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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Franca’s Return to the UFC Caps Solid 2006 Hermes Franca (Pictures) is back in the Octagon. Following four victories in a row in 2006 Franca returns to UFC on July 8 to face Joe Jordan (Pictures), who replaced Roger Huerta (...

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Jul 05, 2006

Spider’s Web: Silva Looks to Entangle Leben The time has come. After much conjecture, Brazilian star and Cage Rage middleweight champion Anderson Silva makes his debut in the UFC tonight against Chris Leben (...

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Jun 28, 2006

With Open-Weight GP Looming, Silva Talks Tourney Getting ready for one of the biggest challenges of his career — the PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix — Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) spoke exclusively to Sherdog.com.

Knowing that the July 1 card will require his best effort, Silva talks about facing...

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Jun 21, 2006

Sherdog Q&A: Sperry on Past, Present and Future Brazilian Top Team leader Mario Sperry spoke to Sherdog.com’s Gleidson Venga about the politics of managing BTT while being an active fighter, what he thinks of Wanderlei Silva’s participation in the...

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Jun 13, 2006

The Brazilian Notebook: Silva Discusses GP Absence RIO DE JANEIRO — While several Brazilians flew to Japan last week to fight in PRIDE, many, like Wanderlei Silva (Pictures), kept up their lives and...

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May 10, 2006

The Brazilian Notebook: Vitor Boxes, Fighters Wait With PRIDE not specifying which Brazilian fighters will be on the Open-Weight Grand Prix card, the athletes are all training and dreaming about taking part in the May 5 show.

Vitor Belfort (Pictures) didn’t want sit and wait. He made his professional boxing debut by destroying his...

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Apr 27, 2006

"Minotauro" Returns to the Ring, Ready for Tamura Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures), one of the world’s most popular Brazilian fighters, will make his return to the ring this Sunday at PRIDE 31 against Japanese Kiyoshi Tamura (...

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Feb 21, 2006

BJJ Forefather Carlson Gracie Sr. Passes Away Carlson Gracie Sr., the man responsible for the careers of Murilo Bustamante, Mario Sperry, Wallid Ismael, Andre Pederneiras, Ricardo Liborio, Vitor...

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Feb 01, 2006

Brazilian Heavyweight Hopes to Make Splash in UFC Ever since Pedro Rizzo (Pictures) left the UFC the event has not had the services of an experienced Brazilian heavyweight.

Assuerio Silva hopes to change all that when he makes his UFC debut tonight on Ultimate Fight Night 3 against Tim...

Gleidson Venga

Jan 16, 2006

The Brazilian Notebook: “Shockwave” News and Notes By the time our soccer stars are landing in Brazil for a few weeks of relaxation and New Year’s parties, the mixed martial arts stars are on their way to Japan to face a tough time, where no one’s going for fun.

Ricardo Arona (Pictures) and...

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Dec 30, 2005