Nova União (mixed martial arts)
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22.936352°S 43.177546°W / -22.936352; -43.177546 (Nova União)
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Est. | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) |
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Founded by | André Pederneiras Wendell Alexander |
Current titleholders | None |
Past titleholders | José Aldo Featherweight Champion (UFC 2011-2015, 2016-2017), (WEC 2009-2010) 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) B.J. Penn Lightweight Champion (UFC 2007-2010) 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st), Welterweight Champion (UFC 2004) 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Renan Barão Bantamweight Champion (UFC 2013-2014) Interim (UFC 2012-2013) 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Junior dos Santos Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2011-2012) 238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st) Eduardo Dantas Bantamweight Champion (Bellator 2012-2014) 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Training facilities | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Website | www![]() |
Nova União (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɔvɐ uniˈɐ̃w]) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) academy and mixed martial arts team located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the top professional MMA training camps. Their BJJ black belts have participated in BJJ, submission grappling and MMA competitions all over the world.
B.J. Penn's victory at the Mundials marked the first time a non-Brazilian native won gold in the black belt category. Since 2008 Nova União has become a familiar name in the mixed martial arts scene as a result of stabling the former #1 ranked featherweight fighter in the world, José Aldo, as well as Renan Barão, the former UFC Bantamweight champion, and another top ten ranked featherweight in Marlon Sandro.[1]