BJ Penn: “I’ve never had a question Dedé couldn’t answer”

From: www.graciemag.com Dedé’s black belt from team Nova União, BJ Penn attacks Jon Fitch using Jiu-Jitsu in the UFC. Photo: UFC publicity. The latest episode of Brazil’s “Sensei Sportv” martial arts TV show was a festival of sightly images, information and worthwhile lessons. Among the cooler scenes was an all-Nova União roll in the gi [...]

Nova União wants to do 100 fights in 2010

After winning important victories in 2009, as José Aldo’s victory on WEC, the Nova União team wants to celebrate even more in 2010. On February 6, Ronnys Torres Will debut between the lightweights on UFC, and Dedé Pederneiras is excited to one more year full of fights. Last year, the team made 93 fights and [...]

South American BJJ Championship Absolute Final

Here’s the battle between Ricardo “Demente” Abreu and Diego “Nosferatu” Herzog in the absolute final at the South American BJJ Championship. Abreu, a Nova Uniao black belt under Robson Moura, won the match and a ticket to the European BJJ Championship in Lisbon, Portugal.

Nova Uniao Goes 6-0 at Shooto Brazil 14

Shooto Brazil 14 took place November 28th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nova Uniao walked away with 6 victories. Match   Winner   Loser   Method   Round   Time 1 Zeilton Rodrigues  Albino Mendes  Submission (Guillotine Choke)  2 2 Dinarte Silva(NU) Julio Beba  Decision (Split)  3 5:00 3 Paulo Dantas  Mauricio Faccao  Decision (Unanimous)  3 5:00 4 Renee Forte  [...]