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		<title>BJJ Defense: Sérgio Ignacio condenses decades of knowledge as a police officer into a course that teaches the essentials for you to feel more prepared</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>* Renzo Gracie, Jiu-Jitsu Master</p>
<p>“Sergio Ignacio is today one of the ten greatest experts in self-defense techniques on the planet, for a simple reason: his technical arsenal manages to be efficient inside a ring, an alley, or a moving car. The reason I became the champion I am was because I trained daily with him since blue belt. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from this master.”</p>
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<p>Master Sérgio Ignacio began his career in Rio de Janeiro, at his father&#8217;s private security firm. His father was an honorable Air Force lieutenant and former boxer and mixed martial arts fighter in Belém, Pará.</p>
<p>Sérgio quickly learned that the streets presented unpredictable scenarios, with physical confrontations and high-risk incidents where success was never guaranteed. Therefore, he sought something more reliable than weapons and wiser than luck: knowledge.</p>
<p>Instructed by some of the most prepared and experienced instructors in all fields, Master Sérgio Ignacio became an encyclopedia of techniques, tactical and strategic defense knowledge, after decades of firsthand experiences that can now help people during complex police operations or in situations as commonplace as a night on the subway.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-246105" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-1024x890.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="565" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-300x261.jpg 300w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-768x668.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-1536x1335.jpg 1536w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-2048x1780.jpg 2048w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BJJ-Defense-Sergio-Ignacio-e-Daniel-na-Core-150x130.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></p>
<p>The renowned police commissioner, now an active coral belt Jiu-Jitsu instructor in Florida, has experienced numerous high-risk situations, such as in 2016 when he nearly lost his life in an operation in the alleys of Vila Cruzeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, after a grenade bounced and landed between his feet. He survived the shrapnel thanks to the teachings he had learned, combined with the composure he possessed under maximum pressure, a quality honed on the streets and on the mats.</p>
<p>“It wasn’t my time,” reflects the master, who has become a solid bridge between martial arts and public and private security. Looking back on his career, Sérgio Ignacio reflects:</p>
<p>“I am an experienced police officer, and if I have survived this far, it is thanks to the excellent instructors and training partners I have had since the 1980s. What I learned in active service, I make a point of passing on in <a href="bjjdefense.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BJJ Defense classes</a>, a course for the benefit of martial arts instructors and teachers, public and private security agents, and people of all ages in civil society. A self-respecting instructor wants their students to be better than they were, and that&#8217;s how I always try to teach. As a friend says: I don&#8217;t save money, I&#8217;m going to save knowledge?”</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-246111" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aula-de-defesa-contra-objetos-cortantes-e-facadas-com-Sergio-Ignacio-1024x698.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="443" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aula-de-defesa-contra-objetos-cortantes-e-facadas-com-Sergio-Ignacio-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aula-de-defesa-contra-objetos-cortantes-e-facadas-com-Sergio-Ignacio-300x205.jpg 300w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aula-de-defesa-contra-objetos-cortantes-e-facadas-com-Sergio-Ignacio-768x524.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aula-de-defesa-contra-objetos-cortantes-e-facadas-com-Sergio-Ignacio-150x102.jpg 150w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aula-de-defesa-contra-objetos-cortantes-e-facadas-com-Sergio-Ignacio.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></p>
<p>Master Sérgio began Jiu-Jitsu in the early 1980s, brought by his friend Renzo Gracie, and was one of the first students of the renowned Gracie Barra team. He was Renzo&#8217;s training partner and accompanied him in several MMA fights in the United States and Japan.</p>
<p>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the study of combat arts provided him with invaluable resources and technical details that saved him from countless close calls as a police officer. He went on to teach and shape the vision of thousands of good police officers in Rio de Janeiro.</p>
