Eugenio Tadeu

Eugenio Tadeu is a Brazilian grappler, Vale Tudo[1] and mixed martial arts fighter.[2] Tadeu was born in 1965.[3] He was famous as a practitioner of Luta Livre, or Brazilian Catch Wrestling[4] and was one of the last representatives of this art form.[5] Mikey Burnett broke his hand hitting Tadeu in their UFC fight.[6]

Gracie rivalry

In the JJ vs Martial Arts Challenge in 1983, Tadeu defeated Renan Pitanguy by TKO.[7] In 1988 he fought Royler Gracie to a draw.[7] He was scheduled to fight Ralph Gracie but this never materialized.[8] This was because Tadeu did not submit his visa in time.[9] Tadeu fought Royler Gracie to an hour long draw.[10]

Renzo Gracie fight

His most famous fight was with Renzo Gracie. Renzo and Tadeu were long time rivals.[11] The rivalry has been described as being a Hatfield vs McCoy style rivalry because in South America machismo is the rule.[12] Renzo once said My name is not a bone to be carried in the jaw of a dog," before slapping the guy and declaring "you don't deserve my fist."[13] This was Renzo's last bare knuckle fight.[4] The riot from this fight led to MMA being banned from Rio de Janeiro.[14] Renzo claimed he was dominating the fight, but was having issues due to the oil that was on Tadeu's body.[4] After 15 minutes Renzo refused to rise and beckoned Tadau to grapple.[15] Renzo punched a fan in the face, causing more fans to riot.[13] The fight has been ranked one of the best fights to be ruled a no contest.[16] The riot was featured on World's Dumbest Criminals and is listed as the #8 Worst Moment In MMA History by ESPN.[3]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
6 matches 2 wins 3 losses
By knockout 1 3
By submission 1 0
No contests 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Loss 2-3 Marcelo Giudici TKO (Towel Thrown) Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8 May 16, 2003 2 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 2-2 Mikey Burnett TKO (Strikes) UFC 16 - Battle in the Bayou March 13, 1998 1 9:45 Louisiana, United States
zNC 2-1 Renzo Gracie No Contest - Fans Rioted Pentagon Combat - Pentagon Combat September 27, 1997 1 14:45 Brazil
Win 2-1 Nigel Scantelbury Submission (Kimura) UVF 3 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 3 August 14, 1996 1 2:20 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-1 Wallid Ismail TKO (Injury) Desafio - Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre September 26, 1991 1 16:18 Brazil
Win 1-0 Renan Pitanguy KO JJ vs MA - Jiu-Jitsu vs Martial Arts November 30, 1984 1 5:02 Brazil

References
  1. Jon Wertheim, L. (2010-01-05). Blood in the Cage. google.com. ISBN 0547347227.
  2. "Eugenio Tadeu". Sherdog.
  3. "MMA HOF". mmahalloffame.com.
  4. Matthew Kaplowitz (2013-05-08). "The riot over Renzo Gracie vs Eugenio Tadeu". Bloody Elbow.
  5. Fraser Coffeen (2011-08-24). "Renzo Gracie vs. Eugenio Tadeu and the Show Ending Riot". Bloody Elbow.
  6. Jonathan Snowden (2010-12-15). Total Mma: Inside Ultimate Fighting. google.com. ISBN 9781554903375.
  7. BJJ Heroes. "The Biggest Rivalry in Martial Arts History: BJJ vs Luta Livre - BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia". bjjheroes.com.
  8. T.P. Grant (2014-04-22). "MMA Origins: Extreme Fighting blazes trail for MMA in the US". Bloody Elbow.
  9. "Black Belt July 1997". google.com. July 1997.
  10. Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall (November 2010). The MMA Encyclopedia. google.com. ISBN 9781554908448.
  11. "Black Belt January 1998". google.com. January 1998.
  12. Sheridan, Sam (2008-02-19). A Fighter's Heart. google.com. ISBN 9781555847357.
  13. Polly, Matthew (2011-11-17). Tapped Out. google.com. ISBN 9781101535813.
  14. Guilherme Cruz (2013-09-29). "Renzo Gracie, Eugenio Tadeu and the riot that got MMA banned in Rio de Janeiro". MMA Fighting.
  15. Jon Wertheim, L. (2010-01-05). Blood in the Cage. google.com. ISBN 0547347227.
  16. Blane Ferguson. "The List: Greatest Fights to be Ruled No Contest". The MMA Corner. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30.
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