Metamoris is a defunct

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and Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion, founded by

Ralek Gracie The Gracie family () is a family of martial arts, martial artists originally from Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, whose ancestors came from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Scotland. They are known for promoting the self-defense martial arts syst ...

, and executive producer Eddie Marquez that organized events in

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. Live events of Metamoris were broadcast via internet

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around the world and via premium TV at Canal Combate in Brazil. Regarded as a pioneer in professional submission grappling, the promotion had a series of difficulties leading to its closure, including mismanagement of funds, non-payment of athletes, objectionable comments made by Ralek Gracie, and resulting backlash.

Rules

The athletes compete in 20 minute,

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-only, gi or no-gi matches. There are no points given and if there is no submission, a draw is declared.

Events

Metamoris I

Metamoris I was held 2012-10-14. *#1: Caio Terra vs. Jeff Glover : Terra defeated Glover via submission (armbar) (13:27) *#2:

Rafael Lovato Jr. Rafael Lovato Jr. (born June 25, 1983) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. At the time of his original retirement, he was the Bellator MMA Middleweight World Champion and was ranked the no. 4 middlewe ...

vs. Kayron Gracie : Lovato defeated Gracie via submission (kimura) (11:16) *#3:

Kron Gracie Kron Stavik Gracie (born July 11, 1988) is a Brazilian and American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and instructor. He previously competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A member of the Gracie fa ...

vs. Otavio Sousa : Gracie defeated Sousa via submission (armbar) (17:00) *#4: Alexandre Ribeiro vs.

Dean Lister Dean Richard Lister (born February 13, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist (MMA) and submission grappler. He is a 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt, luta livre black belt, and coach. Lister is considered a pioneer o ...

: Ribeiro and Lister fought to a draw (20:00) *#5: André Galvão vs. Ryron Gracie : Galvão and Gracie fought to a draw (20:00) *#6:

Roger Gracie Roger Gracie (born Roger Gracie Gomes; 26 September 1981) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist (MMA) and 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach. The son of coral belt Mauricio Gomes and grandson of BJJ ...

vs. Marcus Almeida : Gracie and Almeida fought to a draw (20:00)

Metamoris II

Metamoris II was held 2013-06-09. *#1: Jonathan Torres vs. Victor Estima : Torres and Estima fought to a draw (20:00) *#2:

Mackenzie Dern Mackenzie Lynne Dern (born March 24, 1993) is an American and Brazilian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner currently competing in the women's Strawweight (MMA), Strawweight division of the U ...

vs. Michelle Nicolini : Dern and Nicolini fought to a draw (20:00) *#3:

Roberto Abreu Roberto de Abreu Filho (commonly known as "Cyborg" Abreu) is a Brazilian Submission grappling, submission grappler and instructor. A seven-time World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship, World No-Gi Champion, Abreu is known for the "tornado guard" ...

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Brendan Schaub Brendan Peter Schaub (born March 18, 1983) is an American podcast host, former professional mixed martial artist, and stand-up comedian. He is the host of '' The Fighter and the Kid'' podcast, the ''Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub'' podcast ...

: Abreu defeated Schaub via decision (20:00) *#4: André Galvão vs.

: Galvão defeated Lovato via decision (20:00) *#5: Rodolfo Vieira vs.

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 ...

: Vieira defeated Estima via decision (20:00) *#6:

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Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler competing in ONE Championship's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Extreme Champion. A professional competit ...

: Gracie defeated Aoki via submission (guillotine choke) (6:50)

Metamoris III

Metamoris III was held 2014-03-29. Executive Producer Ralek Gracie & Eddie Marquez *#1: Zak Maxwell vs. Sean Roberts : Maxwell and Roberts fought to a draw (20:00) *#2: Guilherme Mendes vs. Samir Chantre : Mendes defeated Chantre via submission (baseball bat choke) (6:19) *#3:

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Renato Sobral Renato Sobral da Cunha (; born 7 September 1975), also known as "Babalu", is a retired Brazilian Luta Livre submission grappler, mixed martial artist, and was the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. Sobral previously fought in the U ...

: Lister and Sobral fought to a draw (20:00) *#4:

Keenan Cornelius Keenan Kai-James Cornelius is an American martial artist. His competitive achievements include what is called the Double Grand Slam in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having won double gold medals at four major tournaments: the World Jiu-Jitsu Champions ...

vs. Kevin Casey : Cornelius defeated Casey via submission (heel hook) (12:53) *#5:

Rafael Mendes Rafael Mendes Godoy (born 1989 in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil) is a six-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion at the black belt level. Rafael, along with his brother Guilherme, are 3rd degree black ...

vs. Clark Gracie : Mendes and Gracie fought to a draw (20:00) *#6:

Eddie Bravo Edgar Bravo (Birth name, né Cano; born May 15, 1970) is an American martial arts instructor, podcaster, stand-up comedian, and musician. After earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003, Bravo began teaching his own self-developed styl ...

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Royler Gracie Royler Gracie (born December 6, 1965) is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Gracie ran the Gracie Humaitá school in Rio de Janeiro for many years under his father Helio's d ...

: Bravo and Gracie fought to a draw (20:00)

Metamoris IV

Metamoris IV was held 2014-08-09. *#1: Garry Tonon vs. Kit Dale : Tonon defeated Dale via submission (guillotine choke) (3:20) *#2:

Saulo Ribeiro Saulo Mendonça Ribeiro Filho (born July 2, 1974) is a Brazilian submission grappler and former mixed martial artist. He is a 6th-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and brother of Xande Ribeiro. After earning a black belt in judo, ...