<p>Over the years, he also distinguished himself in the private security sector, participating in national and international events, providing security for celebrities, authorities, and the general public.</p>
<div id="attachment_246107" style="width: 948px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-246107" class="wp-image-246107 size-full" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Just-another-day-in-the-office-for-master-Sergio.jpg" alt="" width="938" height="783" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Just-another-day-in-the-office-for-master-Sergio.jpg 938w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Just-another-day-in-the-office-for-master-Sergio-300x250.jpg 300w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Just-another-day-in-the-office-for-master-Sergio-768x641.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Just-another-day-in-the-office-for-master-Sergio-150x125.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px" /><p id="caption-attachment-246107" class="wp-caption-text">Just another day in the office for master Sérgio</p></div>
<p>It is this practical experience, tested in real-life situations, that he seeks to transmit through his teaching system called BJJ Defense in academies around the world, from police department mats to Jiu-Jitsu schools in Florida, Rio, and New York, across all flags and teams.</p>
<p>BJJ Defense instruction takes place in training sessions of a few hours or in segmented seminars divided into modules, depending on the demand of those interested. The courses have already served academies, public security forces, the private sector, Jiu-Jitsu instructors seeking specialization, and civil society in general, in schools such as Renzo Gracie Upper West Side, run by Professor Luca Atalla, and Ralph Gracie, run by Professor Regis Calixto.</p>
<p><em>* Check out scenes from one of the BJJ Defense courses in New York:</em></p>
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<p>The Jiu-Jitsu master also explained how he adapted and condensed everything he experienced while actively practicing. After all, Sérgio Ignacio has accumulated specializations in various courses and training programs, and developed and implemented the most renowned tactical courses for civil police officers in Rio de Janeiro, such as the Special Tactical Operations Course (COTE) of the Special Resources Coordination of the Civil Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CORE).</p>
<p>“The BJJ Defense system is a bridge between classic self-defense and the perceived needs of the contemporary world. Nothing that works is discarded in my courses, where I try to make as many connections as possible with real life. The philosophy of what I teach is to offer the maximum resources for professionals or citizens to avoid any confrontation. By distancing themselves from the problem, they will have a better chance of returning home safely. There can always be unforeseen events on the streets, the result can be unexpected, but training increases our chances of victory or survival,” analyzed the master, who also worked as private security for the Brazilian headquarters in five Olympic Games, in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, London and Rio.</p>
<p>“There’s a well-known protocol in the US that teaches how to act in the face of imminent crises and attacks, whose motto is ‘if possible, avoid confrontation: Run or hide; if not possible, fight.’ What BJJ Defense instruction seeks to convey, in a practical and objective way, is how to use the Technique-Tactics-Strategy tripod to increase your chances of success in a difficult moment,” summarized <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergioignacio01/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Master Sérgio Ignacio.</a></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-246109" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Ignacio-teaching-in-Rio-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="488" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Ignacio-teaching-in-Rio-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Ignacio-teaching-in-Rio-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Ignacio-teaching-in-Rio-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Ignacio-teaching-in-Rio-150x112.jpg 150w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Ignacio-teaching-in-Rio.jpg 1291w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></p>
<p>For the police officer and instructor, the real dynamics of events will show us what is necessary and possible to do – sometimes even to have the opportunity to escape or hide, it may be inevitable to have to fight. After all, victims under threat need to find ways out and solutions in the blink of an eye, and for this to be done efficiently, experience and technical knowledge are necessary. Through training, students develop not only physical reaction capabilities, but also essential attributes such as reaction time, proper positioning, perception of the scenario, and the ability to make decisions under pressure.</p>
