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Coach Pederneiras: MMA without PEDs won’t be as spectacular
Andre Pederneiras is one of the greatest coaches in the sport of mixed martial arts. The founder of Nova Uniao has instructed some of the sports biggest stars including Jose Aldo, Renan Barao, Junior dos Santos, Pedro Rizzo and of course BJ Penn. Pederneiras recently spoke to Portal do Vale Tudo (as translated by Lucas […]
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Yan Cabral Slams Conor McGregor: “I Want To Beat Him Up”
Conor McGregor’s trash talking of Jose Aldo hasn’t fallen on deaf ears, as seen by Aldo’s callout of McGregor after defeating Chad Mendes at UFC 179 (Watch that HERE). Aldo’s teammate, Yan Cabral told media members after his UFC 179 win on Saturday over Naoyuki Kotani, that he wants to fight McGregor as well. “I […]
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Dillashaw Blasts Aldo For Lack Of Fan Interest, Fighting Style
As Jose Aldo gears up to defend his title against Chad Mendes tomorrow night at UFC 179 in Brazil, another chapter in the feud between Team Alpha Male, and Nova Uniao was formed. Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male (TAM) was win-less against Nova Uniao until May, when Dillashaw dethroned Renan Barao from Nova Uniao. After […]
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Leo Santos Admits To Cramping During “Exhausting” Weight Cut
Leo Santos picked up a win over Efrain Escudero this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 51, however he admits he had trouble with his weight cut. His teammate, Renan Barao was forced out of his UFC 177 rematch against TJ Dillashaw after hitting his head after passing out when he was cutting weight. Despite […]
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BREAKING | Jose Aldo Injured, Out Of Mendes Bout
UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo has apparently sustained an injury leading up to his August fight with Chad Mendes, and as a result has withdrawn from the bout. UFC President Dana White has confirmed the news, but there is no word yet as to who will replace Aldo against Mendes. Stay tuned for updates.
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Mendes Fires Back, Calls Aldo Disrespectful
Chad Mendes has responded to recent criticism made by featherweight champion Jose Aldo last week about Team Alpha Male and Chad Mendes, who the champ called disrespectful after someone from Urijah Faber’s Ultimate Fitness wrote Renan Barao’s name down on a list of people who had signed up for a Duane Bang Ludwig Muay Thai […]
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Jose Aldo Talks Mendes Fence Grabbing Controversy And More (Video)
UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo spoke to MMAFighting.com to talk about his upcoming rematch with Chad Mendes, fence grabbing controversy at UFC 142, and more. Check out the video below, and hit the Closed Caption Button for the English translation.
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Jose Aldo: We Will Get Payback on Team Alpha Male
After T.J. Dillashaw decimated Renan Barao, team Nova Uniao began saying that they blamed the UFC for making Barao fight too soon. Jose Aldo took a more realistic approach to why Barao was defeated by Dillashaw. “Renan was well prepared, and of course that (Dillashaw) was also well trained, but Dillashaw surprised him,” Aldo said […]
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Filming Complete For ‘The Rise of BJ Penn’ Documentary – Releases This Fall On FOX
ReelTime Rentals, Inc (otc pink:RLTR) (pinksheets:RLTR) announced today the completion of filming of “The Rise of B.J. Penn” a documentary feature, featuring [former] Mixed Marital Arts lightweight champion B. J. Penn. The program profiles how he grew, became a champion, and a true hero to his home town Hilo Hawaii. Included are special never before […]
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Aldo Coach: Brazil Has The Best Fighters
“The Brazilian athletes are the best in the world, I have no doubt about that. With few condition of work that we have, we get these champions, this is something that you don’t see in any other place in the world. You watch a person fed poorly in his younger life, some who never took […]
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VIDEO | Ultimate Fighting Cartoons: BJ Penn, Quiz Show Prodigy (Part 2)
Video: BJ Penn: Quiz Show Prodigy (PART 2) Here’s the second part of BJ Penn’s ‘Quiz Show Prodigy’ Ultimate Fighting Cartoons. Miss part one? Find it HERE.
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Second fighter in two days is murdered in Natal, Brazil
(Luiz de Franca pictured above) On Monday morning, Brazilian welterweight Luiz de Franca (3-0 MMA) was shot dead inside a BJJ and fitness Alta Performance gym in Natal, Brazil. Alta Performance houses Kimura Nova Uniao, which is an affiliate of the famed Nova Uniao gym. Franca’s alleged attacker was a police officer who he had […]
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Nova Uniao coach wants Aldo vs. Pettis at a catchweight
UFC featherweight champion and longtime division ruler, Jose Aldo, appeared to be lightweight-bound, this after defeating Ricardo Lamas 49-46 on each of the judges scorecards at UFC 169 in Newark, N.J. last weekend. “Scarface” stated his desire to fight the UFC’s lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, at the UFC 169 post-fight press conference: “It’s not only […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn Talks Training In Brazil, Third Fight With Edgar
While in Brazil, BJ Penn conducted several interviews. This is one of them. Hit play above and enjoy!
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VIDEO | BJ Penn Takes Us Down Memory Lane In The Arena He Won His BJJ World Title In
In a Brazilian piece coming from Brazil’s Sport TV News, BJ Penn visited the site where he won the 2000 Mundials and forever etched himself as a Martial Arts legend. Enjoy the video.
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PHOTO | Team Nova Uniao – A Murderers Row
Earlier this week these four talented fighters posed for the camera’s inside the legendary Nova Unia gym in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seen in the photo (from left to right) is UFC bantamweight champion, Renan Barao, former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn, former multiple-time and multiple-division WBO boxing champion, ‘Popo’ Freitas, and UFC featherweight champion, […]
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | BJ Penn: Nova União Training is ‘Very Intense’
Former two-division UFC champion, BJ Penn, has been down in Brazil for the past few weeks at his team’s home base in Rio. With his trip almost over, BJ, took some time this morning to update us all on his trip and his plans for his upcoming rematch against Frankie Edgar. Hit play above and […]