Alexandre Ribeiro (born January 20, 1981) is a
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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practitioner,
mixed martial artist
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and submission wrestler. He is a two-time World Black Belt Absolute (open weight)
World Jiu-Jitsu Champion
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, five-time World Black Belt Heavy Weight Champion, and three-time World Black Belt Pro Division Champion.
Biography
Xande was born in Manaus, Amazonas Brazil. He began training Jiu-Jitsu at the Associacao Monteiro de Jiu-Jitsu under the supervision of Binho, Guto, Yano e Lucinho Monteiro. He moved to the US in 2002 and lived in Toledo, Ohio, for five years, after which in 2007 he moved to San Diego, California, where he founded the University of Jiu-Jitsu and was the brand ambassador of Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu. Now Xande lives in Austin, TX, where he teaches at his School Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Austin and coordinate his team and affiliation schools under the Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Team.
Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Team
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Ribeiro's brother Saulo Ribeiro
Saulo Mendonça Ribeiro Filho (born July 2, 1974), brother of the equally famed Xande Ribeiro, is a 6th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). After earning a black belt in Judo, he began his training of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Rio de ...
is also a Jiu-jitsu
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and submission wrestling
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champion. They have both won multiple ADCC and together, they hold the most titles in World Brazilian jiu-jitsu Championships.
Mixed martial arts record
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, Takashi Sugiura
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See also
* List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners
References
External links
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Official Site of Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Association
Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Saulo & Xande Ribeiro's University of Jiu Jitsu
Official Site of Xande Ribeiro
Alexandre Ribeiro "Xande" Facts Bio
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1981 births
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Brazilian male judoka
Brazilian male mixed martial artists
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
Living people
World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists
World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists
IBJJF Hall of Fame inductees
People from Manaus
Sportspeople from Amazonas (Brazilian state)