Antoine Jaoude (born January 5, 1977) is a Brazilian

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and a former

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. A professional from 2001 until 2007, he fought for the Southern California Condors in the, now defunct,

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Biography

Jaoude was born in Brazil to a Lebanese father and a Brazilian mother. Six months after his birth, his parents went with him to Lebanon to originally visit his paternal family for a short time. However, due to the civil war that broke out while they were there, they were only able to return to Brazil more than 13 years later, when he was 14. He represented Brazil in

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as an Olympian in the 2004 Athens Games, where he was the only South American wrestler. He was also a silver medalist in wrestling at the

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Personal life

Jaoude's brother, Adrian, wrestled in

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under the ring name Arturo Ruas.

Mixed martial arts record

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* 1977 births Living people Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Brazilian emigrants to Lebanon Brazilian male mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Olympic wrestlers for Brazil Wrestlers at the 2003 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Brazilian male sport wrestlers Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games {{mixedmartialart-bio-stub