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Rodrigo Medeiros Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and submission grappler. Medeiros is a two-time openweight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion. Medeiros has been a Jiu-Jitsu instructor to many notable mixed martia ...

: Ribeiro and Medeiros fought to a draw (20:00) *#3:

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Vinny Magalhães Vinicius "Vinny" de Magalhães (; born July 2, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he was a finalist in '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mi ...

: Cornelius and Magalhães fought to a draw (20:00) *#4 (secret match): Baret Yoshida vs. Jeff Glover : Yoshida and Glover fought to a draw (20:00) *#5:

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Josh Barnett Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler, and color commentator. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the y ...

- inaugural Metamoris Heavyweight Championship : Barnett defeated Lister via submission (chest compressor) (19:48) *#6: André Galvão vs.

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 ...

: Galvão defeated Sonnen via submission (rear naked choke) (13:49)

Metamoris V

Metamoris V was held 2014-11-22. *#1: Garry Tonon vs. Zak Maxwell : Tonon defeated Maxwell via submission (heel hook) (9:23) *#2:

vs. Matheus Diniz : Magalhães and Diniz fought to a draw (20:00) *#3: Yuri Simoes vs.

: Simoes and Cornelius fought to a draw (20:00) *#4 (secret match):

Jake Shields Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist and podcaster. As a mixed martial artist, he was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welte ...

vs. Roberto Satoshi : Shields and Satoshi fought to a draw (20:00) *#5: Rory MacDonald vs. Jonathan Torres : MacDonald and Torres fought to a draw (20:00) *#6:

Kazushi Sakuraba is a Japanese professional wrestler, submission wrestling, submission wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently signed to Pro Wrestling NOAH, Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was formerly one-half of the former GHC Tag Team Championship, G ...

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Renzo Gracie Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 7th degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. A third generation member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder C ...

: Sakuraba and Gracie fought to a draw (20:00)

Metamoris VI

Metamoris VI was held 2015-05-09. * #1: Francisico Iturralde vs. Greg McIntyre Iturralde defeated McIntyre via straight armbar. (06:38) * #2: Michael Liera, Jr. vs. Morgan Neidlinger Liera and Neidlinger fought to a draw. (20:00) * #3: Evandro Nunes vs. Jimmy Friedrich Nunes and Friedrich fought to a draw. (20:00) * #4: Clark Gracie vs. Roberto Satoshi Gracie and Satoshi fought to a draw. (20:00) * #5: Alexandre Ribeiro vs.

Ribeiro and Cornelius fought to a draw. (20:00) * #6:

Dillon Danis Dillon Danis (born August 22, 1993) is an American former submission grappler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer. Danis competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He also competed in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. ...

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Joe Lauzon Joe Lauzon (born May 22, 1984) is a semi-retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's Lightweight division. Described as a well-rounded fighter, he has the most post-fight bonus awards in UFC Lightweight history ...

Danis defeated Lauzon via D'arce choke. (05:41) * #7:

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Sonnen and Sobral fought to a draw (20:00) * #8:

Metamoris VII

Metamoris VII was held 2016-07-17. *#1: Stephen Martinez vs. Morgan Neidlinger : Martinez and Neidlinger fought to a draw (20:00) *#2:

Fabio Leopoldo Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented in Portuguese as ''Fábio'' (with t ...

vs. Eduardo Telles : Leopoldo and Telles fought to a draw (20:00) *#3:

Satoshi Ishii is a Japanese-Croatian retired Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional boxer and judoka who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019. Ishii won the gold medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Judo at the Beijing ...

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Vladimir Matyushenko Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko (born 4 January 1971) is a Belarusian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 until 2014, he competed for Bellator MMA, the UFC, Affliction, Jungle Fight, and is the former IFL light heavyw ...

: Ishii and Matyushenko fought to a draw (20:00) *#4: Richie Martinez vs. Kevin Casey : Martinez and Casey fought to a draw (20:00) *#5: Bruno Malfacine vs. Jeff Glover : Malfacine and Glover fought to a draw (20:00) *#6:

vs. Garry Tonon : Tonon defeated Gracie via kneebar

Metamoris VIII

Metamoris VIII was held 2017-11-26. *#1:

Gordon Ryan Gordon Ryan (born July 8, 1995) is an American Submission wrestling, submission wrestler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, considered by many to be the greatest no–gi grappler of all time due to his many accomplishments. Ryan is a seven-time ...

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Ryan defeated Gracie via submission (reverse triangle) *#2: Carlos Gomez vs. Danny Stolfi Stolfi defeated Gomez via submission (double armbar)

Commentators

* Rener Gracie (M1, M2, M6) *

Ed O'Neill Edward Leonard O'Neill (born April 12, 1946) is an American actor, comedian, and former football player. Over his career, he has earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe ...

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Kenny Florian Kenneth Alan "Kenny" Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011 to 2018, ...

(M3-M5) * Jeff Glover (M3-M8) *Kit Dale (M5) *

Bas Rutten Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (; born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch-American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. As a kickboxer, he fought 16 times, winning the first 14 matches by knockout, 13 in the first round ...

(M6) *

(M7)

References

External links

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