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Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Index Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; jiu-jitsu brasileiro) is a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. [1]

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ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship

The ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) Submission Wrestling World Championship is a grappling competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of Luta Livre, wrestling, judo, jiu-jitsu, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts.

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Alexandre Ribeiro

Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro (born January 20, 1981 in Manaus-Amazonas, Brazil), is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and submission wrestler.

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Aliveness (martial arts)

Aliveness, also referred to as alive training describes martial arts training methods that are spontaneous, non-scripted, and dynamic.

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Alliance Jiu Jitsu

Alliance (pronounced ah-lee-AHN-say from the Brazilian origin, but uh-LAHY-uhns in the American/English form) is one of the most prominent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu associations and the current defending World team champion, having won the titles at the World Championships from 2008-2016.

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Amaury Bitetti

Amaury Bitetti is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

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André Galvão

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Andresa Correa

Andresa Corrêa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) 3x black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championship champion and 3x black belt World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship champion.

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Armando Wridt

Armando Wriedt is one of the 7 people to have received a red belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the hands of the late Helio Gracie.

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Armlock

An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.

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B.J. Penn

Jay Dee "B.J." Penn (born December 13, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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Back mount

Back mount, or rear mount, is a dominant grappling position where the practitioner is behind his opponent in such a way that he has control of his opponent.

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Baroreceptor

Baroreceptors (or archaically, pressoreceptors) are sensors located in the blood vessels of all vertebrate animals.

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Barrier cream

A barrier cream is a topical formulation used in industrial applications and as a cosmetic to place a physical barrier between the skin and contaminants that may irritate the skin (contact dermatitis or occupational dermatitis).

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Beatriz Mesquita

Beatriz Mesquita is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor with one of the best competitive records in both Gi and Nogi of all time having won 20 titles at black belt level in the 4 major Gi Championships.

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Belém

Belém (Portuguese for Bethlehem), is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the country's north.

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Bernardo Faria

Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Jiu-Jitsu Champion as a Black Belt from the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team who holds an extensive competitive resume with titles at the world’ top tournaments such as the European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu), Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu) and Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

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Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, surrounded by the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

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Black belt (martial arts)

In East Asian martial arts, the black belt denotes a high competence in the martial art.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Braulio Estima

Braulio de Oliveira Estima is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi

The gi (outfit, from Japanese 柔術着 jujutsu gi 'jiu-jitsuuniform') used in Brazilian jiu-jitsu was adapted from the uniform commonly used in Japanese martial arts.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system is a means of signifying a practitioner's increasing levels of technical knowledge and practical skill within the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Bruno Malfacine

Bruno Malfacine (born 28 August 1986 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor.

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Caio Terra

Caio Terra (born 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor and world champion.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Carley Gracie

Carley Gracie is a Brazilian-born American martial artist, a prominent member of the Gracie family, and a jiu-jitsu grandmaster.

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Carlos "Caique" Elias

Carlos Henrique "Caique" Elias (born October 30, 1957) is a 7th degree red-and-black belt master of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).

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Carlos Gracie

Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian martial artist who is credited with being one of the primary developers of modern jiu-jitsu in Brazil.

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Carlos Gracie Jr.

Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian 8th-degree red and white belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.

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Carlos Machado (fighter)

Carlos Machado (born November 9, 1963) is a former world master's champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Carlson Gracie

Carlson Gracie (August 13, 1932 – February 1, 2006) was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Cauliflower ear

Cauliflower ear is an irreversible condition that occurs when the external portion of the ear is hit and develops a blood clot or other collection of fluid under the perichondrium.

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Cervical vertebrae

In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull.

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Chokehold

A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza (絞技; constriction technique) is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking)The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1999).

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Clark Gracie

Clark Rouson Gracie (born July 17, 1984) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and member of the Gracie family.

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Claudio Calasans

Claudio Calasans (born in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion and ADCC Absolute champion.

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Cláudia Gadelha

Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (born December 7, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Combat sport

A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.

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Common carotid artery

In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries.

