Jacaré: “This belt is a complement to my Jiu-Jitsu titles”
Thursday, 26 August 2010 at 12:07
Following all his success in Jiu-Jitsu, Ronaldo Jacaré walked a long, hard road to prove he’s also got the right stuff in MMA. He made his MMA debut at Jungle Fight 1 in 2003, losing to the more experienced Jorge “Macaco” Patino. Unfazed, now after rattling off 13 wins, one loss, and one no-contest in...
Jacaré, Feijão and Galvão: black belts comment on exciting night
Sunday, 22 August 2010 at 13:15
Although Jiu-Jitsu didn’t prove to be the weapon most used this time, three of the style’s black belts stood out at this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Houston event in Texas. Two of them even won titles. Read and watch what they had to say: Ronaldo Jacaré Two-time absolute world champion and current ADCC superfight champion Jacaré proved his...
Strikeforce: Feijão and Jacaré take titles; Galvão knocks out Macaco
Sunday, 22 August 2010 at 13:15
The outcome of this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Houston was two new champions: For the vacant middleweight title, Ronaldo Jacaré got the better of Tim Kennedy, and the light heavyweight belt switched hands after Rafael Feijão overcame King Mo. From the outset Rafael Feijão took the lead in the standup department against King Mo, which opened the way...
Watch Strikeforce: Houston weigh-ins
Saturday, 21 August 2010 at 18:14
Everything’s set for this evening’s Strikeforce: Houston show. The event features two title fights as main events: Ronaldo Jacaré against Tim Kennedy for the vacant middleweight title; and King Mo defending his light heavyweight belt against Rafael Feijão. Furthermore, there are a number of draws on the card, like Jorge Gurgel, KJ Noons, Bobby Lashley, Andre...
Strikeforce: Mo humble, Feijão wants to show his Jiu-Jitsu
Friday, 20 August 2010 at 14:00
Strikeforce sets up shop in Houston this Saturday with two belts on the line. Beyond Ronaldo Jacaré facing Tim Kennedy for the vacant middleweight belt, current champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal defends his light heavyweight title against Rafael Feijão. Undefeated with seven wins, the reigning champion chose to pass the responsibility off to his opponent, at...
How much would a no-time limit Roger-Jacaré match be worth?
Thursday, 19 August 2010 at 16:02
The idea of a no-time limit sport Jiu-Jitsu match born (or reborn) in the USA last June fired up GRACIEMAG.com readers and fans of the sport all around the world. Then it went cold, though. Unable to come to terms on the purse (10 thousand dollars to the winner in the initial proposal), the first matchup...
A Euro Championship classic: Roger vs Cyborg
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 13:51
In the absolute division of the 2005 European Championship, in Lisbon, Portugal, Roger Gracie the myth already displayed his style of starting out behind and, through patient positional adjustment, rallying back. That was something his opponent at the time, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, learned to do as well, like he did at the last World Championship. Check...
Draculino and Robo fight at Strikeforce in Houston
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 at 12:29
The card for the August 21 Strikeforce show in Houston just received three reinforcements from Gracie Barra. The undefeated Chad “Robo” Robichaux (8w, 0l) returns to the cage, but the biggest surprise is the promotional debut of the master at GB Houston, Vinicius, “Draculino” Magalhães. Rounding out the GB delegation is Adam Schindler (7w, 1l),...
Jacaré and the prospect of gator-crawling again
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 at 20:09
Late last night GRACIEMAG.com received an email from Ronaldo Jacaré. On August 21 the black belt will face Tim Kennedy to fight for the Strikeforce middleweight title belt, a title left vacant with Jake Shields’s exit from the promotion. “This opportunity came at the right time. I fought hard for this, had good fights at Strikeforce...
