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: New Year Ushers in New Hopes Every year begins the same way. While some people evaluate the previous 12 months, others make plans for the year ahead. In mixed martial arts not much...

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Jan 17, 2007

"King of the Streets" Hopes to Reign Over IFL From his longtime home of California, mixed martial arts legend Marco Ruas (Pictures) tells Sherdog.com about his upcoming plans, which includes...

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Dec 28, 2006

“Minotauro” Rematches Barnett at “Shockwave” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures) will rematch Josh Barnett (Pictures) New Year’s Eve on PRIDE’s “Shockwave” card, the Brazilian...

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Dec 16, 2006

Nothing Mystical About This “Shaolin” Warrior Among Brazilian lightweights, Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro stands out as one of the best.

The 155-pound fighter will put his Cage Rage title up for grabs against Daisuke Nakamura (...

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Dec 01, 2006

Carina Damm: Mixed Martial Arts’ “Barbie Girl” This is something very common here in Brazil, men joking about women. There’s no prejudice rooted in it, but these are silly jokes, proving the creativity of Brazilian men.

One of...

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Nov 29, 2006

Brazilian MMA Teams Battle at Storm Samurai CURITIBA, Brazil, Nov. 25 — The long-running Brazilian mixed martial arts event Storm Samurai held its 12th card this Saturday in the birth city of Wanderlei Silva (Pictures), Anderson Silva and Mauricio Rua (...

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Nov 26, 2006

Brazilian Notebook: Wanderlei Defends Belt in ‘07 Definitely, 2006 was the year when Brazil held its largest number of mixed martial arts events. Big shows such as Super Challenge, Predador FC...

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Nov 22, 2006

Vanessa Porto: The Most Fearsome Woman in Brazil Anyone who sees the shy Vanessa Porto in a hotel hallway before a fight or walking on the streets in a regular day would hardly know that in the ring she becomes a wild beast.

The most aggressive female fighter in Brazil under 132 pounds owns a style that reminds one of tough guys like Mauricio Rua (...

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Nov 15, 2006

Filho Discusses PRIDE GP Injury and Future Plans Paulo Filho (Pictures) was the favorite to become PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix champion two weeks ago. A knee injury, however, forced him out of the final match against Denis Kang (Pictures).

After defeating his semifinal opponent Kazuo...

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Nov 14, 2006

The Brazilian Notebook: Leites and Tibau Debut in UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship has bet on some Brazilian fighters, and they are doing right.

Names like Marcio Cruz (Pictures), Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) and Thiago Alves (...

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Nov 10, 2006