Ex-UFC and Pride FC fighter returns to Brazil, teaches submission
This coming November 29, another MMA event will come to be in the Brazilian State of Ceará. The inaugural Warrior Fight (WF) event is set…
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A UFC reminiscent of Pride FC this February?
The early February UFC event is never a run-of-the-mill show. And the reason for that is football. American football, to be clear. As the United…
Doctor involved in Ryan Gracie’s death sentenced to community service
Five years later, the psychiatrist Sabino Ferreira de Farias was condemned for his involvement in the death of Ryan Gracie, a Jiu-Jitsu and MMA hero…
What do you expect from Rodrigo Minotauro vs. Fabricio Werdum, this June?
Heavyweights Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum have been officially announced as head coaches for the second season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter…
Susumu Nagao and early days of UFC gain exhibit in Rio
The photographer behind some of the most classic GRACIEMAG covers, Susumu Nagao will have part of his precious archives put on exhibit in Rio de…
Wanderlei Silva’s homage to father at wake: “He was my hero”
At around 5 pm last Sunday, Holando Silva, 63, died in a powerful collision on a stretch of highway PR 090 in Castro, 156 km…
Wanderlei Silva’s father dies victim to Brazilian roadways
UFC star Wanderlei Silva, 36, took the worst blow to the gut there is last Sunday, when his father, Holando Pinheiro da Silva, died in…
Video: Wanderlei Silva presents Jiu-Jitsu-ace nephew, “an uncle’s pride”
Who’s been Wanderlei Silva’s big “boss” to this day? Where was the MMA star’s first job? Who was the brother who took him to training…
Anderson Silva or Fedor Emelianenko? Who’s the best in the world to you?
In 2002, ten years ago, the man considered the best MMA fighter of all times made his debut against the planet’s big boys, at the…
Rewatch the 6 greatest submissions by Fedor Emelianenko
For the good of his weary body and anxious daughters, the legend Fedor Emelianenko announced his retirement last Friday after knocking out Pedro Rizzo at…
Wanderlei Silva’s two hands couldn’t carry the sentiments of a nation
By Mauro Ellovitch I woke up on Sunday overcome with sadness. That tightening in the chest, that groan in the stomach, that bitter taste in…
What we learned from Fedor Emelianenko, Russia’s monster of MMA
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Rizzo last Friday in Saint Petersburg provoked two distinct emotions. On Rizzo’s return to Brazil, he was reflexive,…