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Ricardo Almeida

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Ricardo Almeida, born in 1976, is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist and active Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler living in Bordentown, New Jersey. A sixth degree black belt under Renzo Gracie and a member of the Gracie Barra combat and competition team, he is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships and Grapplers Quest, and a former Middleweight King of Pancrase, where he beat Nate Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki. He made his professional MMA debut at PRIDE 12 in 2000. He teaches at a Gracie system gym in Robbinsville, New Jersey, where he trains former UFC lightweight champions Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez.

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Birth Year
1976 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
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Competed In

Ultimate Fighting Championship, Competitions
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sports
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Mixed Martial Arts, Sports
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Brazil

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is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist and current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler
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is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist and current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler
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    born November 29, 1976
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    He also trains former UFC Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez
  • Career, titles
    a former Middleweight King of Pancrase
  • Lead, nationality brazil
    is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist and current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler
  • Lead, nationality united-states
    is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist and current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler
  • Plays: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Lead, sport
    current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler
  • Plays: Mixed Martial Arts, Lead, sport
    Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist
  • Competed In: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Career, ultimate-fighting-championship
    Almeida is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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