<p>And is Jiu-Jitsu focused on self-defense compatible with training for competition, in the master&#8217;s view?</p>
<p>“Of course it is,” assures Sérgio. “And the proof of that is my own son, my first black belt. <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/professor-daniel-ignacio-when-self-defense-turns-into-gold-in-bjj-championships/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel is trained in both areas.</a> I took him from white belt to black belt with all aspects of BJJ involved, and always with the guidance and participation of Renzo Gracie. He even underwent periodic knowledge exams at every belt promotion. We always respect the maturation time at each stage, but we mainly demand technical knowledge in all areas. That&#8217;s how you train a complete black belt instructor.”</p>
<div id="attachment_246103" style="width: 794px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-246103" class="size-full wp-image-246103" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Gracie-Barra.jpg" alt="" width="784" height="964" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Gracie-Barra.jpg 784w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Gracie-Barra-244x300.jpg 244w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Gracie-Barra-768x944.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sergio-Gracie-Barra-122x150.jpg 122w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px" /><p id="caption-attachment-246103" class="wp-caption-text">As a purple belt, at first Gracie Barra school, in the 1980s.</p></div>
<p>Those who had the opportunity to study and learn from the master never tire of praising his teaching methods and system. Such is the case of police chief and former Rio de Janeiro civil police secretary Marcus Vinícius:</p>
<p>“Sérgio Ignacio is one of the best civil police officers in the history of Rio de Janeiro. His rare ability to combine and multiply his operational, tactical, and technical knowledge made him a reference for me, as well as for thousands of police officers in Rio. I was fortunate to have him as a teacher at the police academy and had the pleasure of accompanying him on numerous street operations. I believe that some of his most valuable qualities, such as discipline, hierarchy, and calmness, he brings from a lifetime dedicated to the sport on the mats, as well as from training and police operations.”</p>
<div id="attachment_244834" style="width: 660px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-244834" class="wp-image-244834 size-large" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-768x1024.jpg" alt="Sérgio Ignacio, Daniel Merola and master Renzo Gracie in NY" width="650" height="867" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-113x150.jpg 113w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sergio-Renzo-e-Daniel-Ignacio-em-NY-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /><p id="caption-attachment-244834" class="wp-caption-text">Sérgio, his son Daniel and master Renzo Gracie in NY</p></div>
<p>Or as his friend Renzo Gracie, MMA champion, summarized: “The reason I became the champion I am was because I trained daily with him since my blue belt. Don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to learn from this master.”</p>
<p><strong><em>* For more information, visit <a href="BJJDefense.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BJJDefense.com</a> or c</em></strong><strong><em>ontact <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bjjdefense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BJJ Defense</a> by email: </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>bjjdefense1@gmail.com.</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>* And follow master <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bjjdefense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sérgio Ignacio on Instagram, here.</a></em></strong></p>
<p><em>≥≥≥≥ Below, check out some testimonials about Master Sergio Ignacio&#8217;s work:</em></p>
<p><em><strong>* Renzo Gracie</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master</strong></em></p>
<p>“Sérgio Ignacio is today one of the ten greatest experts in self-defense techniques on the planet, for a simple reason: his technical arsenal manages to be efficient inside a ring, an alley, or a moving car. The reason I became the champion I am was because I trained daily with him since blue belt. Don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to learn from this master.”</p>
<p><em><strong>* Victor César dos Santos</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Federal Police Chief and Secretary of Public Security for the State of Rio</strong></em></p>
