Chute Boxe Academy

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Chute Boxe Academy
Est. 1978
Founded by Rudimar Fedrigo
Primary trainers Rudimar Fedrigo
Rafael Cordeiro
Roberto Piccinini
Mestre Zito
Past titleholders Wanderlei Silva middleweight champion (PrideFC 2001-2007); middlewieght Grand Prix Winner (PrideFC 2003); light heavyweight champion (IVC 1999) 205 lb (93 kg/14.6 st)

Mauricio Rua middleweight Grand Prix winner (PrideFC 2005) 205 lb (93 kg/14.6 st)

Jean Silva lightweight champion (Cage Rage 2004-2005) 155 lb (70 kg/11.1 st)

Murilo Rua middleweight champion (Elite XC 2007) 185 lb (84 kg/13.2 st)

Jose Landi-Jons middleweight champion (IVC 1999) 175 lb (79 kg/12.5 st)

Rafael Cordeiro lightweight champion (IVC 1999) 155 lb (70 kg/11.1 st)
Prominent Fighters Fabricio Werdum (UFC)
Training Facility Locations Flag of Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Flag of the United States Huntington Beach, California
Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan[1]
Official Website www.chuteboxe.com.br (Chute Boxe Academy)
www.chuteboxe-usa.com (Chute Boxe USA)

The Chute Boxe Academy is a mixed martial arts fighting academy in Curitiba, Brazil.

Opening as a Muay Thai academy in 1978, head trainer Rudimar Fedrigo later expanded the program in 1991 to include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and other aspects of modern mixed martial arts. By 1995, the Chute Boxe team was considered a prime training ground for Vale Tudo fighters. In 2004, an American branch, Chute Boxe USA, was established in Los Angeles, California.

Chute Boxe fighters are characterized by being extremely aggressive and physical, as well as well-rounded fighters, able to use submissions, punches, kicks, and various grappling styles as needed. [2]

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[edit] Beginnings

The Chute Boxe team first made a name for themselves in the MMA world during the late 1990s in the Brazilian vale tudo promotion known as the IVC. With an aggressive and physical style focused around their muay thai skills, Chute Boxe fighters captured three of the four belt titles in the promotion (Wanderlei Silva winning the light heavyweight belt, Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons winning the middleweight belt, and Rafael Cordeiro winning the lightweight belt). The promotion ended up serving as a spring board for the Chute Boxe team (as well as many other Brazilian MMA stars) into the lucrative Japanese MMA market. For Chute Boxe specifically, it would help to launch their careers in Japan's PRIDE FC.

[edit] PRIDE FC dynasty

The major cog of the Chute Boxe machine in PRIDE was Wanderlei Silva. Known for an exciting, brawling style complete with lethal knees and leaping stomps, he would exemplify Chute Boxe style martial arts in PRIDE’s middleweight division and eventually win the 2003 PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix and the PRIDE FC middleweight title which he would hold for 6 years.

Coming off of a disappointing three-round decision loss to Tito Ortiz at UFC 25: Ultimate Japan Silva would return to PRIDE to earn the biggest victory of his career to that point over the Lion’s Den’s Guy Mezger. It would be 20 fights and over four years before he would lose again in a controversial decision to superheavyweight Mark Hunt. During this span he knocked out notable fighters Kazushi Sakuraba (three times), Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (twice) and Yuki Kondo.

His aura of invincibility wouldn’t truly be broken until a decision loss to Ricardo Arona in the 2005 PRIDE FC middle weight Grand Prix. His loss would be avenged later that night by fellow teammate and rising star, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

[edit] Enter the Rua brothers

As the older of the Rua brothers, Murilo “Ninja” Rua had an impressive run during his years with PRIDE FC. Wins over Mario Sperry, Akira Shoji and Alexander Otsuka, as well as a controversial split decision loss to Quinton Jackson, established him as being among the top talent in the world of MMA. His younger brother Mauricio "Shogun" Rua would also enter the PRIDE fighting championships and would prove the most successful fighter produced by Chute Boxe under Wanderlei Silva's and Ninja's guidance.

Younger than Murilo by about a year and a half, “Shogun” has defeated a who’s who list of fighters including Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, Akira Shoji, Akihiro Gono, “Rampage” Jackson, Alistair Overeem (twice), Antonio Rogerio “Little Nog” Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, and Kevin Randleman. His exciting, fan-friendly style includes much of the standard Chute Boxe Muay Thai clinch work, knees, stomps, capoeira and soccer kicks.

