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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Brazilian Notebook: Silva Refocusses The boom that made mixed martial arts popular in the U.S. is about to travel south to Brazil. During the past few weeks, several events took place...

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May 04, 2007

Gonzaga Still Celebrating Victory Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) was the protagonist of one of the greatest surprises this year when he knocked out Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) in the main...

Gleidson Venga

May 01, 2007

Nogueira: Anxious for UFC Competition Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures) is one of the most recent and celebrated UFC acquisitions.

The Brazilian, a former PRIDE heavyweight...

Gleidson Venga

Apr 25, 2007

The Brazilian Notebook Everything is going fine for the Brazilians these days.

Thales Leites (Pictures), one of the rising names in mixed martial arts, found his way back to victory at UFC 69. Meanwhile, Roan Carneiro (...

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Apr 19, 2007

“Crocota” Ready for His UFC debut Born in the state of Bahia, the same province that produced the Nogueira brothers, Edilberto "Crocota" de Oliveira is another rising student from the...

Gleidson Venga

Apr 18, 2007

The Brazilian Notebook: Busy Times for Fighters During a period of dramatic change in the mixed martial arts world thanks to the acquisition of PRIDE by UFC owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, Brazilian athletes continue to train very hard.

In April Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) faces the biggest test of his career against Mirko Filipovic (...

Gleidson Venga

Mar 30, 2007

Brazilian Notebook: Happy Times for UFC Champ The reach of Brazilian fighters has recently touched the U.S. In the latest edition of the Brazilian notebook, we take a look at UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who celebrates his winning season.

Also, Pedro Rizzo (Pictures) comments on last weekend's victory over...

Gleidson Venga

Mar 13, 2007

Q&A: “Shaolin” Discusses K-1 HERO’S Debut Sherdog.com's Gleidson Venga spoke with highly-regarded Brazilian lightweight Vitor Ribeiro (Pictures) in advance of his K-1 HERO's debut in Japan....

Gleidson Venga

Mar 12, 2007

The Brazilian Notebook Just like with Brazilian soccer, the beginning of every year is when mixed martial artists are going through changes, negotiations, and virtually everything else.

Vitor Belfort (...

Gleidson Venga

Feb 14, 2007

Chute Boxe Academy Unveils New Headquarters Chute Boxe, the famed Brazilian mixed martial arts camp that plays home to PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) among others, opened its new...

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Jan 28, 2007