Jorge Valente Gurgel, born on 25 January 1977, is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought as a lightweight from 2002 to 2014. Originally from Fortaleza, he earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, came to the United States as a high school exchange student, studied at Wright State University and became an American citizen. He is best known as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 and for a seven fight run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he earned Fight of the Night honours, followed by fights in Strikeforce and Titan Fighting Championship. He retired in September 2014 and runs a gym in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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