Eugenio Tadeu is a Brazilian

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, Vale Tudo and

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fighter. Tadeu was born in 1965. He was famous as a practitioner of

Luta Livre Luta Livre (, lit. ''freestyle fighting''), known in Brazil as Luta Livre Brasileira (lit. ''Brazilian freestyle fighting'') or Luta Livre Submission, and also Brazilian Submission Wrestling, is a Brazilian martial arts and combat sport created ...

, or Brazilian Submission wrestling and was one of the last representatives of this art form.

Gracie rivalry

In the JJ vs Martial Arts Challenge in 1984, Tadeu defeated Renan Pitanguy by TKO. In 1988 he fought

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to a draw. He was scheduled to fight

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but this never materialized. This was because Tadeu did not submit his visa in time. Tadeu fought

to an hour long draw.

Renzo Gracie fight

His most famous fight was with Renzo Gracie. Renzo and Tadeu were long time rivals. The rivalry has been described as being a Hatfield vs McCoy style rivalry because in South America machismo is the rule. 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." This was Renzo's last bare knuckle fight. The riot from this fight led to MMA being banned from Rio de Janeiro. Renzo claimed he was dominating the fight, but was having issues due to the oil that was on Tadeu's body. After 15 minutes Renzo refused to rise and beckoned Tadau to grapple. Renzo punched a fan in the face, causing more fans to riot. The fight has been ranked one of the best fights to be ruled a no contest. The riot was featured on World's Dumbest Criminals and is listed as the #8 Worst Moment In MMA History by ESPN.

Mixed martial arts record

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