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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Source: ‘Junior PQD’ vs. Schindler Targeted for Bellator 52 Having each been eliminated in the opening round of Bellator’s Summer Series featherweight tournament, Genair da Silva and Adam Schindler are set to return to action against one another at...

Gleidson Venga

Aug 29, 2011

Thiago Motivated by Recent Losses, Local Love Against Mitchell One of Brazil's most notable UFC fighters, Paulo Thiago was one of the first athletes announced for UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro. This Saturday, the Brasilia native will face once-beaten...

Gleidson Venga

Aug 23, 2011

UFC 134 'Rio' Open Workouts Slated for Copacabana Beach

Gleidson Venga

Aug 20, 2011

‘Minotauro’ Adds American Wrestler to Training Camp for UFC 134 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is putting in hard work with some big names in preparation for his homecoming at UFC 134.

Gleidson Venga

Aug 08, 2011

BJJ Coach: Evans May Have Ortiz’s Number on Ground Rashad Evans wants to avoid the fate suffered by “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Ryan Bader in his ill-fated UFC 132 encounter with former light heavyweight champion...

Gleidson Venga

Aug 05, 2011

Nova Uniao Bantamweight Marques to Join Dream Grand Prix Brazilian prospect Rodolfo Marques is set to take his place in Japanese promotion Dream’s upcoming bantamweight world grand prix.

Gleidson Venga Chris Nelson

Jul 27, 2011

‘Shogun’ to Unite with Nova Uniao Before UFC ‘Rio’ According to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, accommodations were one of the major contributing factors in his one-sided title loss to Jon Jones at...

Gleidson Venga Colin Foster

Jul 26, 2011

Kyra Gracie in Talks with Strikeforce, Waiting on ‘Valuable’ Deal Kyra Gracie, the only woman from MMA’s most famous family to earn a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, is planning her transition to the cage a...

Gleidson Venga Colin Foster

Jul 26, 2011

Maia Offers a TV Message to Chael Sonnen

Gleidson Venga

Jul 21, 2011

Aldo, Maia and ‘Charles do Bronx’ Try to ‘Drown the Goose’

Gleidson Venga

Jul 20, 2011