Arantes Returns to Rio for UFC 142, Faces Newcomer Carvalho When Brazilian prospect Felipe Arantes joined the UFC in July, he did so as a short-notice replacement for injured Canadian Antonio “Pato” Carvalho on the company’s August card in Rio de Janeiro. When the...

Nova Uniao's Perpetuo Wins GP, Teixeira Pounds Cruz at Fight Club It wasn't pretty, and at times it was downright frustrating, but Nova Uniao added another champion to its gym Wednesday night, as Hernani Perpetuo took out both Pride veteran Daniel Acacio and UFC veteran Edilberto de...

Pictures: Nitrix Champion Fight 7 Fighters from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina invited a host of fighters from northern Para for an interstate clash at Nitrix...

Pictures: WFE 9 ‘Platinum’ Brazilian stars of tomorrow took to the cage in Salvador, Brazil, at WFE 9 “Platinum.” Training partners of Junior dos Santos and Lyoto...

Dos Santos Training Partner ‘Lula’ Scores KO at WFE 9 in Brazil SALVADOR, Brazil -- WFE Platinum’s ninth edition crowned Edinaldo “Lula Molusco” Oliveira the new heavyweight champion of the promotion, as the Junior dos Santos training partner knocked out...

Favorites Struggle, Fall at WFC 13 in Serbia Thirteen was no lucky number for many of the favorites at World Free Fight Challenge 13 “Heavy Hitters,” which took place at Pionir Hall in...

10 Brazilians to Watch in 2011 Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, Mauricio Rua, Cristiane Santos, Ronaldo Souza, Rafael Cavalcante -- suffice to say, there’s no shortage of...

Weekend Rundown: ‘Fancy Pants’ Lands Submission in Tune-Up Strikeforce lightweight contender Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm kept his unbeaten record intact, as he submitted Josh Calvo with a second-round guillotine choke in the...

Weekend Rundown: ‘Formiga’ Defends Shooto Crown Jussier “Formiga” da Silva retained his Shooto South America 123-pound championship with a unanimous decision victory against Alexandre...