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Compression lock

A compression lock, muscle lock, muscle slicer or muscle crusher, is a grappling hold which causes severe pain by pressing a muscle into a bone.

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Cris Cyborg

Cristiane Justino Venâncio (formerly Cristiane Santos; born July 9, 1985) known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg, is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC.

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Cross-training

Cross-training is athletic training in sports other than the athlete's usual sport.

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Culture of Brazil

The culture of Brazil is primarily Western, but presents a very diverse nature showing that an ethnic and cultural mixing occurred in the colonial period involving mostly Indigenous peoples of the coastal and most accessible riverine areas, Portuguese people and African people.

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Demian Maia

Demian Augusto Maia Baptista ((born November 6, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 23, 2018, he is #6 in the official UFC welterweight rankings. Maia is regarded as one of the greatest grapplers in MMA history.

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Dermatophytosis

Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin.

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Eddie Bravo Invitational

The Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) is a 16-person tournament, featuring submission-only (non-striking) grappling.

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Ergogenic use of anabolic steroids

Since their discovery, anabolic steroids (AAS) have been widely used as performance-enhancing drugs to improve performance in sports, to improve one's physical appearance, as self-medication to recover from injury, and as an anti-aging aid.

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European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)

The European Championship is the most prestigious and largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Europe by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.

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Fabrício Werdum

Fabrício Werdum (born August 24, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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Fábio Gurgel

Fábio Duca Gurgel do Amaral (born January 18, 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an 8 time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World champion.

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Fábio Leopoldo

Fábio Leopoldo Silva (born April 17, 1977 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist and is currently an active Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a world-renowned instructor.

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Fábio Santos

Fábio Santos (born April 4, 1956) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.

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Fredson Paixão

Fredson Paixão Melo (born May 13, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor.

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Gabi Garcia

Gabrielle "Gabi" Lemos Garcia is a Brazilian professional martial artist, specializing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and grappling.

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Geny Rebello

Geny Rebello (born 1927) is a grandmaster of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu holding a 9th degree red belt.

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Geo Omori

Geo Omori (1898–1938) was a Japanese-born Brazilian martial artist, and one of the creators of judo-based martial arts in Brazil.

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German ju-jutsu

German ju-jutsu (or German jiu-jitsu) is a martial art related to traditional Japanese jujutsu, developed in Germany in the 1960s using techniques from jujutsu, judo, karate and various other traditional and modern martial arts.

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Gracie Barra

Gracie Barra is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association, with over 700 schools on six continents.

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Gracie family

The Gracie family is a prominent martial arts family from Brazil known for their development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ).

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Gracie Humaitá

Gracie Humaitá or Academia Gracie de Jiu-Jitsu is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy on Humaitá Street, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded by Helio Gracie.

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Grappling

In hand-to-hand combat, grappling is a close fighting technique used to gain a physical advantage such as improving relative position, or causing injury to the opponent.

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Grappling hold

A grappling hold (commonly referred to simply as a hold; in Japanese referred to as katame-waza,, "grappling technique") is a specific grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts grip that is applied to an opponent.

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Ground fighting

Ground fighting (also called ground work or ground game) is hand-to-hand combat or wrestling which takes place while the combatants are on the ground, generally involving grappling.

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Guard (grappling)

The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.

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Guilherme Mendes

Guilherme Mendes Godoy (born 1988 in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil) is a four time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) world champion at the black belt level.

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Hélio Gracie

Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Hepburn romanization

is a system for the romanization of Japanese, that uses the Latin alphabet to write the Japanese language.

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Herpes gladiatorum

Herpes gladiatorum is one of the most infectious of herpes-caused diseases, and is transmissible by skin-to-skin contact.

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Hilton Leão

Hilton Leão da Silva (born April 11, 1946) is an 8th Degree Coral (Red and Black) Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Impetigo

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that involves the superficial skin.

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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Nogi World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

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Italian Argentines

Italian Argentines (italo-argentini, ítalo-argentinos) are Argentine-born citizens of Italian descent or Italian-born people who reside in Argentina.

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Japanese Government Railways

The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949.

