Gleidson Venga

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gleidson Venga got his start in journalism at the age of 17 in 2001. A longtime contributor to Sherdog.com, Venga also runs the Brazilian website Portal do Vale Tudo and has written for magazines in the U.S., Germany and Japan. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Venga has followed MMA for over 16 years, and was first motivated to cover the sport by Royce Gracie’s early performances in the UFC.

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Pictures: UFC 153 Stars Hit Rio The stars of UFC 153 -- including Jose Aldo, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Vitor Belfort -- assembled in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21 to...

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Aug 22, 2012

Vitor Belfort Talks UFC 153 Opponent Alan Belcher, Training with Blackzilians Having healed the hand injury which kept him from a rematch with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147, Vitor Belfort will be back in action Oct. 13 in his...

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Aug 22, 2012

Pictures: ‘Jacare’ Trains for Strikeforce Return Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza trained for his Strikeforce “Rousey vs. Kaufman” bout against Derek Brunson at X-Gym in Rio de Janeiro. UFC rising stars Erick Silva and...

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Aug 16, 2012

Chinzo Machida on Brother Lyoto’s Move to US: ‘He’ll Be Stronger’ for UFC Title Fight Needless to say, Chinzo Machida was pleased with his top charge’s latest performance.

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Aug 07, 2012

Nova Uniao Leader Andre Pederneiras Talks Renan Barao’s UFC Title Win, Jose Aldo’s Return Sherdog.com caught up with Nova Uniao co-founder and head coach Andre Pederneiras to discuss his team’s latest victory, what’s next for Renan Barao, and the progress of injured featherweight ace...

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Jul 24, 2012

Glover Teixeira Talks UFC Fast Track, Training for ‘Rampage’ Jackson at UFC 153 For years, Glover Teixeira toiled on the Brazilian and American fight circuits, racking up win after win while visa troubles blocked his path to...

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Jul 10, 2012

Silva to Sonnen: Brazil Must be Respected UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva talks about his rematch with Chael Sonnen at UFC 148.

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May 27, 2012

Renan Barao Open to Interim Title Bout but Focused on Ivan Menjivar When Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz went down with a torn knee ligament, attention immediately turned to opponent Urijah Faber and who he could face in an interim title bout at...

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May 15, 2012