UFC on FX 7’s Thiago Tavares Denies Steroid Use, Any Wrongdoing
After the UFC officially announced that Thiago Tavares had been flagged for using banned substances, the Brazilian has denied taking any wrongdoing. In response to…
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Thiago Tavares Tests Positive at UFC on FX 7, Suspended Nine Months
UFC lightweight Thiago Tavares tested positive for a banned substance following his UFC on FX 7 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, and is suspended nine months dating…
UFC on FX 7: ‘Pepey’ Castro Enlists Help from ‘Shogun’ Rua
A finalist from the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil reality show, Godofredo "Pepey" Castro came up short in the featherweight finale, held in…
UFC on FX 7: Pedro Nobre Takes on Yuri Marajó in São Paulo
The ghost of training injuries has already begun to haunt the UFC in 2013. This Saturday, January 5, the promotion announced that George Roop suffered…
The Scoop on the Injury that Pulled Caio Magalhães from UFC on FX 7
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Caio Magalhães is off the card for UFC on FX 7, coming up January 19 in São Paulo, Brazil. Magalhães suffered a…
Fifteen years on, UFC returns to São Paulo
For the first time in 15 years, the UFC will again set up shop in “The Land of Drizzle”. The next Ultimate Fighting Championship event…
Exclusive: the José Aldo-Thiago Tavares match UFC fans didn’t see
During the 1990s and 2000s the Rio de Janeiro State towns of Campos dos Goytacazes and São João da Barra hosted some of the biggest Jiu-Jitsu…
Thiago Tavares cuts red tape and teaches lesson number 1 in getting to UFC
A Jiu-Jitsu black belt and UFC star, Thiago Tavares is back to attacking on all fronts—as an event promoter. Tomorrow, the Rio de Janeiro-Santa Catarina…
Warm up with the aces of UFC Rio 2
In Rio de Janeiro summertime still seems quite a ways away, with the drizzly weather early this December. However, things are heating up on other…
Guillotine king to face Brazilian slugger at UFC Rio
Today UFC.com confirmed two more fights for the January 14 UFC Rio Card. Two of the Brazilians who won at the August show in Rio…
Thiago Tavares bolsters soccer team Avaí
Anderson Silva waves soccer team Corinthians's banner; Minotauro represents Internacional; Paulo Thiago, Cruzeiro... Now, another MMA star who signed on with a soccer club will…
Why was Jiu-Jitsu missing at UFC Rio?
UFC Rio over, a seasoned Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Rio was impressed. Not with the dominance exhibited by the Brazilian fighters, but with the complete…