Chicago Well-Repped at XFC 15
XFC 15 will take place on December 2nd in sunny Florida, but the event will feature some of Chicago’s finest fighters. The ageless wonder that is Shonie Carter will be back in the cage taking on Ryan Thomas. Carter got back in the win column with a unanimous decision win over Landon Showalter at Rumble …...
Comprido: Eddie Bravo is an Idiot
Our friends at MMA Nuts interviewed FLO MMA/Team Brasa’s Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros, who had some harsh words for 10th Planet’s Eddie Bravo. Comprido has always taken a strong anti-drug stance, and he continues to do that here, criticizing Eddie Bravo for promoting the use of marijuana as a performance enhancer...
Jonatas Novaes Breaks Sherron Leggett’s Arm to Win Title
FLO MMA instructor and Team Brasa fighter Jonatas Novaes faced WEC vet Sherron “Rob Roy” Leggett in the lightweight championship of the Combat USA Illinois vs. Wisconsin finals. Novaes needed little time to secure the win via submission. Congrats to Novaes on winning the championship, as well as to his coach Rodrigo...
COMPRIDO VISITS MMA NUTS
Ingo Weigold and Matt Griffith from MMA Nuts sat down at FLO MMA with Comprido for a long form interview. He talks about why and how he got started in Jiu-Jitsu, his thoughts on Brock Lesnar and Eddie Bravo and more....
COMPRIDO: BROCK HAS NOTHING TO PROVE
After we interviewed UFC middleweight Demian Maia at FLO MMA, we spent some time with the man Maia came to see: Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros. Comprido is the BJJ instructor at FLO, 7-time World BJJ champion and you can see him on the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter” as a member of Brock Lesnar’s...
DEMIAN MAIA INTERVIEW
Chicago’s MMA reporter Matt Lo Cascio caught up with UFC middleweight contender Demian Maia at FLO MMA in Palatine. Maia talked about his upcoming fight with Mark Munoz, where he thinks he ranks in the middleweight division and when he thinks he might get another title shot....
COMPRIDO AND FELIPE COSTA JIU JITSU CAMP
FLO MMA instructor Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros and Felipe Costa have announced plans for their 2011 Jiu Jitsu camp. This year, the prestigious BJJ camp will take place in Greece. They have both won multiple BJJ world championships, and the location looks amazing. They personally scouted the location to assure it was up to the...
MIKE RUSSOW INTERVIEW
Ingo Weigold of the MMA Nuts recently caught up with UFC heavyweight Mike Russow at FLO MMA in Palatine. Russow trains his BJJ there with Comprido, who recently returned from Las Vegas after shooting “The Ultimate Fighter”. Comprido is the BJJ coach for Brock Lesnar, and also served in that role on the Lesnar coaching...
COMPRIDO ROLLING WITH WANDERLEI SILVA
FLO MMA’s Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros stopped by to visit the Wand Fight Team and spend some time training with Wanderlei Silva. Comprido is also the Jiu-Jitsu coach for Brock Lesnar, and you can catch him in action on the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos”. Comprido is a 7-time...
COMPRIDO INTERVIEW: PART 2
In part 2 of our interview with 7-time BJJ World Champion Comprido, he discusses competing in upcoming BJJ tourneys, a possible MMA fight and teaching at FLO MMA. Break Point White Light Weight Deluxe Gi...
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