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Journalist for @MMAFighting in Brazil. Apresento o podcast Trocação Franca.

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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
Imagine waking up and thinking, "hey, guees I'll teach a UFC champ how to punch today."
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Zabit Magomedsharipov (18-1) has notified the UFC of his decision to retire from active competition, multiple sources told me. Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
A friend moved to Dublin -- and asked Conor McGregor to send a message to Brazil.
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
Now that the UFC finally has no belts vacant, the MMA record of all current undisputed male champions combined is 165-8 (and 1 no-contest). Miocic is the only champ with more than 1 loss. That’s pretty incredible. Yan (15-1) and Figueiredo (19-1) were both crowned in Abu Dhabi.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Amanda Ribas weighed in at 116 pounds yesterday for her #UFC257 fight with Marina Rodriguez. According to her father and coach Marcelo Ribas, Amanda currently weighs 143.3 pounds. Wow.
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Norma Dumont and Ariane Carnelossi told me the hotel scale was reset overnight and many fighters found out on Friday morning they were 2lbs heavier than they thought. Don't know if that was the case with Charles Oliveira, whose coach posted last night he had already made weight.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Charles Oliveira, you beautiful bastard. What a comeback. I'm speechless.
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Jose Aldo’s answers were badly mistranslated, also Jon Anik’s questions to him. Here’s what Aldo really said after his #UFCCalgary win:
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
This is what #UFCFightIsland will look like @MMAFighting
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
BREAKING: A boxing match between former UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz is targeted for Triller event on Sept. 11, multiple sources told myself and @DamonMartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
1 year
Photo via Teixeira's manager Jorge Guimarães
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
Chapecoense was supposed to play Atletico Nacional now. Fox Sports in Brazil airing a black screen with a hashtag "90 minutes of silence" 👏
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Why does MMA attract so many people like Sean Strickland? So tired of this shit.
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Ok, that translator sucks. Jose Aldo says he's back and gives props to Max Holloway, "a great champion," for what he's going through right now.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
I hope the UFC gives Charles Oliveira a new plate because that one doesn't even have his name right. Seriously, you have one job and you mispelled the name of your f'n champion. Come on, man...
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Evy Rodrigues
3 years
O @CharlesDoBronxs mostrando a placa personalizada com a pedra vermelha, que agora representa a conquista do cinturão. A cada defesa que ele fizer uma pedra branca será trocada pela vermelha #ufc264nocombate #ufc264
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Pedro Munhoz to Jose Aldo seconds after the decision was read at UFC 265: "I'm far from getting any near you." Aldo immediately stops him: "You're not, brother. You're not." Love to see the ammount of respect Jose Aldo gets from his peers.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 months
Vicente Luque vs. Sean Brady, and now Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis. Two days in a row where fights announced by Dana White are now off because... well, they were never really a done deal.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit has retired from MMA, sources told me. Condit's manager Malki Kawa confirmed the news to my colleague @DamonMartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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3 months
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez looking significantly smaller than their next opponents, Tatsumitsu Wada and Eduard Folayang. They fight Friday at ONE.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Deiveson Figueiredo on whether or not a Brandon Moreno rematch is next: I'm here for whatever Dana wants. Let me breathe a bit first because the machine needs it.
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Kevin Lee was released from the UFC, sources told myself and @DamonMartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Charles Oliveira already made weight at 155 pounds for his UFC 280 title bout with Islam Makhachev, his head coach Diego Lima just told me. Hopefully no drama this time.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Khabib Nurmagomedov still in the USADA program despite announcing his retirement last month.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Crowd starts to boo as Perry clinches so he flips the bird to the crowd (and they love it) 😂😂😂
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Guilherme Cruz
1 month
According to Andre Lima's manager Lucas Lutkus, Dana White told him after the fight he will give Lima the first "I Got Fucking Bit Bonus" 😂
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UFC Vegas 89 video: Igor Severino disqualified for biting Andre Lima
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy official poster
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
The GOAT. And Jon Jones.
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
🎙️ "Vou torcer pro Popó dar um nocaute no Whindersson (risos)" O humorista @antoniotabet está no Trocação Franca dessa semana e comenta a luta de boxe do amigo @Whindersson contra @popofreitas , sua paixão por MMA, e muito mais. Podcast no ar!
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
Worst UFC card ever?
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MMA Fighting
4 years
Full fight card set for UFC Fight Night event on June 13, Calvillo vs. Eye headlines
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Guilherme Cruz
8 years
Cyborg's skull is broken, but he still sends me a selfie and smiles. What a man!
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
"Fans do not care about Jose Aldo in 2019."
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
UFC announces a deal with Venum starting April 2021, when the Reebok deal ends. According to a release, UFC will "adjust the pay scale tied to its Promotional Guidelines Compliance program, which will result in across the board increases for all athletes effective April 2021."
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
ONE flyweight champion Adriano Moraes will defend his belt against former UFC champ and ONE tournament winner Demetrious Johnson on February 24 in Singapore.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
For those who don't know, I live in Niteroi, where UFC champ Jessica Andrade was carjacked at gunpoint 36 hours ago. And this is going on right now half a mile away from where I live. Criminals torched two buses because cops killed a drug dealer. Guess it's time to leave, huh?
