Aldo Defends Feather Weight Title
Nova Uniao superstar, Jose Aldo, put his title on the line once again this past weekend, coming out on top. Aldo’s bout was against undefeated feather weight stalwart, Chad Mendes. Aldo brought the fight to Mendes, stopping him with one second left in the first round. The Nova Uniao black belt dominated the majority [...]
Dede’s Bond with Team is Key to Success
From: www.espn.go.com RIO DE JANEIRO — To get to the famous Nova Uniao academy, you must ascend three flights of stairs in an upscale public gym, past large, glass-walled rooms housing Pilates equipment and populated by flexible people in equally flexible spandex pants. The long, narrow, one-room gym is beyond basic: one boxing ring, two [...]
BJ Penn: “I’ve never had a question Dedé couldn’t answer”
January 11, 2012 by scoop
Filed under International, MMA
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 [...]
Jose Aldo Still Undefeated
From Graciemag.com José Aldo vs Manny Gamburyan In his second title defense, José Aldo was, literally, precision. The first round against Manny Gamburyan was one of study. Towards the end of the round, the Brazilian found the way to his opponent through leg kicks. But it was with a spot-on uppercut in the second round [...]
Following unpleasant win, Léo Santos comments on next challenge in Japan
From Graciemag.com Although he did win, Leonardo Santos’s last fight at Sengoku Raiden Championship wasn’t exactly what he’d hoped for. With an advantage over Satoro Yamada, the black belt ended up winning by disqualification after taking no less than three under-the-belt blows (see video below). Now Léo has the burly Maximo Blanco ahead of him [...]
Nova Uniao Instructional with Jose Aldo & Thales Leites
Muay Thai techniques taught by WEC Featherweight champion, Jose Aldo.
New Sengoku champion Marlon Sandro
From Graciemag.com Marlon captures his belt. Photo: Personal Archive It took Marlon Sandro (Nova Uniao Black Belt) just 38 seconds to overcome Masanori Kanehara and snatch his Sengoku featherweight belt this Sunday, in Japan. The fight only lost in duration to the Jiu-Jitsu black belt’s previous match, against Tomonari Kanomata, which ended in 9 seconds. [...]
Jose Aldo Signed Gear Charity Auction
Nova Uniao Black Belt and current WEC Featherweight Champion of the World, Jose Aldo, is continuing his efforts to give back to his community. With the success of his first auction, where he auctioned items from when he defeated Mike Brown for the Belt, and with the proceeds gathered from Nova Uniao merchandise sales, 40 [...]
Jose Aldo Commentary Courtesy Marcelo Meleiro
Courtesy Nova Uniao South Florida I am very proud of Jose Aldo. He is a great champion and deserves every accomplishment he is getting now. I am very thankful to be part of this amazing camp that is filled with great fighters, champions and coaches. We at Nova Uniao are not only about creating good [...]
Jose Aldo Still on Top of the WEC
Jose Aldo, the Nova Uniao MMA sensation, showed the world another reason why he is the real deal. As if winning 9 in a row isn’t enough to prove his MMA prowess, beating Urijah Faber in the WEC’s first PPV cements Aldo in MMA history. Anyone who watched the 5 round fight saw him destruct [...]
