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 [...]
Diego Nunes Wins Big at UFC 141
Nova Uniao athlete, Diego Nunes, recorded his fourth win in his last five fights this past weekend at UFC 141. Nunes took on the always tough Manny Gamburyan, pulling away with the unanimous decision after three rounds of action. In the first round, Nunes went to work on his seasoned opponent’s lead leg with kicks, bringing [...]
Meet Amazon Forest Acai
Written by: Kristina Barlaan Carlos Gracie, Godfather of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and creator of the Gracie Diet, was one of the first to bring the Acai berry from the Amazons in the north of Brazil to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the south in the 60′s. The Gracie food of choice before and after [...]
Graciemag Article on NU Invitational and Super Fusion Seminar
Paul Nava outpointed Rod Wilson in senior 1 black belt division. Publicity photo. The weekend of December 3 and 4, 2011 was a memorable one for the Nova União team in the United States, as the inaugural Nova União Invitational, a two-day tournament open only to NU schools, gathered 85 competitors in a very friendly [...]
1st NU Invitational Results and Gustavo Dantas Wraps Up the Weekend
This past weekend our team kicked off it’s first ever Nova Uniao Invitational followed by the first Super Fusion Seminar as well. The inaugural event was a big success and great celebration of what our team is. You can check out the results to the event here http://strongvon.com/nuinvitational/results.pdf. Also, check out Gustavo Dantas’ wrap up [...]
San Antonio Abu Dhabi Trials Results
The long awaited Abu Dhabi Pro Trials took place this last weekend with Nova Uniao wielding some impressive results. The big name of the team this weekend was Danielle Alvarez. Danielle took double gold, winning the light and the open female blue belt division. Alvarez won the all expense paid trip to Abu Dhabi where she [...]
No Gi World Championships Results
After a tough weekend, Nova Uniao claimed one gold medal at the largest no gi tournament to date. The winner of the medal was Bruno Bastos black belt, Daniel Alvarez. Alvarez claimed the feather weight senior 1 category. Congratulations to Daniel. Full results at http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2011nogi.htm
Miami Open Results
Nova Uniao took a small, but fierce group to the IBJJF Miami International Open. The stand outs of the team were Roy Shaw and Lane Andrews. Shaw took the top spot in the blue belt master middle weight division while Andrews left the building wearing gold from the middle heavy brown belt senior 1 category. Full [...]
No Gi Pan Results
New York brought out more of the Nova Uniao competition team the weekend directly following the American Nationals. The big standouts of the team were, Jory Malone, Edwin Lipsey, and Darson Hemmings. Malone took gold in the black belt senior heavy class and third in the open after flying out from RMNU Arkansas. Lipsey took [...]
