Nazareno Malegarie (born May 16, 1986) is an Argentine

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, and a two-time BJJ World Champion currently competing in the

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division of the

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. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he has also competed for the UFC, Bellator and

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Background

Malegarie grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he began learning

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when he was only four-years-old and later

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at the age of seven. He was Judo Champion in Argentina in 1999 and 2000.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

In 2001, after his family moved to Brazil, he started training in

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, winning the 2003 and 2004 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships in the blue belt division, South American and state tournaments. In BJJ he holds a notable victory over the four time BJJ World Champion and UFC fighter Gilbert "Durinho" Burns. After earning his blackbelt he made the leap into

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, when he began training alongside UFC veteran

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, who inspired him to consider a career in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Malergarie currently trains at the Ataque Duplo Gym in Brazil. After his MMA debut in 2007, Nazareno fought in many

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organizations in Brazil and Puerto Rico, where he finished 17 of his 19 victories by knockout or submission as a professional.

Bellator MMA

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, Malegarie fought

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in the quarter finals of the Bellator Season Four Featherweight Tournament. Despite a noble effort, fighting a war for three rounds, Straus received the unanimous decision, eliminating Malegarie from the tournament and giving him his first career loss. After his loss to Straus, Malergarie went back to the gym to work on his wrestling techniques for a possible rematch. His improved wrestling and ground skills showed during his fight with Jacob DeVree at Bellator 46, which he won by third round submission. Malegarie competed in the opening round of the Bellator season seven featherweight tournament. He faced Rad Martinez in the quarter finals at Bellator 76 and lost via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil

Malegarie participated in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4. He entered the house by defeating Edson Pereira via unanimous decision. In the semi-finals, Malegarie lost to Fernando Bruno by unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Malegarie made his promotional debut on September 5, 2015 at UFC 191 against fellow TUF Brazil competitor Joaquim Silva. He lost the fight via split decision.

Grappling career

* Two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion ** 2003 ** 2004: blue belt, featherweight * South American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion (2006 or 2007) * Two-time Argentinean Judo Champion (1999-2000)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malegarie, Nazareno 1986 births Living people Argentine male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing Luta Livre Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Argentine practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Florianópolis Argentine male judoka Argentine male taekwondo practitioners Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters