Arrivée de Ricardo Almeida

19.10.07 - 11h22 par Fightway

La ceinture noire Gracie Barra revient dans l'octogone

Ca faisait longtemps qu'on espérait son retour. Trois ans que la ceinture noire de Royce Gracie n'a pas combattu en MMA.

Ricardo Almeida revient sur le devant de la scène en signant un contrat longue durée pour six combats avec Zuffa pour combattre à l'UFC.

Le brésilien vient renforcer la catégorie Middleweight déja bien relevée, l'occasion peut-être pour Nathan Marquardt ou Ryo Chonan de prendre leur revanche.

Petit retour sur le palmarès du King Of Pancrase.


UFC:
UFC 31 - Fully Loaded
Ricardo lost to Matt Lindland by DQ at 4:21 3rd Rd.
UFC 33 - Victory in Vegas
Ricardo def. Eugene Jackson by triangle choke at 4:06 1st Rd.
UFC 35 - Throw Down
Ricardo lost to Andrei Semenov by TKO at 2:01 2nd Rd.
UFC Record: 1-2-0

PRIDE:
PRIDE 12
Ricardo def. Akiro Shoji by 3-0-0 unanimous decision
PRIDE BUSHIDO 3 - Gracies vs. Japan
Ricardo def. Ryo Chonan by 3-0-0 unanimous decision
PRIDE Record: 2-0-0

PANCRASE:
PANCRASE 2002 SPIRIT TOUR
Ricardo def. Osami Shibuya by rear naked choke at 3:25 1st Rd.
PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
Ricardo def. Ikuhisa Minowa by 3-0-0 unanimous judges descision
PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
Ricardo def. Yuki Sasaki by 3-0-0 unanimous judges descision
PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
Ricardo def. Kazuo Misaki by 2-0-1 split judges descision
PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - MIDDLEWEIGHT KOP TITLE FIGHT
Ricardo def. Nathan Marquardt by guillotine choke at 4:52 1st Rd.
PANCRASE Record: 5-0-0
OVERALL MMA Record: 9-2-0

GRAPPLING:
4 x National Brazilian Champion
2 x Rio de Janeiro State Champion
1998 Pan Am Champion
1998 Abu Dhabi runner-up
1999 Abu Dhabi 3rd place
2000 Abu Dhabi 3rd place Absolute
2001 Abu Dhabi runner-up