Fabrício Werdum, born in 1977 in Porto Alegre, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He began Brazilian jiu-jitsu after being choked unconscious with a triangle, later moved to Madrid, and became a world champion while teaching there before earning his black belt from Sylvio Behring. He is a four-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and a two-time ADCC World Heavyweight Champion, winning at 99 kilograms and above in 2007 and 2009, and he also holds black belts in judo and Muay Thai. He has fought for PRIDE, the UFC, Strikeforce and Jungle Fight and is a member of the ADCC Hall of Fame.
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is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
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born 30 July 1977
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He holds black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai.
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He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Heavyweight Champion
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is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
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He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion
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is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
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Werdum has competed in PRIDE, the UFC, Strikeforce, and Jungle Fight
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a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Heavyweight Champion
Competed In: World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Career, world-jiu-jitsu-championship
first place at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championships in 2003 and 2004
Plays: Submission grappling, Submission grappling career
After success in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling, he started his career in MMA
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