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Jean Jacques Machado

Jean Jacques Machado is one of the five Machado brothers, including Carlos, Roger, Rigan and John, renowned for their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) skills.

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Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Guanabara

The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Guanabara, located in Rio de Janeiro, was founded in 1967.

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Joe Moreira

Jose Carlos Moreira (born July 3, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former mixed martial artist.

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Joint lock

A joint lock is a grappling technique involving manipulation of an opponent's joints in such a way that the joints reach their maximal degree of motion.

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Jorge Pereira

Jorge Javier Moreira Pereira (born 10 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Famalicão as a midfielder.

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Judo

was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎).

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Judo rules

This article describes the rules of judo.

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Judogi

Judogi (柔道着 or 柔道衣) is the formal Japanese name for the traditional uniform used for Judo practice and competition.

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Jujutsu

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu), also known in the West as Ju-Jitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses either a short weapon or none.

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Kanō Jigorō

was a Japanese educator and athlete, the founder of Judo.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Kōdōkan

Kōdōkan is the name of various educational institutions in Japan.

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing is a group of stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate mixed with boxing.

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Kosen judo

is a variation of the Kodokan judo competitive ruleset that was developed and flourished at the technical colleges in Japan in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Kyra Gracie

Kyra Gracie Guimarães (born May 29, 1985) is a member of the Gracie family and a former world-champion Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner.

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Leandro Lo

Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento (born in São Paulo, Brazil), is a current and multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion.

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Leglock

A leglock is a joint lock that is directed at joints of the leg such as the ankle, knee or hip joint.

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Leonardo Vieira

Leonardo Vieira (Rio de Janeiro, December 28, 1968) is a Brazilian actor.

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Leticia Ribeiro

Leticia Ribeiro N. Dos Santos (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and multiple time world champion in the sport.

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Ligament

A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones.

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List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners

This is a list of notable Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners.

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Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California.

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Luana Alzuguir

Luanna Alzuguir is a female Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner.

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Lucas Lepri

Lucas Lepri (born September 19, 1984) is a Brazilian grappler.

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Luiz França

Luiz França Filho was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Machado family

The Machado Family—also known as the Machado Brothers—are a family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners, mixed martial artists and grapplers.

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Mackenzie Dern

Mackenzie Lynne Dern is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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Marcelo Garcia (grappler)

Marcelo "Marcelinho" Garcia (born January 17, 1983) is a Brazilian grappler and jiu-jitsu competitor widely considered to be one of the best grapplers and arguably the best pound for pound submission grappler in the world.

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Marcus Almeida

Marcos Vinicius Oliveira de Almeida, also known as Buchecha (born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, January 8, 1990) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion in his weight and absolute.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Mauricio Motta Gomes

Maurício "Maurição" Motta Gomes is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, one of the six people (most commonly known as the "Famous Five") to have been promoted to Black Belt by the famous Rolls Gracie prior to Gracie's untimely death.

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Márcio Cruz

Marcio Ribeiro da Cruz (born April 24, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist.

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Márcio Stambowsky

Márcio "Macarrão" Stambowsky (born February 22, 1959) is a Brazilian martial artist.

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Metamoris

Metamoris is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion, founded by Ralek Gracie, that organizes events in Los Angeles, California.

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Michael Langhi

Michael Langhi born 2nd April 1985 in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) 3x World Championship Champion and 1x World No-Gi Championship Champion.

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Michelle Nicolini

Michelle Zonato Nicolini or Michelle Nicolini (born January 5, 1982) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist.

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Mitsuyo Maeda

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts.

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Mount (grappling)

The mount, or mounted position, is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.

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Muay Thai

Muay Thai (มวยไทย) or Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.

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Muscle

Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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North American Grappling Association

The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) is an organization started in 1995 that holds Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments throughout North America and Europe.

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Nova União (mixed martial arts)

Nova União is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) academy and mixed martial arts team located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Olympic sports

Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.

