Jose Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former

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Career

Mixed martial arts

Following his long string of Jiu-Jitsu and Judo victories, Moreira decided to test his skills in

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competition via the

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. On February 16, 1996, Moreira fought the six-foot-eight-inch, 360-pound Paul Varelans in the UFC 8 and lost by a narrow decision.Sherdog
URL accessed on June 15, 2010 He competed again the following year at UFC 14, winning his first match against Yuri Vaulin by unanimous decision, putting him in the finals of the Middleweight bracket. After his bout however, the on-site doctor concluded Moreira showed signs of a concussion, and did not clear him to fight, leading to Moreira being replaced by an alternate.

Lineage

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Carlos Gracie Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian martial artist who is credited with being one of the primary developers of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Along with his younger brother Hélio Gracie and fellow students Luis França a ...

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Mixed martial arts record

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