<p>“Sérgio Ignacio&#8217;s work in the area of ​​training and capacity building was a turning point for the civil police, regarding the deployment and reorganization of special operations units. He participated in the creation of the Special Resources Coordination, CORE, and its subdivisions. His experience as a Jiu-Jitsu instructor, combined with the various courses he took around the world, helped public safety by promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness in the techniques used in operations. His teachings helped preserve the lives of generations of police officers and prevented countless incidents of collateral damage during operations in extremely high-risk areas in Rio.”</p>
<p><em><strong>* Rodrigo Oliveira</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>BJJ black belt, veteran police chief and one of the longest-serving coordinators of CORE in Rio</strong></em></p>
<p>“As a police officer and instructor, Sérgio Ignacio is an exceptional master. Unconditional loyalty, rare technical ability, and a willingness to work rarely seen throughout my career. I remember with great pride the inauguration of CORE Jiu-Jitsu, an association at the headquarters of the Special Resources Coordination of the Rio police, an achievement of his, on an afternoon with the presence of the great master Robson Gracie. As a black belt, he always followed the philosophy ‘Anytime, in any weather, and anywhere’. I am very proud to have served alongside him.”</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-246108" src="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Master-Sergio-files-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="488" srcset="https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Master-Sergio-files-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Master-Sergio-files-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Master-Sergio-files-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Master-Sergio-files-150x113.jpg 150w, https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Master-Sergio-files.jpg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/bjj-defense-coral-belt-sergio-ignacio-teaches-real-world-self-defense-tactical-training-for-everyday-life/">BJJ Defense: Sérgio Ignacio condenses decades of knowledge as a police officer into a course that teaches the essentials for you to feel more prepared</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/ufc-carlos-prates-faz-lembrar-as-noites-de-espetaculos-de-mcgregor-e-gsp-em-nova-york/">Prates faz lembrar noites de espetáculos de McGregor e GSP em Nova York</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></description>
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<p>Desde que o UFC finalmente chegou a Nova York, em 2016, o mundialmente famoso Madison Square Garden foi palco do que houve de mais empolgante nas artes marciais mistas. A comissão atlética de Nova York não permitia a realização de lutas de MMA naquele estado e foi preciso que Dana White gastasse rios de saliva e dinheiro para que, finalmente, a liberação viesse, na década passada.</p>
<p>Desde então, o UFC resolveu transformar a emblemática arena do New York Knicks em sua Broadway. O MSG foi palco de lutas principais tão finas e espetaculares que mereciam até um traje formal.</p>
<p>Foi lá que McGregor mostrou o auge de sua forma para humilhar Eddie Alvarez e conquistar seu duplo campeonato. Em uma mesma noite nova-iorquina de 2017, Rose Namajunas calou a “bully” Joanna Jędrzejczyk e Georges St-Pierre voltou da aposentadoria para finalizar Michael Bisping.</p>
<p>O brasileiro Alex Poatan brilhou por dois anos seguidos no Garden, nocauteando brutalmente Israel Adesanya e Jiri Prochazka para conquistar os cinturões do peso médio e do peso meio-pesado, respectivamente. Não poderia faltar o ídolo local Jon Jones esmagando Stipe Miocic em casa e comemorando com dancinha para o presidente dos Estados Unidos.</p>
<p>Todavia, meus amigos, não há nada que o pragmatismo daguestanês não consiga tornar chato. Na luta principal do UFC 322, no último dia 15 de novembro, Islam Makhachev subiu do peso leve para o meio-médio para disputar o cinturão de Jack Della Maddalena. Islam estava invicto havia 15 lutas, tinha limpado a divisão até 70kg e o UFC esperava que ele mantivesse a tradição de grandes feitos na “Grande Maçã”. Porém, o que se viu foi uma luta técnica e cansativa, na qual Makhachev quedou e dominou o australiano por 25 loooongos minutos.</p>
<p>Tudo, claro, muito técnico, preciso, justo. Cada round foi conquistado sem improvisação, afobação, surpresa ou emoção. Esportivamente, foi uma conquista importante. Como entretenimento, “teria sido melhor ver o filme do Pelé”, como dizia o meme do saudoso Chaves.</p>
<p>Na noite do cansativo Islam Makhachev, a alegria do povo veio pelas mãos faceiras do brasileiro Carlos “The Nightmare” Prates. O Pesadelo parece ser um homem fora de seu tempo. Na geração que se gaba da disciplina saudável, de acordar cinco da manhã para correr 10km antes do café da manhã, Prates é um bastião da vida boêmia.</p>