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Oswaldo Fadda

Oswaldo Baptista Fadda (January 15, 1921 – April 1, 2005) was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, reaching the rank of "nono grau", a ninth grade red belt.

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Pablo Popovitch

Pablo Popovitch born September 9, 1979 is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and a 4th degree black belt under Jorge Popovitch.

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Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu)

The Pan-American Championship, often referred to colloquially as the "Pan Ams", is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in North America.

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Paulo Miyao

Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao is a Brazilian BJJ black belt with a notable competitive record.

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Performance-enhancing substance

Performance-enhancing substances, also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PED), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans.

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Perichondrium

The perichondrium (from Greek περί (peri 'around') and χόνδρος (chondros 'cartilage')) is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the cartilage of developing bone.

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Pressure point

A pressure point (Chinese: 穴位; Japanese: kyūsho 急所 "vital point, tender spot"; Sinhala: නිල/මර්ම ස්ථාන Nila/Marma Sthana (in Angampora); Telugu: మర్మ స్థానం Marma Sthanam; Malayalam: മര്‍മ്മം marmam; Tamil: வர்மம் varmam) derives from the meridian points in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Indian Ayurveda and Siddha medicine, and the field of martial arts, and refers to an area on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific manner.

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Rafael Lovato Jr.

Rafael Lovato Jr. (born June 22, 1983) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor currently competing in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA.

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Rafael Mendes

Rafael Mendes Godoy (born 1989 in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil) is a six time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion at the black belt level.

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Ralek Gracie

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Rash guard

A rash guard, also known as rash vest or rashie, is an athletic shirt made of spandex and nylon or polyester.

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Rashad Evans

Rashad Anton Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist.

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Relson Gracie

Relson "Campeão" Gracie is a professional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter and martial arts personality.

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Rib cage

The rib cage is an arrangement of bones in the thorax of most vertebrates.

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Ricardo Liborio

Ricardo Libório is the co-founder of American Top Team (ATT) and Brazilian Top Team (BTT).

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Ricardo Vieira

Ricardo Alcantara Vieira commonly known as Rico Vieira or Ricardinho is a Brazilian grappler, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor, and Competitor.

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Rickson Gracie

Rickson Gracie (born November 21, 1958) is a Brazilian 9th degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist.

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Rigan Machado

Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr.

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Robson Gracie

Carlos Robson Gracie (born 1935; often referred to simply as Robson Gracie) is the 2nd son of Carlos Gracie, the founder of the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school, which was later turned into "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu" by his younger brother Helio Gracie.

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Robson Moura

Robson Moura Fonseca is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor, instructor and a mixed martial artist.

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Rodolfo Vieira (BJJ)

Rodolfo Vieira Srour (born September 25, 1989, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a four time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) World Champion and a six time World Cup champion.

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Rodrigo Medeiros

Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

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Roger Gracie

Roger Gomes Gracie (born September 26, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a mixed martial artist.

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Rolles Gracie Jr.

Rolles Gracie Jr. (born July 14, 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, pro-wrestler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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Rolls Gracie

Rolls Gracie (1951–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist.

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Romanization

Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of writing from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so.

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Romero Cavalcanti

Romero Cavalcanti (born October 22, 1952), nicknamed Jacaré, is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the founder-head coach of the prestigious Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Team.

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Romulo Barral

Rômulo Barral (born May 3, 1983) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor.

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Ronaldo Souza

Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed Jacaré, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner competing in the UFC's middleweight division.

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Rorion Gracie

Rorion Gracie (born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian American Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a Brazilian semi-retired professional mixed martial artist competing for Bellator MMA, a UFC Hall of Famer, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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Royler Gracie

Royler Gracie (born December 6, 1965) is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.

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Rubens Charles Maciel

Rubens Charles Maciel (born December 24, 1979), aka "Cobrinha" and sometimes referred to as Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles, is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor.

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Sambo (martial art)

Sambo (p; САМозащита Без Оружия) is a Russian-Soviet martial art and combat sport.

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Saulo Ribeiro

Saulo Ribeiro (born July 2, 1974), brother of the equally famed Xande Ribeiro, is a 5th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Savate

Savate, also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques.

