Marcelo Alonso’s MMA Roots Series

MMA Roots: Mike Van Arsdale Takes IVC 4 by Storm The former NCAA All-American wrestler and onetime national champion made his mark under the International Vale Tudo Championship banner in 1998.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 20, 2025

Pictures - IVC 4 A year after Mark Kerr's devastating performance at IVC 3, American wrestlers once again challenged Brazil's supremacy in no-holds-barred fighting, with...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 18, 2025

Joshua Silveira and the Carlson Gracie Dynasty As he moves down to middleweight and embarks on his fourth attempt at a Professional Fighters League championship, the son of American Top Team head coach...

Professional Fighters League

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 16, 2025

Pictures - Joshua Silveira and the Carlson Gracie Dynasty Professional Fighters League middleweight contender Joshua Silveira, the son of American Top Team's Marcus "Conan" Silveira, carries on the...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 16, 2025

Family Feud: Wallid Ismail leaves Royce Gracie Unconscious in a Packed Arena in Copacabana On Dec. 17, 1998, Wallid Ismail rocked the BJJ world, putting Royce Gracie to sleep with a clock choke in front of 7000 stunned fans.

Grappling

Marcelo Alonso

Mar 17, 2025

Pictures - Wallid Ismail vs. Royce Gracie On Dec. 17, 1998, Wallid Ismail shocked the BJJ world in front of a packed arena on Copacabana Beach.

Grappling

Marcelo Alonso

Mar 17, 2025

MMA Roots: The Consecration of ‘The Brazilian Killa’ Sherdog correspondent Marcelo Alonso retraces Alex Stiebling’s steps in his career-defining run to an International Vale Tudo Championship...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 18, 2025

Pictures - IVC Venezuela Marcelo Alonso shares photos from the fabled 2001 International Vale Tudo Championship event that introduced “The Brazilian Killa” to the world.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 13, 2025

MMA Roots: Wanderlei Silva vs. Randy Couture While a meeting between them once seemed like a real possibility, a dream superfight between the two mixed martial arts legends will be forever...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 05, 2025

IVC 1: Dan Severn and Gary Goodridge Steal The Show in Sao Paulo Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos and anecdotes from IVC 1, the 1997 no-holds-barred tourney that established Brazil's realest vale tudo...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Dec 31, 2024

Pictures - IVC 1 Marcelo Alonso shares some exclusive photos from IVC 1, which took place on July 6, 1997, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Dec 31, 2024

Vale Tudo Relics: The Untold Story of Larissa Pacheco A poor girl from the Amazon who overcame all the adversities thrown her way until she became a two-division Professional Fighters League...

Women’s MMA

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 17, 2024

Vale Tudo Relics: From Campgrounds to the Sport’s Biggest Stage Renan Ferreira, who grew up extremely poor in rural Brazil, has transformed himself into an absolute force with the Professional Fighters League...

Professional Fighters League

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 10, 2024

Vale Tudo Relics: The Career Arc of Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino The Brazilian icon will take on Larissa Pacheco for the Professional Fighters League women’s featherweight super fight championship in the PFL...

Women’s MMA

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 03, 2024

Pictures: The Career Arc of Cris Cyborg Marcelo Alonso shares some exclusive photos from the early career of one of the most dominant fighters in history, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.

Women’s MMA

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 03, 2024

A Conversation with Luiz Azeredo Chute Boxe's top lightweight of the Pride Fighting Championships era clashed with all-time greats including Anderson Silva and Takanori Gomi. As an early mentor to Diego Lima, head of a Chute Boxe academy that...

MMA Roots

SHERDOG

Sep 23, 2024

Pride 4: Three Generations of Legends on One Historic Card Marcelo Alonso shares photos and stories from Pride 4 on Oct. 11, 1998, where the top fighters in the world at the time collided with some of...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jul 17, 2024

Pictures - Pride 4 Marcelo Alonso was on hand on Oct. 11, 1998 at the Tokyo Dome to witness the historic Pride 4.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jul 17, 2024

Vale Tudo Relics: The Career Arc of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua The former Pride Fighting Championships grand prix winner and onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder enjoyed an...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jul 08, 2024

Headbutts, Soccer Kicks, Groin Strikes, Oh My: Sergio Batarelli and the Legendary IVC in this Sherdog exclusive, the founder of the legendary International Vale Tudo Championship talked about the IVC's original 15-event run, and...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jul 03, 2024

Vale Tudo Relics: The UFC Debuts in Brazil The South American country has played host to more Ultimate Fighting Championship events than any other nation on the planet outside the United...

UFC

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 22, 2024

Pictures: UFC 17.5 The Ultimate Fighting Championship's first trip to the birthplace of vale tudo, UFC 17.5 or "Ultimate Brazil," took place on Oct. 16, 1998 in...

UFC

Marcelo Alonso

Apr 22, 2024

IVC 2: The Birth of Wanderlei Silva In the wake of Wanderlei Silva's selection to the UFC Hall of Fame, Marcelo Alonso shares some exclusive photos and anecdotes from the...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 26, 2024

Pictures - IVC 2 A 21-year-old Wanderlei Silva burst onto the scene at the IVC 2 one-night tournament on Sept. 15, 1997.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 26, 2024

U-Japan: The Night That Severn, Frye, Kimo and Wallid Ran Roughshod over Tokyo In November 1996, nearly a year before Pride Fighting Championships, an upstart Japanese promotion put on an ambitious card stacked with some of the world's best fighters. Marcelo Alonso shares...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Feb 12, 2024

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