<p>Um talento fora de série que se recusa a ser privado de comemorar caindo na esbórnia, com direito a fumo e álcool. Seguindo uma longa tradição de craques festeiros do esporte como Romário e o piloto James Hunt, Carlos consegue conciliar sua vida noturna e seus “maus hábitos” com atuações impressionantes e vitórias gloriosas.</p>
<p>Na madrugada de 16 de novembro de 2025, Carlos entrou no octógono relaxado, sorrindo e ostentando um bigodinho canalha, no melhor estilo dos personagens de Nelson Rodrigues.</p>
<p>Nem parecia que ia enfrentar um ex-campeão condecorado como Leon Edwards. Logo no começo do primeiro round, Edwards tentou recorrer ao pragmatismo para quedar, amarrar e anular o brasileiro. Aquele jogo chato de grade e pressão.</p>
<p>Inimigo da monotonia, Prates provocava Leon a lutar e fazia expressões de deboche dos golpes que recebia. Parecia que Carlos ia picar um tabaco em pleno octógono enquanto seu oponente estava agarrado em suas costas.</p>
<p>No segundo round, o talento moleque de Carlos viu uma breve abertura na guarda do inglês e disparou um direto mais potente e certeiro do que um míssil teleguiado. Edwards caiu apagado com os olhos abertos e um sorriso travado no rosto.</p>
<p>Era o triunfo da malemolência cativante de um Vadinho sobre a eficiência chata de um Dr. Teodoro, clássicos personagens de “Dona Flor e seus dois maridos”. Em algum lugar do Céu, Jorge Amado sorri.</p>
<p>**** Mauro é promotor de Justiça, faixa-preta de Jiu-Jitsu e autor do livro &#8220;Sangue, suor &#038; letras &#8211; Crônicas do MMA”.</p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/ufc-carlos-prates-faz-lembrar-as-noites-de-espetaculos-de-mcgregor-e-gsp-em-nova-york/">Prates faz lembrar noites de espetáculos de McGregor e GSP em Nova York</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mais alto, mais novo e 20 quilos mais pesado, o curitibano Wanderlei Silva, 49 anos, tratou de apimentar a encarada, após subir à balança: “No MMA você não duraria um minuto. Você está com medo, seu bunda mole!” Acelino Popó, 50 anos, olhando para cima, sorria, com um brilho excitado nos olhos: &#8220;Mas é no&#8230;</p>
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<p>Mais alto, mais novo e 20 quilos mais pesado, o curitibano Wanderlei Silva, 49 anos, tratou de apimentar a encarada, após subir à balança:</p>
<p>“No MMA você não duraria um minuto. Você está com medo, seu bunda mole!”</p>
<p>Acelino Popó, 50 anos, olhando para cima, sorria, com um brilho excitado nos olhos:</p>
<p>&#8220;Mas é no boxe. Então, será você que vai cair rápido. Vou bater muito em você, teu Cachorro Morto&#8221;, devolveu.</p>
<p>Wanderlei, de 1,80 metro de altura, pesou 93,8 quilos. Popó, de 1,65 metro, acusou na balança 73,6 kg.</p>
<p>Popó, substituto de Vitor Belfort nessa luta tira-teima nas regras do boxe, acumula sua fama após ser campeão mundial quatro vezes, em duas categorias entre 1999 e 2006. É um dos grandes pugilistas internacionais na categoria dos superpenas.</p>
<p>Wanderlei Silva, consagrado na categoria até 93kg, tornou-se lenda e um dos atletas mais populares no MMA japonês e mundial.</p>
<p>Mas como vai se desenrolar o duelo, nas regras do boxe?</p>
<p>A luta, oficial será regulada de fato pelo Conselho Nacional de Boxe (CNB), mas com um formato especial. A luta entre Popó e Wanderlei se enquadra na categoria Special Fight. Apesar de diferentes do boxe profissional tradicional, esses combates têm caráter oficial e contam para os registros no BoxRec, embora em uma aba separada.</p>
<p>Entre as regras, o duelo prevê rounds mais curtos. Serão até oito assaltos, com dois minutos cada.</p>
<p>As luvas serão maiores, de 12 onças, que oferecem mais proteção ao rosto.</p>
<p>E o formato não é visto como uma luta de exibição. Nas Special Fights, há árbitro no ringue e três juízes laterais responsáveis pela pontuação. Ou seja, o combate pode terminar por pontos, nocaute ou nocaute técnico.</p>
<p>Já nas exibições, o objetivo é apenas o espetáculo. Não existe resultado oficial e todas terminam em empate, independentemente do que acontece no ringue. Nessas, também não há juízes laterais.</p>
<p>Como escreveu o jornalista Wilson Baldini Jr, do “Estadão”: são dois velhos atletas com fama de “pegadores”, de mãos pesadas. Qualquer exibição sem golpes agressivos e ação, será vista pelo público como uma “marmelada” das antigas, um evento apenas com o intuito de entreter o público de famosos, vestidos em trajes de gala.</p>
<p>A noite de boxe em São Paulo será apenas para convidados e jornalistas, e com transmissão pelo canal Combate e TV Globo. O evento começa a partir de 20h.</p>
<p>A noite conta ainda com um duelo de MMA e outras duas lutas de boxe de alto nível. A estrela brasileira Beatriz Ferreira vai defender pela terceira vez o título peso leve, da Federação Internacional de Boxe, diante da argentina Maira Moneo. No boxe amador, Bia somou dois títulos mundiais e duas medalhas olímpicas –&nbsp;prata em Tóquio, em 2021, e bronze em Paris-2024.</p>
