I got Mario lined up to record this week
Here are my notes
Murilo Bustamonte Learned judo under George Mehdi (Mario Sperry learned there as well)
- GM studied under Kimura for 5 years and is credited for solid basics of Jiu Jitsu
- Gracie’s forbade anyone from training there
- Was he told to leave?
Rickson Vs Ruas
- in Ruas UFC debut it was mentioned by the announcers that MR fought Rickson to a draw
- Rickson referred to MR as a purple belt on ground after Taktarov
Amaury Bitteri & Marco Ruas had a fued - MR tried to get the fight, but Carlson insisted he fought a blue belt name Vitor Belfort instead for $100k
- VB at the age of 18 states that he would KO MR - Ruas confronted VB at a grappling tournament - VB backed down
March 11 1994
UFC 2
When Jason Delucia fought Royce Gracie
- it was reported that JD was a blue belt under MS
Received BB at 1995 world championships after winning the heavyweight tournament
- Carlson Gracie
Sep 1 1995
Duelo de Titas
Jose Balduino W KO
- Robson Gracie handed MS trophy after fight
Nov 18 1995
Extreme Fighting 1
Tournament
1 Rudyard Moncayo W KO 2:42
2 Igor Zinoviev L KO
MS looks like he tapped at 16:28 but fakes like he was wiping blood away
- there was a rule of the event that if a cut above the eye flowed into it that the fight would be stopped
- MS also did this in his Baulduino fight
- IZ had left knee bandages going into fight (injury?)
Mario Sperry didn’t protest the stoppage nor seemed to complain after - a lost on social media MS claimed that he lost because “he got his ass kicked” - Carlson Gracie in MS corner
MS would later state “there are two Mario Sperry’s 1 before IZ and 1 after IZ - Gokor was referee, did this bother him?
“There are two Mario Sperry’s 1 before Igor Zinoviev and 1 after”
Royce Gracie wrote in Black Belt magazine that Extrene fighting was a cheap UFC ripoff and that being from Brazil doesn’t make you a good fighter
- referring to Mario Sperry losing to Zinoviev
Nov 22 1996
MARS - Reality Super fighting
- Alabama
Andry Dudko W Kimura
Murilo Bustamonte vs Tom Erickson - MS Corner
- Rico Chiaperelli was kicked out of Renzo school for cornering TE
MAIN EVENT
Oleg Taktarov vs Renzo
- OT claimed to have been drugged
Mar 22 1997 - Australia 1st event
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originally advertised as UFC Australia included a giant check and belt with UFC logo on it
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Promoter Randy Bable promoter (USA) con artist
World Combat League
8 Man Tournament -
5000 attendance $25k take all
1 Vernon White W Dec -
hardest draw of tournament
2 Neil Bodycote W KO :47
Finals
3 Chris Haseman W KO -
CH beat Elvis Sinosic by digging his chin into ES eye
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MS sent word through the locker room that he would personally gouge his eye out if he tried that shit on him
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Zane Frazier pulled out of the event day of
March 20 1998
ADCC 1
- inaugural
1 Mohammed Saleh W
2 Larry Parker W Armbar 1:19
3 Renato Verissimo W choke 7:25
Ricardo Alves W Dec
Oleg Taktarov W Dec
Simon Siasi W foot lock 1:05
Ricardo Morias W Dec
1998 Black Belt Magazine
MS stated that the BJJ being taught in the USA was not “street lethal form of the art” but rather a “sport” Jiu Jitsu style that might not work in the street
Feb 24 1999
ADCC 2
Superfight
Enson Inoue W Dec
- During match EI was yelling at Carlson Gracie because MS was holding him down and pinning him - CG would publicly complain about this style of grappling
- They almost fist fought after match - the administration begged them not to 3 months mandatory jail time
ON WAY TO ADCC KICKED OUT OF CARLSON GRACIE
- Todd Medina said that MS was the person responsible for the split
March 1 2000
ADCC 3
Roberto Traven W Dec
May 26 2000
???
Hiromitsu Kanehara W
HK 15-6
April 11 2001
ADCC 4
Mark Kerr L
Nov 3 2001
Pride 17
Igor Vovchancyn W arm triangle 2:52
IV 47-4
Beat Igor Vovchancyn when I. Was destroying grapplers and wrestlers
April 28 2002
Pride 20
Maurilo Rua L Dec
Aug 8 2002
UFO
Wataru Sakata W Dec
WS 23-27-1
Sep 29 2002
Pride 22
Andrey Kopylov W cut 6:02
AK 14-21
May 17 2003
ADCC
- Rio / Gracie Homecoming
Roger Gracie L
Dec 31 2003
Pride Shockwave
Yuki Kondo L Dr Stoppage
YK 39-13-5
Feb 15 2004
Pride Bushido 2
Mike Bencic W KO :11
Feb 20 2005
Pride 29
Hirotaka Yokoi
HY 10-2
Feb 26 2006
Pride 31
TK Kosaka L KO
TK 39-29-2
- MS almost KO’ed TK
Jan 20 2007
- CANCELLED
Gracie Challenge
Wes Sims
July 14 2007
Cage Rage
Lee Hasdale W
Sep 24 2011
ADCC
Renzo Gracie W
Oct 19 2013
ADCC
Fabio Gurgel W
Aug 29 2015
ADCC
Ricardo Liborio L
Was he the inspiration for Renato Laranja character
Vale Tudo 2 street instructional
Bustamonte
- There is a video with clips of MS saying - it’s very funny
- Thoughts on video
1998 submitted Royler Gracie with clock choke
- Brazilian Nationals
- Walid and Bustamonte there w/MS
Jun 2020
Gordon Ryan was looking for an opponent to grapple with in a charity match
- MS publicly asked for the opportunity
- “I am old, but not dead and I would do better than any of todays sissy’s”
1993 opened his first gym
Roan Carneiro Jucau
- 3 years with Carlson before he split to train at BTT
ADCC MS always approached BJJ with a vale Tudo mind, this may have thrown his competitors off
Igor Vovchancyn was #2 in the world at the time
- Pride had him fighting often CHECK FREQUENCY
- Pride confirmed and cancelled 2 fights prior to IV
- Took fight on 1 week notice
Left BTT before Lee Hasdale fight
The fall of Pride, when did he know it was over
Blackzillians
- working with Mario Sperry as a head coach (lasted 7 months)
- Danillo Vilefort was quoted as saying that “we don’t need a head coach anymore”
Trained Rashad Evans against Jon Jones
- Barboza also was in that camp
Vale Tudo instructional
- with Paul Viele
2007 Why did Minetuaro split from BTT
Trained
Rashad Evans
- for Jon Jones fight
Lloyd Irvin
Gordo
Anderson Silva - trained with him but wasn’t in corner often
Walter Mattos - president of the BJJ Federation in Brazil
Allister Overeem - Blackzillian
Eddie Alvarez - Blackzillian
Anthony Johnson - Blackzillian
Brazil to Japan is 30 hour flight
- how many x has he gone
Was Bas Rutten ever offered as an opponent
Is Todd Medina a BB under Carlson
Went to school in England?
Used to tell people that he was an airline pilot
2008 May opened school in Las Vegas
Brazilian Top Team
Nogueira brothers - manager
Arona - manager
Filho
Bustamonte
Alan Goes
Carlos Barreto
Atlantic BJJ Match
Francisco Bueno - W wrist lock
Luta Livre rivalry
