André Pederneiras, born Carlos André Pederneiras de Castro on 22 March 1967 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts coach and promoter. He joined a gym at seventeen to train with weights, tried the jiu-jitsu classes it offered and went on to hold a red and black 7th degree coral belt. A former BJJ competitor, he is a six-time Brazilian National jiu-jitsu champion, and during a short MMA career he challenged Pat Miletich for the UFC Welterweight Championship in 1999 and fought at Shooto Vale Tudo Japan events. He co-founded Nova Uniao, one of the leading BJJ and MMA academies, led it as MMA head coach until stepping down in 2018 after 21 years, and trained UFC champions Jose Aldo, B.J. Penn and Renan Barao. He is also president of Shooto Brasil.
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Carlos André Pederneiras de Castro was born on 22 March 1967, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Carlos André Pederneiras de Castro (born 22 March 1967) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and promoter.
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Pederneiras is a six-time Brazilian National jiu-jitsu champion.
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Carlos André Pederneiras de Castro was born on 22 March 1967, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A former BJJ competitor, holding today a Red and Black 7th Degree Coral belt
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is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and promoter
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