Eugenio Tadeu
Eugenio Tadeu is a Brazilian grappler, Vale Tudo[1] and mixed martial arts fighter.[2] Tadeu was born in 1965.[3] He was famous as a practitioner of Luta Livre[4] and was one of the last representatives of this art form.[5] Mikey Burnett broke his hand hitting Tadau in their UFC fight.[6] Tadeu was famous along with Hugo Duarte for never backing down from a challenge.[7]
Gracie rivalry
In the JJ vs Martial Arts Challenge in 1983, Tadeu defeated Renan Pitanguy by TKO.[8] In 1988 he fought Royer Gracie to a draw.[8] He was scheduled to fight Ralph Gracie but this never materialized.[9] This was because Tadeu did not submit his visa in time.[10] Tadeu fought Royler Gracie to an hour long draw.[7] Tadeu is known as a Gracie conqueror.[6]
Renzo Gracie fight
His most famous fight was with Renzo Gracie. Renzo and Tadeu were long time rivals.[11] The rivalry has been described as being a Hatfield vs McCoy style rivalry because in South America machismo is the rule.[12] Renzo once said My name is not a bone to be carried in the jaw of a dog," before slapping the guy and declaring "you don't deserve my fist."[13] This was Renzo's last bare knuckle fight.[4] The riot from this fight led to MMA being banned from Rio de Janeiro.[14] Renzo claimed he was dominating the fight, but was having issues due to the oil that was on Tadeu's body.[4] After 15 minutes Renzo refused to rise and beckoned Tadau to grapple.[15] Renzo punched a fan in the face, causing more fans to riot.[13] The fight has been ranked one of the best fights to be ruled a no contest.[16] The riot was featured on World's Dumbest Criminals and is listed as the #8 Worst Moment In MMA History by ESPN.[3]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 6 matches | 2 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 3 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2-3 |  Marcelo Giudici |
TKO (Towel Thrown) | Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8 | May 16, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Loss | 2-2 |  Mikey Burnett |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC 16 - Battle in the Bayou | March 13, 1998 | 1 | 9:45 | Louisiana, United States |
| NC | 2-1 | Renzo Gracie |
No Contest - Fans Rioted | Pentagon Combat - Pentagon Combat | September 27, 1997 | 1 | 14:45 | Brazil |
| Win | 2-1 | Nigel Scantelbury | Submission (Kimura) | UVF 3 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 3 | August 14, 1996 | 1 | 2:20 |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Loss | 1-1 | Wallid Ismail |
TKO (Injury) | Desafio - Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre | September 26, 1991 | 1 | 16:18 | Brazil |
| Win | 1-0 | Renan Pitanguy | KO | JJ vs MA - Jiu-Jitsu vs Martial Arts | November 30, 1984 | 1 | 5:02 | Brazil |
References
- ↑ "Blood in the Cage". google.com.
- ↑ "Eugenio Tadeu". Sherdog.
- 1 2 "MMA HOF". mmahalloffame.com.
- 1 2 3 Matthew Kaplowitz. "The riot over Renzo Gracie vs Eugenio Tadeu". Bloody Elbow.
- ↑ Fraser Coffeen. "Renzo Gracie vs. Eugenio Tadeu and the Show Ending Riot". Bloody Elbow.
- 1 2 Jonathan Snowden. "Total Mma: Inside Ultimate Fighting". google.com.
- 1 2 "The MMA Encyclopedia". google.com.
- 1 2 BJJ Heroes. "The Biggest Rivalry in Martial Arts History: BJJ vs Luta Livre - BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia". bjjheroes.com.
- ↑ T.P. Grant. "MMA Origins: Extreme Fighting blazes trail for MMA in the US". Bloody Elbow.
- ↑ "Black Belt July 1997". google.com.
- ↑ "Black Belt January 1998". google.com.
- ↑ "A Fighter's Heart". google.com.
- 1 2 "Tapped Out". google.com.
- ↑ Guilherme Cruz. "Renzo Gracie, Eugenio Tadeu and the riot that got MMA banned in Rio de Janeiro". MMA Fighting.
- ↑ "Blood in the Cage". google.com.
- ↑ Blane Ferguson. "The List: Greatest Fights to be Ruled No Contest". The MMA Corner.
