Eugenio Tadeu

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Eugênio Tadeu
Molina, Bosco, Cromado e Tadeu.jpg
Eugênio Tadeu on the far right, 1990s
Born1965
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazil
Height172.72 m (566 ft 8 in)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight
Openweight
Style Luta livre
Muay Thai
Capoeira
Fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rank 9th Dan Black Belt in Luta Livre Esportiva
Years active1984-2003
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses3
By knockout3
No contests1

Eugenio Tadeu is a Brazilian grappler, Vale Tudo [1] and mixed martial arts fighter. [2] Tadeu was born in 1965. [3] He was famous as a practitioner of Luta Livre, or Brazilian Submission wrestling [4] and was one of the last representatives of this art form. [5]

Contents

Tadeu is notable for representing Luta Livre in Vale Tudo/MMA events. Especially on the feud between Luta Livre and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. [6]

Biography

In the JJ vs Martial Arts Challenge Vale Tudo event in 1984. Tadeu defeated BJJ representative Renan Pitanguy by TKO. [7]

In 1991, he fought BJJ representative Wallid Ismail at the Desafio - Jiu Jitsu vs Luta Livre Vale Tudo event. The match saw both fighters extensively exchanging strikes, Ismail used his aggressive jiu-jitsu to takedown Tadeu and apply an early form of Ground-and-Pound, punishing him with headbutts and by throwing him outside the ring multiple times. After 16 minutes of fighting, Ismail threw him outside the ring one last time and the tired and injured Tadeu wasn't able to come back in, giving the victory to Ismail by TKO. [7] [8]

In 1988, as a retaliation for the street fight between Rickson Gracie and Hugo Duarte. Tadeu together with a group of 60-70 other Luta Livre fighters, some armed with knives and firearms, did a Dojo storm on Gracie Academy, seeking a rematch for the fight. Tadeu choose to fight Royler Gracie but the match was cancelled as police was called. A couple of days later, Rickson and Royler went to Tadeu's academy to settle the score and Tadeu fought Royler into an hour long draw. [7] [9] He was scheduled to fight Ralph Gracie but this never materialized. [10] This was because Tadeu did not submit his visa in time. [11]

Renzo Gracie fight

His most famous fight was with Renzo Gracie. Renzo and Tadeu were long time rivals. [12] The rivalry has been described as being a Hatfield vs McCoy style rivalry because in South America machismo is the rule. [13] Renzo once said My name is not a bone to be carried in the jaw of a dog," before slapping the guy and declaring "you don't deserve my fist." [14] This was Renzo's last bare knuckle fight. [4] The riot from this fight led to MMA being banned from Rio de Janeiro. [15] Renzo claimed he was dominating the fight, but was having issues due to the oil that was on Tadeu's body. [4] After 15 minutes Renzo refused to rise and beckoned Tadau to grapple. [16] Renzo punched a fan in the face, causing more fans to riot. [14] The fight has been ranked one of the best fights to be ruled a no contest. [17] The riot was featured on World's Dumbest Criminals and is listed as the #8 Worst Moment In MMA History by ESPN. [3]

UFC

Eugenio Tadeu continued to represent Luta Livre, now in international events. He was invited to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he participated at UFC 16 on the organization's innaugural Welterweight tournament. Tadeu fought Lion's Den graduate Mikey Burnett and lost to TKO after a 9:46 round. [18]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches2 wins3 losses
By knockout13
By submission10
No contests1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss2–3 (1)Marcelo GiudiciTKO (corner stoppage)Meca World Vale Tudo 8May 16, 200325:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss2–2 (1) Mikey Burnett TKO (punches) UFC 16 March 13, 199819:46 Kenner, Louisiana
NC2–1 (1) Renzo Gracie NC (fans rioted)Pentagon CombatSeptember 27, 1997114:45 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win2–1Nigel ScantelburySubmission (kimura)UVF 3August 14, 199612:20 Tokyo, Japan
Loss1–1 Wallid Ismail TKO (injury)Desafio - Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta LivreSeptember 26, 1991116:18 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win1–0Renan PitanguyTKO (corner stoppage)Desafio - Jiu-Jitsu vs. Martial ArtsNovember 30, 198415:02 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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