[edit] Rivalry with Brazilian Top Team

The opposite number in terms of Brazilian dominance in PRIDE FC was the Brazilian Top Team which was comprised, at the time, of such fighters as Antonio Rodrigo “Big Nog” Nogueira, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, and Murilo Bustamante. Competition between the two teams was hardly limited to the Pride scene however. Matches between fighters of the two organizations had taken place in Brazil, Portugal and other parts of the world before, but perhaps the most interesting chapter of the rivalry took place on August 28th, 2005 at the 2005 PRIDE FC middle weight Grand Prix.

The 2005 PRIDE FC middleweight Grand Prix would be the first such competition for newcomers Mauricio Rua and BTT’s Ricardo Arona. Both scored impressive victories over highly regarded veterans Alistair Overeem and middleweight champ Wanderlei Silva respectively. It was Arona’s victory over the latter that would stoke the flames of the rivalry because until then Silva had been the torch-bearer for Chute Boxe. Later that night, however, “Shogun” would pick up the torch with a thoroughly dominating first round KO of Arona, ultimately finishing him on the ground which was considered Arona’s strength.

Another noticeable aspect of this period is that it shortly followed the departure of promising prospect Anderson Silva. Silva had noted several disputes with Chute Boxe's management as reasons for leaving the team and shortly began training with some of Brazilian Top Team's best in the Noguiera brothers. He was quoted in an ESPN article as stating that friendships formed with his former rivals helped to save his career upon his departure from Chute Boxe. [3]

[edit] Future

With the demise of PRIDE FC in late 2007, coinciding the departure of its first mass-appeal superstar Wanderlei Silva around the same time, Chute Boxe has entered a new era full of mile high possibilities and potential pitfalls. Moreover, the official announcement of Rua brothers, Mauricio and Murilo, Thiago Silva and Andre "Dida" Amade's departure from Chute Boxe also accelerates reformation of the team which has dominated the recent history of MMA. Further troubling to the team, the proposed addition of Evan Tanner to their LA facility was short-lived when the fighter left the team after a few months. [4] .[5]

However there is some reason for optimism about up and coming fighters like lightweights Junior Santos and Jean Silva and the recent addition of UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum(ADCC +99kg Champion, 2007) has augmented their talent. [6] [7]

[edit] Chute Boxe fighters

Fighters currently representing Current Chute Boxe fighters
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MMA Fighters
Nat. Name Org. Ht. Wt. Win Loss Draw No Contest From
Flag of Brazil Fabricio Werdum UFC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 9 3 1 0 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Flag of Brazil Evangelista Santos Strikeforce 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 15 10 0 0 Rondonópolis, Brazil
Flag of Brazil Jorge "Macaco" Patino PFC 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 18 10 1 1 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Flag of Brazil Daniel Acacio Fury FC 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 12 5 0 0 Brazil
Flag of Brazil Jean Silva MTL 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 14 7 3 0 Brazil
Flag of Brazil Jadson Costa Storm Samurai 4 3 1 0 Brazil
Flag of Brazil Gildo Lima Storm Samurai 135 lb (61 kg) 3 2 0 0 Curitiba, Brazil
Flag of Brazil Luiz Azeredo UFC 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 11 6 0 0 Brazil
Flag of Brazil Vitor Belfort Affliction 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 16 8 0 0 Brazil

Team info • updated 2007-09-04

[edit] Other Chute Boxe fighters

  • Rudimar Fedrigo (Master head coach; founder of Chute Boxe)
  • Rafael Cordeiro (Master head coach)
  • Cristiano Marcello (Chute Boxe BJJ head coach)
  • Mestre Zito (Chute Boxe Japan head coach)
  • Ulisses Pereira

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[edit] Former Chute Boxe fighters/trained with

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chute Boxe Official Website: Schools. Chute Boxe (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  2. ^ Foreign invasion: Some familiar faces are ready for action at UFC. SI.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  3. ^ Silva not fazed by fighting in Franklin's home town. ESPN/Sherdog (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
  4. ^ SHOGUN & NINJA CONTINUE CHUTE BOXE EXODUS. Ken Pishna / MMAWeekly.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
  5. ^ Ruas talk Chute Boxe. Yahoo Sports / MMAWeekly.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  6. ^ The downfall of BTT and Chute Boxe. ESPN.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  7. ^ Brazilian MMA expanding, exciting fights are on the way, July 25, 2007. ESPN.com (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  8. ^ Real Fight brings two tournaments, one Super-Fight/News and notes. ESPN/Sherdog (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  9. ^ Wanderlei: Não luto com o Shogun por dinheiro nenhum. Tatame News (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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