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UFC vet Jorge Gurgel wasn’t a No. 1 fighter, but ‘being an interpreter, I think I’m the best at it’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 12:02:20 +0000

We’ve seen enough memorable post-fight interviews to understand that, when it comes to MMA, a fighter’s level of success in any given night is not exclusively defined by how he or she handles the competition. Handling the mic, too, has proven to be a valuable skill. So what happens to those who have a language barrier keeping them from properly relaying their messages to a wider audience? They need to trust people such as ex-fighter, coach and now interpreter Jorge Gurgel who have only a few minutes to process, memorize, summarize and put those thoughts into a different language. For some, it might seem like a mere matter of input and output, from language A to language B

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BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:16:55 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Jorge Gurgel and Pat Miletich . Retired UFC/Strikeforce vet and Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout Gurgel now is working as a UFC translator when he’s not coaching and running his gym.

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with Paul Felder and Jorge Gurgel

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:48:49 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Paul Felder and Jorge Gurgel . UFC fighter/commentator Felder meets fellow lightweight Al Iaquinta on April 7 at UFC 223. Retired UFC/Strikeforce vet and Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout Gurgel is now working as a UFC translator

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MMA veteran Jorge Gurgel retires following tragic death of mother

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 02:03:00 +0000

Silvia Gallo had one more errand to run before departing the big city, but she’d never even get the chance to leave. The 58-year-old mother of MMA veteran Jorge Gurgel was flying to Ireland out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport at 6 a.m. the following morning to start a new chapter in her life. She was a Pilates instructor by trade. She would be living and teaching across the pond for a year.

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Titan FC 27 results: Ricci dominates Gurgel, Riddle taps Kuiper

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 07:20:50 +0000

Mike Ricci was looking to make a statement on what he hopes is his way back to the UFC. He did so in dominant fashion. Ricci landed an early takedown against Jorge Gurgel , then went to work on him with ground-and-pound, ultimately getting a first-round stoppage in the main event of Titan FC 27

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Win or lose, Titan FC 27′s Jorge Gurgel hoping to inspire those around him

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:30:03 +0000

There’s plenty at stake for Jorge Gurgel in tonight’s Titan FC 27 headliner, and on the surface, much of it is wrapped up in numbers. But those numbers are the last thing Gurgel thinks about.

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Download or listen to MMAjunkie Radio #1672 with Kim, Jordan, Hathaway, Gurgel, Ricci

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:57:47 +0000

Listen to or download today’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Dong Hyun Kim , Shawn Jordan , John Hathaway , Jorge Gurgel and Mike Ricci . Kim, Jordan and Hathaway fight this Saturday at the TUF China Finale, while Gurgel and Ricci throw down at Titan FC 27 on Friday. You can listen below, or directly download (right click) the episode . Filed under: MMA Junkie Radio , News , Radio , UFC Tagged: Dong Hyun Kim , John Hathaway , Jorge Gurgel , Mike Ricci , Shawn Jordan , Titan FC 27 , TUF China Finale

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MMAjunkie Radio Primetime (8 p.m. ET): Hathaway, Kim, Jordan, Mitrione, Gurgel, Ricci, Sityodtong

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 01:14:52 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio today welcomes to a special primetime show John Hathaway , Dong Hyun Kim , Shawn Jordan , Matt Mitrione , Jorge Gurgel , Mike Ricci and Chatri Sityodtong . Hathaway and Kim headline Saturday’s TUF China Finale against each other. Jordan and Mitrione meet on the same card in a heavyweight matchup. Gurgel and Ricci fight each other at Titan FC 27 on Friday. And noted MMA coach Sityodtong is the founder of the fast-rising Evolve MMA in Singapore. MMAjunkie Radio Primetime airs today from 8 to 10 p.m.

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Titan FC debuts Feb. 28 on CBS Sports Network with Gurgel-Ricci, Riddle-Kuiper

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:50:24 +0000

The Midwest-based Titan FC has reached an agreement to air eight 2014 event on CBS Sports Network, and the first, Titan FC 27, is slated for Feb. 28 with some notable names. Titan FC officials recently announced the deal, which moves the organization from AXS TV to CBS Sports Network, which launched in 2002 and underwent a few rebranding efforts over the past decade. The channel can be seen in approximately 53 million hones, with availability (often as a premium channel) in 100 million. Titan FC 27 takes place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.

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