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
Edson Barboza just announced he's fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 219 on Dec. 30.
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Guilherme Cruz
11 months
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Jake Paul doing more for MMA fighters' pay than MMA fighters themselves 😂
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Jake Paul
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Charles Oliveira was 9 when a doctor told his parents he “may never walk again.” After battling abnormal heart murmurs and rheumatoid arthritis for years, “do Bronx” became a talented jiu-jitsu player and one UFC's best.
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
I believe that's Mike Brown "cornering" Jorge Masvidal through FaceTime. He couldn't make the trip to Abu Dhabi after testing positive for COVID-19. #UFC251
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
Great photo.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
"We have no 401k. We have no benefits. We have no fallback. Fighters are too stupid to unionize, and it’ll never happen, because there’s other fighters that will fight for that money. I love the money I got, but this is just to go show everybody that money doesn’t buy happiness.”
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UFC’s Jimmy Flick explains retirement decision: ‘We have no 401k. We have no fallback’ ( @MMAFightingSM )
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
All UFC 251 title fights are official after Usman, Masvidal, Volkanovski, Holloway, Yan and Aldo made weight in Abu Dhabi. No drama in the main card.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
One of the greatest fighters in UFC history, Anderson Silva fought his last UFC fight at age 45.
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3 years
Dana White: Maybe if Fedor Emelianenko would have taken UFC offer in 2009, he ‘wouldn’t still be fighting at 45 years old’ ( @DamonMartin )
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Jeremy Stephens has parted ways with UFC after 34 fights inside the octagon between 2007 and 2021, sources told myself and @DamonMartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Perry's team isn't happy. Luque wins via split decision.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Neymar's footwork is 🔥
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Ryan Bader is 12-1 in his last 13 fights with wins over former UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce and Bellator champions in that run. Combined record of his last 7 opponents (when Bader beat them, 5 by T/KO) is 142-35. Yep, Bader sucks.
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Guilherme Cruz
1 year
Belal sounds like “Bilau”, which is a slang for “d*ck” in Brazil. So Belal-Durinho is a fight Brazilian fans have always wanted for a long time only because it sounds like “tough little d*ck”. This is my #UFC288 tweet.
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Can Valentina Shevchenko enter the Octagon tomorrow night and just do that dancing/kicking thing with her sister?
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Rousey was understandably mad at Bethe Correia for talking about suicide prior to their UFC fight, but talking about killing your opponent and his wife is an amazing way to promote your next fight. But "go watch the Olympics" if you want "sportsmanship and idealism," I guess.
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Ronda Rousey
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I’m amazed that as soon as you hit the ground you were already promoting the next fight @TheNotoriousMMA - I def wouldn’t have had the mind to do that. The other fighters, @ufc and media are lucky to have you.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
A heavyweight fight between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik is agreed for UFC's Fight Night card in Sept. 25, multiple sources told myself and @DamonMartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
"I would love that 50k bonus to move out of my parents' basement" is 100% MMA.
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Guilherme Cruz
11 months
🎙️ O segredo do sucesso! O que explica a ascensão de @CharlesDoBronxs ao posto de lutador de MMA mais celebrado do Brasil na atualidade? Fiz essa pergunta ao ex-campeão do UFC no último episódio do podcast Trocação Franca
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
A meaningless interim belt is headlining over the greatest lady ever in MMA. Makes sense.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Knockout of the year. ( @allelbows is the 🐐)
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
Dana White responding to a fake account. Also says UFC 249 will happen without Khabib, fights to be announced tomorrow.
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@arieIheIvani Absolutely NOT true!!! The card is happening but @TeamKhabib is out. I will announce the entire card tomorrow.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
I just realized how stupid this tweet it 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Marc Goddard will be the third man in the cage for Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade at UFC 237.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Anthony Hernandez makes history vs. Rodolfo Vieira at #UFC258 . This is the first time a ADCC gold medalist loses via submission in the UFC. Ever. The combined UFC record of ADCC champions is 77-43-0-1, and only ONE submission loss. Surreal.
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
Gokhan Saki makes his UFC debut in 3 days and there's no buzz at all.
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
I scored it 48-47 Wonderboy but 48-47 Till is fine. A few close rounds. But 49-46 is just bad.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
How about Ryan Hall vs. Charles Oliveira?
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José Youngs
5 years
Ryan Hall to drop back to featherweight unless an ‘interesting’ name is offered at lightweight
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Conor McGregor is a gift to MMA.
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
If Kevin Lee can't fight tomorrow, you know the right fight to make is Tony Ferguson vs. Fabricio Werdum. Pride would do that.
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Jose Aldo interested in UFC 224 fight with Jeremy Stephens
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Dana White says Weili Zhang's next fight will be in the U.S.
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Guilherme Cruz
11 months
🎙️ "Tudo pode acontecer" @CharlesDoBronxs fala ao Trocação Franca sobre enfrentar Islam Makhachev novamente, faz campanha para trazer a luta para São Paulo, comemora mais recordes quebrados no UFC, a fama ao redor do mundo, e muito mais. Podcast no ar!
