José Mário Sperry, born on 28 September 1966, is a Brazilian heavyweight mixed martial artist whose specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting. He learned Kodokan judo before taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Carlson Gracie, earned his black belt at the 1995 World Championships and became known as Ze Maquina, later Zen Machine. He won the 99 kilogram and absolute divisions at the first ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships in 1998 and was an inaugural member of the ADCC Hall of Fame in 2022. He fought in Extreme Fighting and PRIDE and is a founder of the Brazilian Top Team.
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Competed In: ADCC World Championship, ADCC
first edition of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships in 1998
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