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Trainer Pederneiras: Renan Barao losing money, Jose Aldo still wants Pettis

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:10:00 +0000

Nova Uniao head trainer Andre Pederneiras said most of his fighters come from the favela, and they’re literally fighting to put food on their tables.

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AFC’s Rodolfo Marques says you give up dreams or fight a friend in big shows

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 01:20:00 +0000

Nova Uniao veteran Rodolfo Marques has seen his team turn from a bustling gym to a conveyor belt for UFC and Bellator talent. But he also sees the price paid with success.

UFC on FUEL TV 10 results: Leonardo Santos wins ‘TUF: Brazil 2′ title

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:40:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Leonardo Santos has come a long way since a loss to Takanori Gomi in his MMA debut 11 years ago. On Saturday, Santos became the latest winner of Brazil’s version of “The Ultimate Fighter” – at 33 years old – when he submitted William Macario with a second-round arm-triangle choke. The welterweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook. Santos, a teammate at Nova Uniao of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, helped set a UFC record with the submission – it was the seventh on the card. After the win, Santos jumped into the crowd to find Aldo, who was moved to tears by his friend and teammate’s victory

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With déjà vu, Caio Magalhaes expects ‘incomplete’ Vemola at UFC on FUEL TV 10

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:30:00 +0000

Exactly a year after his first UFC fight, in the same exact venue he launched his pro career in 2009, Caio Magalhaes will experience a little déjà vu at Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event. But unlike his promotional debut, which resulted in a decision loss to Buddy Roberts , Magalhaes (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) expects few problems with fellow middleweight Karlos Vemola (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in his sophomore effort. “I don’t think Karlos is a complete fighter,” Magalhaes told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “And he lacks the stamina to fight three rounds. My training partner Ronny Markes , when he debuted in the UFC, negated Karlos’ game for three rounds.” Magalhaes, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, expects to do the same when they meet in a Facebook-streamed preliminary-card bout at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The Nova Uniao fighter said he’s picked up enough from Markes and his other teammates that he should have little trouble with Vemola, a former heavyweight and light heavyweight who’s 1-1 since his drop to 185 pounds. “I only train with top talents, big guys like Glover Teixeira , Antonio Silva and Thales Leites ,” Magalhaes said.

With déjà vu, Caio Magalhaes expects ‘incomplete’ Vemola at UFC on FUEL TV 10 – MMA Junkie