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Murilo Bustamante

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Murilo Bustamante, born in 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former UFC Middleweight Champion. He began jiu-jitsu at ten after dreaming of professional surfing, competed from fifteen, later added judo and boxing, and earned his black belt under Carlson Gracie. In jiu-jitsu he was the 1999 Brazilian Absolute champion and the 1999 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion at heavyweight, and he also took part in the ADCC world submission wrestling championships. He is a founder and the current leader of the Brazilian Top Team, an academy created by former Carlson Gracie students, and he fought in the UFC and PRIDE, reaching a PRIDE final in 2005.

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Birth Year
1966 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

ADCC World Championship, Competitions
Source Murilo Bustamante (Wikipedia)
Ultimate Fighting Championship, Competitions
Source Murilo Bustamante (Wikipedia)
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Competitions
Source Murilo Bustamante (Wikipedia)

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sports
Source Murilo Bustamante (Wikipedia)
Mixed Martial Arts, Sports
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Nationality

Brazil

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Source Murilo Bustamante (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality brazil
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is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
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1. Murilo Bustamante (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth
    born 30 July 1966
  • Article text, gender
    He started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 10 years old
  • Career, titles
    In BJJ, he was the 1999 Brazilian Champion in Absolute category and 1999 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the 94 kg (heavyweight) category.
  • Lead, nationality brazil
    is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
  • Plays: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Lead, sport
    Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former UFC Middleweight Champion
  • Plays: Mixed Martial Arts, Lead, sport
    is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Competed In: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Career, ultimate-fighting-championship
    In addition to competing for the UFC, he has also fought in PRIDE
  • Competed In: World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Career, world-jiu-jitsu-championship
    1999 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the 94 kg (heavyweight) category
  • Competed In: ADCC World Championship, Career, adcc-world-championship
    appearances at the ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
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