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Wallid Ismail is a legendary Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt who competed for the Carlson Gracie Academy from the 1980’s decade until the early 2000s in both BJJ and mixed martial arts (MMA). Wallid was famed for his “never say die” attitude, his loyalty to his instructor Carlson Gracie, his “clashed” with a few members of the Gracie family as well as his involvement in the jiu jitsu vs luta livre rivalry during the 1990s. After retiring from competitive jiu-jitsu and MMA Wallid Ismail became a fight promoter, leading the Jungle Fight organization in Brazil.
Jorge Pereira is a Brazilian jiu jitsu coral belt (7th degree) who earned his black belt training under Rickson Gracie (1986). Pereira is known as one of the defenders of the Brazilian grappling style in vale tudo (no holds barred) matches throughout the 1980/90s and 2000s as well as for having built one of the strongest jiu jitsu teams of that era, developing athletes such as Leo Dalla, Otavio “Tatá” Duarte, Paulo Guillobel, Wander Braga or Luiz “Guigo” to name a few. In 2007 Pereira was the face of a controversial fighting promotion named Rio Heroes, an organization that brought back the old values of NHB to the fight business, screened from some of the most well known slums in Brazil.
In 2007 an American entrepreneur named Jason Atkins contacted Jorge Pereira making a proposal that turned the fighting world upside down. Backed by a few gambling companies, Atkins opened an extreme events online channel (Tough Sports) that had fighting and no-holds-barred as its core entertainment. The site’s event was called Rio Heroes, and it sought a raw approach to mixed martial arts (MMA), which a trending sport at the time. Choosing to go back to the roots of MMA, namely vale-tudo, where headbutts, groin shots, soccer kicks and all other strikes were allowed, as well as a no time limit to each match.
Rio Heroes was broadcasted live from a satellite truck, with the fights being held in some of Brazil’s scariest favelas (slums). Jorge Pereira was the frontman of Rio Heroes who reached out to fighters, was the organization’s speaker and also its referee (excluding the first show which was refereed by Roberto Barão).
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