Alexandre Ferreira (born 25 January 1979 in

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) is a retired

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. A professional from 1998 until 2010, he fought in the

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, RINGS, and the IFL.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ferreira made his promotional debut against

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on November 13, 2010 at

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, losing via first round TKO. Ferreira was expected to face

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on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, on January 18, Ferreira was dismissed from Chute Boxe, his home training camp, for a "lack of commitment." Less than an hour later, it was reported that the fight had been cancelled due to Ferreira losing family and friends in the Brazilian floods, resulting in him being in "no condition to train or fight." Palhares faced David Branch. Ferreira/Palhares was expected to take place on August 27, 2011 at

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. However, Ferreira was released from the organization and replaced by Dan Miller.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5 , Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Floripa Fight 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:50 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Julio Cesar Jamanta , Submission (guillotine choke) , Jungle Fight 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:52 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , Jose Freitas , Submission (americana) , Fight for Respect 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Portugal , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–4 , Chris Monson , TKO (exhaustion) , HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Shannon Ritch , Submission (americana) , Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:48 ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Bob Schrijber , Submission (rear-naked choke) , World Vale Tudo Championship 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:11 , Aruba , WVC 9 Heavyweight Tournament Final. , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Jimmy Westfall , Submission (rear-naked choke) , World Vale Tudo Championship 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:56 , Aruba , WVC 9 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 ,

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Rodney Glunder Rodney Glunder (born as ''Rodney Faverus'', March 1, 1975) is a retired Dutch professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and boxer, current actor, entrepreneur, bodybuilder and convicted rapist. He has fought for M-1 G ...

, TKO (submission to punches) , World Vale Tudo Championship 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:59 , Aruba , WVC 8 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Astravroslakis Astravroslakis , TKO (submission to punches) , World Vale Tudo Championship 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:00 , Aruba , WVC 8 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Tim Catalfo , DQ (eye gouge) , IVC 4: The Battle , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 9:19 ,

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Submission grappling record

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Braulio Estima Braulio de Oliveira Estima is a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He received his black belt from Carlos Gracie Jr. on January 4, 2004. Throughout his grappling career, he has won in many Brazilian Jiu-J ...

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Ronaldo Souza Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born 7 December 1979), nicknamed " Jacaré" (), is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Souza was a multiple time BJJ World ch ...

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John Olav Einemo John-Olav Einemo (born 10 December 1975) is a Norwegian retired mixed martial artist. He is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, with the highlight of his career being the win in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 200 ...

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Robert Drysdale Robert Lewis Drysdale (born October 5, 1981) is a Brazilian-American Brazilian jiu-jitsu 4th degree black belt under Léo Vieira, a retired undefeated Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and an instructor at his own BJJ acade ...

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Xande Ribeiro Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro (born January 20, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. He is a two-time World Black Belt Absolute (open weight) World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, five-time World Black Bel ...

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Chael Sonnen Chael Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

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Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez (born August 19, 1977) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight (MMA), heavyweight division. A professional competitor from 1999 to 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, ...

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