Gleidson Venga

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gleidson Venga got his start in journalism at the age of 17 in 2001. A longtime contributor to Sherdog.com, Venga also runs the Brazilian website Portal do Vale Tudo and has written for magazines in the U.S., Germany and Japan. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Venga has followed MMA for over 16 years, and was first motivated to cover the sport by Royce Gracie’s early performances in the UFC.

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Weigh-in Pictures: UFC Fight Night 28 Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader on weight for UFC Fight Night 28 headliner.

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Sep 03, 2013

Pictures: UFC Fight Night 28 Open Workouts Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader, Yushin Okami and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza met with the press Monday at the UFC Fight Night 28 pre-fight press...

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Sep 02, 2013

10 Questions for Fabricio Werdum Fabricio Werdum is eagerly awaiting the winner of the Cain Velasquez-Junior dos Santos trilogy.

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Aug 22, 2013

Pictures: UFC 163 Sherdog.com was cageside to photgraph Saturday's memorable UFC 163 event in Rio de Janeiro.

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Aug 05, 2013

Pictures: UFC 163 Weigh-ins Jose Aldo, Chan Sung Jung stood toe-to-toe Friday at the UFC 163 weigh-ins.

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Aug 02, 2013

Pictures: UFC on Fuel TV 10 Weigh-ins Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira stood face-to-face Friday at the UFC on Fuel TV 10 weigh-ins.

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Jun 07, 2013

‘Shogun’ Rua on Canceled Nogueira Bout: It Would Have Been a Very Good Fight A little less than two weeks to before he was set to return to the Octagon at UFC 161, Mauricio Rua was surprised by bad news: An injured Antonio...

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Jun 03, 2013

Shogun Rua Parts with Coach Andre Dida, Assembles New Team Ahead of UFC 161 Former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will work with a new team as he trains to rematch Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

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Apr 24, 2013

UFC Releases 28-Fighter Cast List for ‘TUF Brazil 2’ After an initial run of success driven by UFC stars Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva, “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” will return for a...

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Mar 07, 2013