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World Lightweight Champion.
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Norman Paraisy
Norman Paraisy (born January 7, 1986) is a French mixed martial artist. He competes in the middleweight division and is the 6th ranked of 171 active Europe Western Pro Light Heavyweights. He is known for being a contestant on The Ultimate Fig ...
- Former
Bellator
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* Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States
* Bishop Bellator of Archaeological site of Sbeitla, Sufetula (5th century)
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* Bellator (fish), ''Bellator'' (fish), a fis ...
Middleweight Contender.
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T. J. Grant
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- Former
UFC Lightweight fighter and former contender.
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Diego Nunes - Former WEC and UFC fighter, current
Bellator
Bellator, warrior in Latin, may refer to:
* Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States
* Bishop Bellator of Archaeological site of Sbeitla, Sufetula (5th century)
Taxonomy
* Bellator (fish), ''Bellator'' (fish), a fis ...
Featherweight contender.
See also
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List of Top Professional MMA Training Camps
This is a list of notable present professional training camps and gyms in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
Zinedine Nyakudya
Currently the intense rivalries between the top fighting camps and the fighters training there is an under-reported part of pr ...
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Luiz França
Luiz França Filho (1910–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. França was a student of Soshihiro Satake, Geo Omori, and Mitsuyo Maeda, from whom he learned Kodokan judo (known prior to 192 ...
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Oswaldo Fadda
References
External links
Nova Uniao InternationalNova União MARanking profile
Statistics and BJJ (GI) main titles since 2004
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu organizations
Mixed martial arts training facilities