Fernando Soluço prepares for MMA match in Ecuador

GMA member Fernando “Soluço” Di Pierro is getting ready for a MMA match next October 17th.

The leader of Alliance Ecuador will face Ben “The Hunter” Reiter as the headliner of the Inka Fighting Championship 18.

The IFC 18 will take place at the El Rosedal Coliseo, in Surco.

Ben Reiter has a 7-0 MMA record, with 3 submissions wins and 4 TKO wins.

Soluço has a 9-3 MMA record, with 6 wins by submission.

The encounter is a rematch and Soluço wants to tie the score after a unanimous decison win by Reiter on August 17th 2011.

For more info, go to alliance.com.ec

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Rony bursts into tears beside Paulão. Photo: Junior Samurai.

With 11 wins and one loss, not to mention how five of those wins came by knockout and four by submission, Rony Markes has been turning heads in MMA. And his latest win, at the IFC in Recife, put the Shooto South America champion in the spotlight. In an all out war, Rony defeated former WEC champion and Pride FC fighter Paulo Filho.

“Paulão is a hero to me. I didn’t even need to watch his fights to face him, because I’d seem them all thousands of times,” he remarks.

A native of the city of Natal, Rony is one of Master Jair Lourenço’s brood of fighters and trains alongside Jiu-Jitsu savants like Caio Alencar, a brown belt who made some noise at the recent World Pro.

Don’t be surprised if, in the near future, Rony does well for himself in major world events. In the meantime, get to know a bit about the fighter in the video below:

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Ronny se emociona ao lado de Paulão. Foto: Junior Samurai.

Com 11 vitórias e apenas uma derrota, além da marca de cinco nocautes e quatro finalizações, Ronny Markes vem chamando a atenção no MMA. E a última vitória, no IFC, em Recife, coloca o campeão sul-americano do Shooto em evidência. Numa verdadeira batalha, Ronny derrotou Paulo Filho, ex-campeão do WEC e ídolo do Pride.

“Paulão é um ídolo para mim. Nem precisei assistir às lutas dele para enfrentá-lo, pos já as havia visto milhares de vezes”, comenta.

Atleta de Natal, Ronny é uma das crias do mestre Jair Lourenço e treina ao lado de bons atletas no Jiu-Jitsu como Caio Alencar, faixa-preta que deu trabalho nas disputas do World Pro, recentemente.

Não se surpreenda se ver, num futuro próximo, Ronny fazendo bonito nos grandes eventos mundiais. Enquanto isso, conheça um pouco dessa fera no vídeo abaixo:

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Gregor Gracie com a revista GRACIEMAG até na pesagem. Foto: Junior Samurai.

Em sua estreia no Brasil, no IFC, Gregor Gracie não deu chance ao azar e computou a primeira derrota no cartel do argentino Mariano Hinojal. No primeiro descuido do oponente, Gregor encaixou uma justa guilhotina, que valeu como a quarta finalização do faixa-preta em quatro vitórias e uma derrota no MMA. O golpe foi em 29 segundos de luta.

Veja como foi:

Gregor Gracie holding GRACIEMAG magazine at weigh-ins / Photo: Junior Samurai

On his debut on his home soil of Brazil, at last Friday’s IFC event, Gregor Gracie left nothing to chance and put the first blemish on the record of Argentina’s Mariano Hinojal. At the first opening left by his opponent, Gregor swiftly sunk a snug guillotine choke, bringing the black belt’s tally to four wins in five MMA fights. The tapout came 29 seconds into the fight.

Watch for yourself:

Rony and Paulão pay each other respect. Photo: Junior Samurai.

The most heavily anticipated matchup of last Friday’s IFC show in Recife, Brazil, was between Paulão Filho and Rony Marques. The former champion of the WEC and idol from the days of Pride FC ended up dropping a unanimous decision.

Truth be told, though, he put on a great performance for the crowd in Recife. After getting the worst of the action in the first round, in the second Paulo managed to take Rony down, mount and sink a snug arm triangle, but his prey was saved by the bell. The third round saw the Kimura/Nova União representative repeat the dominance from the first, earning him the win over the Carlson Gracie black belt.

Check out the post-fight video of Paulão explaining how he felt the loss was in fact a win to him, given the caliber of his opponent, and stating that he will be back (in Portuguese):

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Lutadores se reverenciam. Foto: Junior Samurai.

A luta mais esperada do IFC, que rolou na última sexta-feira em Recife, era entre Paulão Filho e Rony Marques. O ex-campeão do WEC e ídolo do Pride acabou derrotado por decisão unânime.

Na verdade, foi uma grande apresentação para o público em Recife. Depois de levar a pior no assalto inicial, Paulada derrubou Rony no segundo round, chegou à montada e apertou com um justo katagatame, parado pelo gongo. Na terceira parcial, o lutador da Kimura/Nova União voltou a dominar, o que valeu o triunfo sobre o faixa-preta de Carlson Gracie.

Confira as palavras de Paulão após a luta:

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Check out all the action in photos sent in by our collaborator Junior Samurai:

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Confira tudo nas fotos do nosso colaborador Junior Samurai:

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Telles has his eye on GRACIEMAG too. Photo: Junior Samurai.

Eduardo Telles was in Recife, Brazil, between the 28th of April and 1st of May. There, he helped his students Marcos Vinicius and Thawã Rill do their final preparations for their fights at the IFC (International Fighting Championship) last Friday.

Besides helping out his loyal sidekicks, Telles held a seminar for more than a hundred students from the branches of his team, Nine Nine. However, master of the turtle guard didn’t leave GRACIEMAG.com readers in the dark.

In the video below Telles demonstrates his tricks exclusively for our readers. Watch and learn:

(Collaborator: Junior Samurai)