Nova União wants to do 100 fights in 2010

January 11, 2010 by Lee H.  
Filed under International

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 had [...]

South American BJJ Championship Absolute Final

January 8, 2010 by Lee H.  
Filed under International

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

November 29, 2009 by Lee H.  
Filed under International

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 

Julio Cesar 

Decision (Split) 

3

5:00

5

Felipe Olivieri(NU)

Alan Chatubinha 

TKO (Knee to the Body) 

1

3:49

6

Hacran Dias(NU)

Sidney Lessa 

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 

1

7

Henrique Mello(NU) 

Wellington Berguinho 

Submission [...]