Erik Wanderley is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and

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competitor. In 2003 he became the Super Heavy World Jiu-jitsu Champion. He began his MMA career in the same year when he was defeated by

Maurício Rua Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light H ...

in his first fight by TKO. In 2005 he defeated Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa by submission in the first round at the Storm Samurai event.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Official siteOfficial MMA Record from Sherdog
Living people Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Year of birth missing (living people) {{Brazil-martialart-bio-stub