<p>Entre os supermédios, Hebert Conceição põe seu cinturão brasileiro em jogo diante de Yamaguchi Falcão, em duelo de medalhistas olímpicos. Hebert foi campeão em Tóquio e Yamaguchi voltou com o bronze da Inglaterra, em Londres-2012.</p>
<p>Confira o card oficial:</p>
<p><em><strong>Spaten Fight Night 2: Wanderlei Silva x Popó</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>São Paulo, SP</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>27 de setembro de 2025</strong></em></p>
<p>Wanderlei Silva x Acelino “Popó” Freitas</p>
<p>Peso-leve (até 61kg): Beatriz Ferreira x Maira Moneo</p>
<p>Peso-super-médio (até 74kg): Hebert Conceição x Yamaguchi Falcão</p>
<p>Peso-pena (até 66kg): Thiago Manchinha x Wanderson Barcellos (MMA)</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="POPÓ PROVOCA WANDERLEI SILVA ANTES DE LUTA: ‘VAI SER MAIS FÁCIL’" width="650" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qAoFGs5FAFY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/wanderlei-silva-x-acelino-popo-entre-a-luta-epica-e-a-marmelada/">Wanderlei Silva x Acelino Popó entre a luta épica e a marmelada</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>O pugilista paulista Miguel de Oliveira (1947–2021) descobriu a modalidade que mudaria sua vida de maneira pouco habitual – ao assistir a um nocaute do lendário campeão mundial Eder Jofre antes de um filme de faroeste no cinema. Era 1960 e Miguel tinha 14 anos. Naquele instante, decidiu experimentar o boxe. Após anos de treino,&#8230;</p>
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<p>O pugilista paulista Miguel de Oliveira (1947–2021) descobriu a modalidade que mudaria sua vida de maneira pouco habitual – ao assistir a um nocaute do lendário campeão mundial Eder Jofre antes de um filme de faroeste no cinema.</p>
<p><a href="https://ge.globo.com/boxe/noticia/miguel-de-oliveira-campeao-mundial-de-boxe-em-1975-morre-em-sao-paulo.ghtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Era 1960 e Miguel tinha 14 anos</a>. Naquele instante, decidiu experimentar o boxe. Após anos de treino, tornou-se o segundo brasileiro a atingir tal façanha, em 1975. O campeão mundial médio-ligeiro faleceu no último dia 15 de outubro, em decorrência de um câncer no pâncreas.</p>
<p>Inspire-se na trajetória do já saudoso campeão:</p>
<p><strong>1. Quem quer encontra onde treinar</strong></p>
<p>O garoto Miguel começou a treinar no quintal, socando um saco de areia pendurado em uma árvore, na casa dos pais agricultores, Bento e Alzira.</p>
<p><strong>2. Quem ama o esporte acha um treinador</strong></p>
<p>Ao arrumar um emprego em Osasco, numa fábrica de náilon, Miguel descobriu que a empresa tinha um clube para os funcionários, com uma academia de boxe dirigida pelo treinador Jair Ongaro. Foi assim que Miguel deu seus primeiros passos no ringue.</p>
<p><strong>3. A arte de lapidar um diamante</strong></p>
<p>Segundo Henrique Matteucci no livro “Luzes do Ringue”, “Ongaro percebeu de imediato que tinha um diamante bruto nas mãos. Notou, em primeiro lugar, seu golpe rápido, seco. Não apenas forte, não propriamente golpe de demolidor. Golpe seco, que no ambiente pugilístico se chama de golpe justo. Ou seja: nem um milímetro para lá, nem um milímetro para cá. Justo. É o melhor, porque é o golpe colocado, pega com o peso e a velocidade certos, no ponto certo. E derruba”.</p>
<p><strong>4. Faça dos muros um degrau</strong></p>
<p>Miguel estreou aos 17 anos, com um nocaute, e daí não parou mais de derrubar adversários. Em 1968, ficou abalado por não ser chamado para as Olimpíadas do México. A desilusão o fez abraçar o profissionalismo, em vez de abandonar as luvas. Sob novas regras, Oliveira se destacou ainda mais. Enfileirou 29 vitórias seguidas (19 por nocaute).</p>
<p><strong>5. O campeão é o derrotado que não desistiu</strong></p>
<p>Após perder duas decisões – uma bem polêmica – pelo cinturão em Tóquio, Miguel redobrou os treinos. Em maio de 1975, no Stade Louis 2º, em Mônaco, Oliveira enfrentou Jose Durán e foi absoluto, mandando o espanhol duas vezes à lona. Decisão unânime.</p>
<p><strong>6. Vença mesmo se sangrar</strong></p>
<p>Miguel foi campeão mundial contra Durán com o supercílio aberto e sangrando. Mas foi até o final, de acordo com o jornal “Folha de São Paulo”.</p>
<p><strong>7. Após aprender, ensine</strong></p>
<p>Após deixar os ringues em 1980, o campeão trilhou bem-sucedida carreira de treinador. Dirigiu pugilistas como Francisco Tomás da Cruz, José Arimatéia da Silva e Ezequiel Paixão. O trio, assim como o treinador, teve a oportunidade de disputar um cinturão mundial nas principais entidades do boxe. Mas o sucessor de Miguel tardaria um pouco: seria Acelino Popó, 24 anos depois de Oliveira.</p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/as-licoes-de-miguel-de-oliveira-2o-brasileiro-campeao-mundial-de-boxe/">Lições de Miguel de Oliveira, campeão mundial de boxe</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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