Nova Uniao Arkansas Hosts Robson Moura
The weekend of April the 10th was a monumental and historic weekend for Nova Uniao Arkansas, the Nova Uniao Team and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Arkansas. Nova Uniao Arkansas hosted 7 x World Champion and legend Robson “Robinho” Moura. The seminar was the largest training session ever held in Arkansas. Professor Moura captivated everyone [...]
Dudu Barros Jiu Jitsu Welcomes Renato “Charuto” Verissimo
March 13 and 14 the Dudu Barros Jiu Jitsu Academy played host to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Legend Renato “Charuto” Verissimo for a two day seminar. Charuto, a former Brazilian, Pan Am and World champion and Abu Dhabi winnner is probably best known as the coach of UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn. Charuto conducted a two day seminar [...]
GD Jiu-Jitsu Wins the 5th AZ BJJ Open (Adults)
The 5th AZ International Open of BJJ took place at the Westwood High School on March 13th and 14th, in Mesa,AZ. Team GD Jiu-Jitsu had an amazing performance with 9 Medals in the Kids Division (3 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze), and 45 Medals in the Adult Division (17 Gold, 15 Silver, and 13 [...]
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Paulão no show; Thales, Indio and Cristiano Marcello steal the show
From Graciemag.com
With Mario Yamasaki overseeing the action, Thales submits Rico. Photo: Carlos Ozorio
Without Paulo Filho, the whereabouts of whom the organizers didn’t know until not long ago, Bitetti Combat went ahead as planned in the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia.
In the presence of masters from various tribes, like Euclides Pereira, Ricardo [...]
Evolution MMA Wins at Bash at the Beach
Evolution MMA had two of its Nova Uniao Fighters win this past weekend at the first ever MMA event in Myrtle Beach, SC. Carolina Fight Promotions: Bash at the Beach had a sell out crowd of over 3700 people. Derek Brunson won his MMA debut at 185 in an impressive knock out victory ending the [...]
Nova Uniao’s Abu Dhabi West Coast Trial Results
The Abu Dhabi West Coast Trials took place in Santa Cruz, CA on January24th. Acting as a qualifier for the richest and most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event on the planet, the Abu Dhabi Pro, the West Coast Qualifier featured the best of the best congregating upon Northern California in the United States.
The winners from [...]
A Day with Nova União
From Sherdog.com by Marcelo Alonso (malonso@sherdog.com)
Sherdog.com observed a training session last week at Nova União, the Brazilian team known for having the biggest collection of talented lighter weight fighters in the world.
Even without the presence of top-ranked fighters like Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro, Leonardo Santos, Renan Barão and Wagnney Fabiano, the sparring session featured an incredible [...]
Nova Uniao Community Service
On Sunday, December 20, 2009, Andre Pederneiras, co-founder of Nova Uniao and owner of the Brazilian fitness gym, Upper Sports Club (www.uppersportsclub.com.br), held the 3rd Annual Holiday Banquet for the Senior Citizens of Morro Santo Amaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Morro Santo Amaro is known as a “favela” which is a low-income neighborhood built [...]
Robinho Winning the BJJ World Championship Video
Robson ” Robinho ” Moura is one of the most exciting & incredible Jiu-Jitsu competitors of our time. ” Robinho ” won his first World Title at an amazing 18 years old! This is a video high light of ” Robinho ” winning his 7th Gold Medal at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships in Long [...]
