Grandfather Ruas would still agree to farewell match with Rickson
Saturday, 21 August 2010 at 18:07
Marco Ruas is 49 years old, doing well for himself in life, has been seen near Paris Hilton in Rio, and doesn’t want to hear about making money in the MMA profession. He would, however, make an exception for a matchup that would rattle the sport’s foundations in Brazil. Ruas is featured on Brazil’s Sensei Sportv...
Horwich taps Thales to win belt; Sylvia gets knockout and faces Rizzo
Monday, 16 August 2010 at 0:14
The inaugural War on the Mainland event this Saturday in Irvine, California, featured a title fight right off the bat. In the battle for the belt between former UFC fighter Thales Leites and former champion of the now-defunct IFL event Matt Horwich, the André Pederneiras student dominated the first three rounds and looked to be on...
Pedro Rizzo: “If it hurts him, you keep doing it”
Thursday, 22 July 2010 at 16:57
Pedro Rizzo notched his third win in a row by knocking out Ken Shamrock at Impact FC, in Australia. More than the joy of winning, what Rizzo feels is satisfaction for being able to fight more regularly. Ring rust had been putting a damper on the performances of the fighter, who should make his next...
Watch Rizzo’s knockout in Australia
Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 18:39
Pedro Rizzo didn’t give veteran Ken Shamrock a chance at Impact FC this Saturday in Sydney, Australia, where beasts like Paulo Filho, Paul Daley, Glover Teixeira and Murilo Bustamante also were in action. Check out Rizzo’s performance...
Rizzo knocks out Shamrock in Sydney
Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 18:39
Impact FC held its second event this Saturday in Sydney, Australia. The event featured a number of big-name fighters, many of whom are veterans. In the evening’s main event, Pedro Rizzo didn’t give Ken Shamrock a chance. Rizzo threw punches and kicks to come up with the knockout 3:33 min into the first round, marking the...
Check out the highlights from Washington Combat
Monday, 17 May 2010 at 16:17
With backing from such major sponsors like Hyundai, Toyota, Dollamur/Swain and District Lounge, Washington Combat, an MMA event promoted by the Yamasaki brothers, pleased the crowd in the capital of the USA. Check out the highlights from the event on the Washington Post website here. Check out the complete results: Washington Combat 1 DC Armory, Washington DC, EUAUSA May 15,...
Rizzo and Loro shine at Washington Combat
Sunday, 16 May 2010 at 15:25
This Saturday’s Washington Combat event featured virtuoso performances for Pedro Augusto and Marcos Aurelio Galvão Pereira. Better known as Pedro Rizzo and Marco Loro, the teammates from Nova União dispatched their opponents Gary Goodridge and David Derby, respectively. Rizzo imposed the pace in the second round and got the better of seasoned veteran Goodridge, who was barred...
Much more than Rizzo vs Goodridge
Friday, 30 April 2010 at 16:41
Pedro Rizzo faces Gary Goodridge this coming May 15 at Washington Combat, an event promoted by UFC referee Mario Yamasaki. However, there are a number of other interesting matchups on the card. Besides Gustavo Ximu, who faces Jordan Smith, Jiu-Jitsu black belt Marcos Loro will have some special help in facing Albert Rios. “I’m here in New...
Rizzo ready for Marco Ruas’s former opponent
Thursday, 15 April 2010 at 17:08
Marco Ruas student Pedro Rizzo will face a former opponent of his master and friend for his next challenge in the cage. On May 15, the Brazilian will do battle with Gary Goodridge. Ruas and Goodridge faced off back in 1998, in the now-defunct Pride promotion. On the occasion, Gary succumbed to a heelhook. This...
The day Luiz Alves laughed about a loss
Saturday, 20 March 2010 at 22:07
Fighter, trainer, master, director, talisman, encourager, friend. First and foremost, Luiz Alves (1956-2010) was a winner. Against all odds, he left his hometown of Nova Russas, in the grasslands of Ceara in 1968 to become a fixture among the skyscrapers of Tokyo, the hotels of Las Vegas and the kickboxing gyms of Holland, where he first...