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
I guess fans are bored. #UFCSP
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Michael Bisping on fighting Kelvin Gastelum on days' notice: I'll fight anyone, anywhere. I live for this shit #themmahour
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
UFC’s first flyweight champion Nicco Montano has been cut from the promotion after missing weight for UFC Vegas 33 this past Saturday, multiple sources told myself and @damonmartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
@lthomasnews Not bad. Aldo once did this to Neymar though haha
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2 years
E o José Aldo que, em 2014, deu uma leve humilhada no Neymar em um jogo beneficente? Podia ter carreira no futebol 😂😂😂
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
The UFC has released Brazilian heavyweight Carlos Felipe "Boi" following his second USADA suspension, sources told me. Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
I hope the UFC does something to honor Josh Samman Friday. He was scheduled to fight Oluwale Bamgbose but passed away in October.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 months
BSD' coach Daniel Woirin told me weeks ago they had no idea about the fight before it was announced by Dana. They loved it, sure, but were surprised by the announcement. "Benoit was sleeping when news broke. His wife woke him up saying, ‘Hey, you’re fighting Poirier’ [laughs]”
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
They started to act aggressively and yell, saying I had to go in there. I said, "take me to a police station and I'll pay it." When he started to scream again, I had confirmation they weren't cops, so I just drove away. I'm from Brazil, buddy. Step up your game next time. (3/3)
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
People used to call Michel Pereira a clown and tell him to leave MMA and join a circus, and he just did that in the UFC. Fantastic.
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Guilherme Cruz
1 year
Brave CF officials told me it's a grappling match, not MMA 🙏
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Chris Presnell
1 year
Bigfoot Silva fighting Haim Gozali at a BRAVE event in Israel on March 9 😔
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Michel Pereira needs a new opponent for Jan. 15 as Muslim Salikhov has withdrawn from the UFC Vegas 46 co-main event, I'm told.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Amanda Nunes says her mom asked her to retire after the won over Cris Cyborg. Nunes didn't confirm the Holly Holm fight, but said there's a chance she retires after that.
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Guilherme Cruz
1 year
@arielhelwani Tommy Fury v Dillon Danis is the fight to make
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Pretty incredible that Chael Sonnen will be the one to fight 3 of the Mount Rushmore of MMA fighters, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and Fedor Emelianenko. Dan Henderson almost did it but the infamous UFC 151 prevented it.
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
According to this report, Jose Aldo has retired from MMA. He had 1 fight left in his deal but the UFC agreed to release him, so he's free to box in the future if he wants.
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Raphael Marinho
2 years
José Aldo entra em acordo com UFC e se aposenta do MMA | combate | ge - Apuração em parceria com @zeca_geraldo
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Alaelson Albuquerque, Charles Oliveira's conditioning coach, passed away this past Friday. Albuquerque, 48, died of complications caused by COVID-19 (heart attack days after being hospitalized). Oliveira will fly to Vegas on Thursday to be cageside for Poirier vs. McGregor 3.
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
Woodley lost 10 rounds in a row with two 10-8s. Completely dominated by Usman and Burns for combined 50 minutes.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
Now that Jose Aldo has signed a new UFC deal, I'd book a rematch with The Korean Zombie next. Perfect main event for UFC Sao Paulo in November, IMO.
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Guilherme Cruz
8 years
Aldo calls McGregor a piece of shit and promises to win the undisputed title next, and then cuts a promo of his movie. Smart.
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
1970: We'll have teleportation and flying cars in 50 years. 2020: Drive-in MMA.
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MMA Fighting
4 years
VIDEO: UFC veteran Guto Inocente scores one-punch KO in drive-in MMA event in Brazil
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
Deiveson Figueiredo went to war tonight. "Proud of this warrior," wrote his manager Wallid Ismail on Instagram.
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Guilherme Cruz
3 years
As of now, this is the final bout on Demian Maia’s UFC contract.
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MMA Fighting
3 years
Demian Maia to face Belal Muhammad at UFC 263 ( @DamonMartin , @MikeHeck_JR )
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Guilherme Cruz
2 years
Cedrić Doumbe was released by the UFC, sources told myself and @DamonMartin . Story coming to @MMAFighting .
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Guilherme Cruz
7 years
Ronda Rousey is one of the most game-changing fighters in MMA history. If this is it for her, every female fighter has to thank her.
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
If Iaquinta beats Nurmagomedov, the UFC should give him the lightweight belt. Who cares about 0.2 pounds at this point? The commission doesn't care if he receives a belt or not. It's 100% up to the UFC, so do it.
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Guilherme Cruz
5 years
When I called Jacare Souza last night I wasn't expecting him to open up like that about his mental health issues, but I'm glad he did.
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Guilherme Cruz
4 years
Edson Barboza's manager Alex Davis tells me he will appeal the split decision loss to Dan Ige. He appealed Barboza's split loss to Paul Felder in Abu Dhabi last September, but that was denied.
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Guilherme Cruz
8 years
VIDEO: Jose Aldo gets hero’s reception in Brazil
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Guilherme Cruz
6 years
Great photo by @allelbows
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