Pe de Pano 7 the Mundials

The last two times that i've seen Pe de Pano fight in the UFC I heard Joe Rogan say that Cruz was a 6 time world champ at the Mundials. Does anyone know if Cruz won all 6 golds as a Black Belt or are they counting titles won as a blue/purple/brown belt also? I thought Cruz only won the 2003 & 2004 Mundials as a Black belt (Lol! I can't believe I wrote "only won" in '03 & '04). Thanks!

He didn't fight the mundials in 2004 or 2005.

Black Belt:
He won the absolute in 2003.
He won the Absolute and the super super heavy in 2002
He took 3rd in Super Super Heavy and 3rd in the absolute in 2001

Brown Belt:
He won the Absolute and the super heavy in 2002

Blue Belt:
He took 3rd in middle heavy in 1998

So that makes him a 5 time Mundial champ (3 at black belt, 2 at brown belt)

His Pan Ams record is pretty good,

Black Belt:
He won the Absolute and the super super heavy in 2005
He won the Absolute and the super super heavy in 2003

Purple Belt:
He won the Heavy and took 2nd in the absolute in 1999

So that makes him a 4 time Pan Am champ, all at black belt, doubling up both times.

Thanks JSho!

I guess doubling up at the Pan Ams explains why Rogan said Cruz was a "8 time Pan Am Champion."

pffft... only 5 time world champ. :)

lol, Rogan needs to work on his maths then.

and his comentating