When Marco Ruas moved to the USA Paul Reavlin shares one of his stories from the early days of Revgear about Marco Ruas, Revgear’s first sponsored fighter. Revgear has been in the MMA business since the early days of the sport in the USA. In the 1990s, Revgear’s first sponsored fighter was the legendary Marco […]
Vale Tudo, MMA prototype Vale Tudo, Brazil’s version of MMA has been entertaining crowds since the 1920s. While most fight fans were not aware of all-in, no-holds-barred fighting until UFC 1 in 1993, and only a select few were going to cage fights in bars on the wrong side of the tracks before then. In […]
Euclydes Hatem: The Armadillo Known as “Tatu”, or “Armadillo”, Euclydes Hatem was a legend of the grappling scene in 1930s and 40s Brazil. Hatem carved out a niche for himself in the violent Catch Wrestling scene and is considered to be the founder of Luta Livre. Born to a Lebanese family in Rio de Janeiro […]