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Sérgio Moraes

Sérgio Ricardo de Moraes (born July 23, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Sérgio Penha

Sérgio Luiz da Penha (born August 20, 1959) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.

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Shootfighting

Shootfighting is a martial art and combat sport, with competitions governed by the International Shootfighting Association (ISFA).

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Side control

In grappling, side control (often also called side mount, cross mount or sometimes scarfhold) is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a way that the legs are free and he or she exerts no control over the combatant on the bottom.

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Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament.

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Soap

Soap is the term for a salt of a fatty acid or for a variety of cleansing and lubricating products produced from such a substance.

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Soshihiro Satake

Antonio Satake, born Soshihiro Satake, was a Japanese-born Brazilian martial artist and teacher.

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Sparring

Sparring is a form of training common to many combat sports.

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Spinal cord injury

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function.

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Spinal lock

A spinal lock is a multiple joint lock applied to the spinal column, which is performed by forcing the spine beyond its normal ranges of motion.

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Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation

Sport Jiu-Jitsu also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ, Jiu Jitsu Brasileiro.

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Sprain

A sprain, also known as a torn ligament, is damage to one or more ligaments in a joint, often caused by trauma or the joint being taken beyond its functional range of motion.

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Staphylococcal infection

A staphylococcus infection or staph infection is an infection caused by members of the Staphylococcus genus of bacteria.

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Sternum

The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the center of the chest.

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Strain (injury)

A strain (also known colloquially as a pulled muscle or torn muscle) is an acute or chronic soft tissue injury that occurs to a muscle, tendon, or both (contractile components).

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Strangling

Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain.

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Strike (attack)

A strike is a directed physical attack with either a part of the human body or with an inanimate object (such as a weapon) intended to cause blunt trauma or penetrating trauma upon an opponent.

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

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Submission (combat sports)

A submission is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat.

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Submission wrestling

Submission wrestling (also known as submission fighting, submission grappling, sport grappling, or simply as no-gi) or combat wrestling (in Japan), is a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds.

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Sumo

or sumo wrestling is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or into touching the ground with anything other than the soles of his feet.

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo (from Korean 태권도, 跆拳道) is a Korean martial art, characterised by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

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Takeo Yano

Takeo Yano, also known as Takeo Iano, was a Japanese judoka who helped in the establishment of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Brazil.

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Tarsis Humphreys

Tarsis Humphreys (born November 4, 1983 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

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Tayane Porfírio

Tayane Porfirio born 11th December 1994 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) 2x World Championship black belt champion.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Theatro da Paz

The Theatro Nossa Senhora da Paz theater, or simply Theatro da Paz (Peace Theater), is located in the city of Belém, in the state of Pará, in Brazil.

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Throw (grappling)

A throw, in martial arts, is a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground, in Japanese martial arts referred to as nage-waza, 投げ技, "throwing technique".

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Trachea

The trachea, colloquially called the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs.

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Trademark

A trademark, trade mark, or trade-markThe styling of trademark as a single word is predominantly used in the United States and Philippines only, while the two-word styling trade mark is used in many other countries around the world, including the European Union and Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth jurisdictions (although Canada officially uses "trade-mark" pursuant to the Trade-mark Act, "trade mark" and "trademark" are also commonly used).

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Triangle choke

A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime (三角絞) in judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle.

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UFC 1

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 1993.

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UFC 2

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado.

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UFC 4

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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UFC Fight Pass

UFC Fight Pass is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by the mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada, that is owned and operated by parent company William Morris Endeavor.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is a U.S. Federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.

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Vítor Ribeiro

Vítor Ribeiro (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division.

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Vertebra

In the vertebrate spinal column, each vertebra is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, the proportions of which vary according to the segment of the backbone and the species of vertebrate.

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Vertebral column

The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton.

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World Jiu-Jitsu Championship

The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as Mundials) is the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament in the world.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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Wrestling headgear

Wrestling headgear is protection that a person wears over the ears and chin during wrestling matches.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu

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