Vítor de Souza Ribeiro (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired professional

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who competed in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2001, he has formerly competed for

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, Cage Force, the

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, and

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. Ribeiro is the former Cage Rage World Lightweight Champion and the former Shooto World Lightweight Champion.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lineage

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» Vitor Ribeiro

Mixed martial arts career

Vitor Ribeiro is an accomplished grappler. He has won the CBJJ Mundials (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship) four times, once as a purple belt in 1996 and three times as a black belt in three consecutive years (1999, 2000, and 2001). He has competed in the ADCC World Championship in 2000 and 2003. After a brief absence from the MMA world, Ribeiro returned to competition at

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, where he dominated former Olympic wrestler

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ending the fight with a TKO. In his next fight at

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, he lost to

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via unanimous decision. On September 24, 2009, it was announced that he had signed a multi-fight deal with

. Ribeiro made his promotional debut on May 15, 2010 against undefeated

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and lost the bout via split decision. Ribeiro's next fight for Strikeforce came against Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Retirement

On August 8, 2013 Ribeiro announced that he has retired from mixed martial arts competition. In 2015, Ribeiro transitioned to becoming a referee for

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shows. He debuted as a referee for UFC events on April 18, 2015 at UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold. Vitor is currently the head BJJ instructor at his 2 Manhattan academies as well as Yeti MMA in Scotch Plains NJ.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Cage Rage World Lightweight Championship (One time) **Two successful title defenses *

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**2007 HERO'S Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinalist *

** Shooto World Lightweight Championship (One time)

Grappling

*CBJJ Brazilian Team Championships **2001 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 1st Place **2000 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 1st Place **1999 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União A, 1st Place **1998 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 2nd Place **1997 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União (A), 1st Place **1996 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 2nd Place

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Vitor Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Mixed martial arts referees Living people 1979 births