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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Formiga Finishes Costa, Retains Title at Shooto Brazil 26 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jussier “Formiga” da Silva successfully defended his Shooto South America 123-pound title for the second time on Saturday, recording a decisive win over Michael William Costa in the main...

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Oct 30, 2011

Anderson Silva Speaks: Sonnen ‘Does Not Deserve to Fight Me’ UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Friday broke his silence in regards to archrival Chael Sonnen and his call for a rematch, as he...

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Oct 28, 2011

Arona: Rivalry with Wanderlei Created Pride’s History In 2005, Ricardo Arona became the first man to defeat Wanderlei Silva in Pride Fighting Championships’ middleweight division.

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Oct 19, 2011

Fertitta Visits Recife; Brazilian City Could Host 2012 UFC Card Even before August’s sold-out UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, reports surfaced that Ultimate Fighting Championship officials had begun eying...

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Oct 18, 2011

Underdog ‘Chatuba’ Wins 3, Claims Bitetti Combat WWGP Crown RIO DE JANEIRO -- It took eight rounds, five of them as an underdog, but Andre “Chatuba” Santos proved that Saturday was his night.

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Oct 16, 2011

Dos Anjos on Training with Edgar: ‘He Fights on Another Level’ With his stunning, 59-second knockout of George Sotiropoulos in July, Rafael dos Anjos once again turned heads in the MMA world. Even UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was impressed with the BJJ...

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Oct 08, 2011

9 Questions for Jose Aldo Twelve consecutive opponents have tried and failed to solve the violent riddle that is UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.

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Oct 06, 2011

Werdum Ready to Fight in December, Whether in Strikeforce or UFC Fabricio Werdum earned a new level of respect in the MMA world when he became the man to end Fedor Emelianenko’s 10-year dynasty. However, one year later, a poor performance against...

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Sep 26, 2011