Started in Judo
Age 9 started training with Carlson Gracie and Rolls Gracie
Then trained with Reylson
Received BB in 1984 - won
- Copa Company,
- Copa Lightning Bolts
- Copa Cantao
Went to a 30 minute draw with Rickson???
- or they went 2x same tournament and was submitted both times
- I read that he lost by 1 point in a match 10-9
- Gracie mag claimed that R via sub x2
Also in second match JM escaped arm bar
- cross choke was over his lip and tapped from pain
Moved to Japan to train at Terri University - 4 months with Olympic team
Made BJJ Tournament
Atlantico Sul Cup
1992 Reylson convinced JM to sell everything and move to California
Met Cab Garrett (Carrington Garrett Enterprises) opened
BB under Francisco Mansur
- after Reylson split
- FM was shot 9x
Started Joe Moreira Cup BJJ tournament and organized the early Pan Americans for Carlos Gracie
- when does JM and Reylson forgive one another
Allan Goes Moved to states in 1994
- Joe Moreira helped AG adjust to the states
Getting the invite to the UFC
- BJJ Heros claim the BJM got him there - BJM under Royce???
- Fought closed door fight against Zane Frazier in front of Art Davie to get contract
Feb 16 1996
UFC 8
Paul Varlens 6’8 300
JM 12-0
corner Allan Goes
Tank Abbott and Allan Goes fought in crowd
Met Marco Ruas and Eugenio Tadeu at event
Kimo vs Ken DATE???
Kimo gave the arm up intentionally
Started training Kimo
- this at the time shocked the Jiu Jitsu world - JM considered a traitor
July 1997
Joe Moreira International Open
Jiu Jitsu Junction
Burns events Center
62 kilo weight class Blue Belt Division
- Rickson, Royce, Machado, Conan, Ruas
Finals
Rockson Vs Many Gamburyan
- referee discretion on who wins
- Armenians on one side - Brazilians on the other
- A riot took place
July 27 1997
UFC 14
Uri Vaulin W Dec
- Latvia boxer (Olympic ladder)
JM trained with Marco Ruas
- this was done in secret
- Gave Marco Ruas a BB in BJJ - this shocked the JJ community - Ruas was the face of the enemy for BJJ
Corner
JM Allan Goes
Joe Moreira gave Marco Ruas a black belt
- Carlson Gracie was offended by this & changed his belt to dark blue
Apr 12 2002
Xtreme Pankration
Joe Son W via terror
- Joe Son paid Randy Ziegler to do privates with Rickson and then show Kimo everything that he learned - Chris Brennan
Nov 9 2002
Hitman Fight Production 2
Paul Herrera L Dec
Marc Laimon left JM after getting purple belt
Lost to Royler by arm bar
- claimed that it was a demo
2007 Gi Superfight
Adilson De Souza W mounted choke - under 2:00
Rhadi Ferguson said that there was only two people that tooled him Liborio & JM
Cafe Dantas
- JM had tight Armbar CD used illegal slam to get out of it
Trained Tito Ortiz for ADCC
Rolls Gracie
Carlson Gracie
Nino Schembri
Murilo Bustamonte
Jean Jacques Machado
Allan Goes
BB Ricardo Teixeira
- Gave David & Marcos Avlllan
BB Adam Laclair
BB Randy Bloom
BB Roy Harris
BB Michael Jen
BB Anderson Goncalves
- Team Punishment Ortiz & Rampage
Eddy Millis
- trained Gary Goodridge and Mighty Moe - had questionable belt status under JM
Joao Marco Pierini
Hideki Frazier
- BB under Reylson and left for JM
Fred Hanmer
Bernard Magalhaes