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Wágner da Conceição Martins (born May 19, 1978), better known as Zuluzinho (zuluˈziɲu), is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian vale tudo

Vale tudo

Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...

fighter and mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Rei Zulu

Rei Zulu

Casimiro de Nascimento Martins, better known as Rei Zulu , is a mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil. Zulu was born of poverty, and decided to seek a career as a professional Vale Tudo fighter. Zulu had his first fight at age 18 in 1963.Zulu made a name for himself by challenging local tough...

. Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his father's footsteps, he trained in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

and vale tudo

Vale tudo

. Zuluzinho holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under black belt Cássio Façanha. He trained for over seven years with Vale Tudo fighter Richardinho.

Record controversy

Zuluzinho reportedly compiled an undefeated Vale Tudo record of 38-0 (38 knockouts) in Brazil prior to his fight at Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...

Strike Force 2 in England. However, all but two of those fights are unconfirmed. In the December 2005 issue of Full-Contact Fighter, Marcelo Alfonso wrote that Zuluzinho started his MMA career in 2000 in the town of Teresina, near the city of Sao Luis, Brazil.http://www.fcfighter.com/zulu-051229.htm

Career highlights

Prior to fighting at Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

Strike Force 2 in England, Zuluzinhho knocked out Brazilian fighter James Adler

James Adler

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in one round in an unsanctioned Vale Tudo match in Brazil. A video of the fight is available on the internet.

Zuluzihno was beaten after only 26 seconds of the first round in PRIDE Fighting Championships Shockwave 2005 event at the hands of world champion Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

.

In the Pride Open Weight Grand Prix on May 5, 2006, he was defeated via armbar in the first round by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFCInterim Heavyweight Champion...

.

His next fight was a loss against Eric "Butterbean" Esch at PRIDE 34

PRIDE 34

Pride 34: Kamikaze was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...

by Submission (kimura).

On December 31, 2007, Zuluzinho scored the biggest win of his career by stopping Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa

Ikuhisa Minowa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...

in 3 rounds at K-1 in Japan.

He saw his winning streak snapped when he lost by 1st round TKO to Ibragim Magomedov

Ibragim Magomedov

Ibragim Magomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist, whose height is and weight is 112.7 kg .Born in Makhachkala, Dagestan on June 8, 1972, Magomedov made his MMA debut in 2000 at Samurai 2000 Tournament where he defeated the Japanese fighter Ryushi Yanagisawa.After being discovered by Satoru...

at FightForce - Russia vs. The World on April 19, 2008.

On July 7, 2008, Zuluzinho was knocked out by fellow super heavyweight Guigao Guigao at DDG-Desafio de Gigantes 10. In the semi-final match, Zuluzinho's 63 year old father, Rei Zulu

Rei Zulu

, lost by a disqualification to Santos Samurai.

Zulu faced rising star Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos

Geronimo dos Santos

Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the heavyweight division. He currently has a record of 26 wins and 13 losses with none of his fights making it to a decision, or even the third round....

on December 14, 2008. In this bout he landed a flurry of strikes early in the first round but was unable to finish dos Santos, and subsequently was knocked out in round 2.

One year later he returned to action with a win against Brazilian Top Team

Brazilian Top Team

The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...

veteran Angelo Araujo http://portaldovaletudo.uol.com.br/english/?channel=2&id=29.

In his most recent fight on Nov. 30, 2010, Zuluzinho lost in his second bout against Geronimo dos Santos

Geronimo dos Santos

via first round KO at Mr. Cage 4.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|13-7
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Geronimo dos Santos

| KO (punches)
| Mr. Cage 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Manaus, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13-6
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Douglas Humberto
| Decision (split)
| Ilha Combat 3: Confrontation of Giants
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Sao Luis, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12-6
|

Geronimo dos Santos

Boa Vista, Roraima

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, Brazil

Brazil

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-5
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Ibragim Magomedov

| TKO
| fightFORCE: Russia vs. The World
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-3
|

Ikuhisa Minowa

| TKO (corner stoppage)
| K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Monday December 31, 2007 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2:13
|Osaka, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-3
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Eric Esch

Eric Scott Esch is an American heavyweight boxer, kick-boxer, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean....

| Submission (keylock)
| PRIDE 34

PRIDE 34

Pride 34: Kamikaze was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:35
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|9-2
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

| Submission (armbar)
| PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute

PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute

Pride Total Elimination Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan on May 5, 2006.-Background:...

Fedor Emelianenko

| Submission (strikes)
| PRIDE Shockwave 2005

PRIDE Shockwave 2005

Pride Shockwave 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2005. In Japan, the event was called "Otoko Matsuri 2005 – Itadaki"...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:26
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-0
|

Henry Miller

Henry Armstrong Miller

Since his retirement from sumo, Sentoryu has tried his luck at mixed martial arts. His debut was for PRIDE in April 2004.He has six wins and nine losses in his sixteen fights to date. He styles himself Henry "Sentoryu" Miller. He made an agreement with World Victory Road and recently fought...

| TKO (knees)
| PRIDE 30

PRIDE 30

Pride 30: Starting Over was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on October 23, 2005 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.- Henry "Sentoryu" Miller vs Zuluzinho:...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:31
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8-0
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Rafal Dabrowski
| KO (punch)
| Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

: Strike Force 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:04
|Coventry, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-0
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Fabio Black
| KO
| World Combat 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:20
|Sao Luis, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|

Unconfirmed Fight Record In Brazil

Knockedout Laudelino 1 round
Knockedout Tarasio Romero 1 round
Knockedout Oscar Timoteo 1 round
Knockedout Benedito Fernandes 1 round
Knockedout Vitor Macedo 1 round
Knockedout Manolo Oteras 1 round
Knockedout Arturo de La Rivas 1 round
Knockedout Nelson Cabrerra 1 round
Knockedout Jucimar Santos 1 round
Knockedout Josivaldo 1 round
Knockedout Enrique Galvao 1 round
Knockedout Pedro Da Costa 1 round
Knockedout Fernando deOliveria 1 round
Knockedout Dacio Hipolito 1 round
Knockedout Edson Rodrigues 1 round
Knockedout Clarismundo Nascimento 1 round
Knockedout Reginaldo Tonacio 1 round
Knockedout Jucimar Santos 1 round
Knockedout Carlo Silva 1 round
Knockedout Joao Otas 1 round
Knockedout Jesus Dos Santos 1 round
Knockedout Alejandro Oliveria 1 round
Knockedout Reginaldo Tonacio 1 round
Knockedout Alejandro DasCola 2 rounds
Knockedout Julio Vizarra 2 rounds
Knockedout by Erick Nunes 1 round
Knockedout Jucimar Santos 1 round
Knockedout Rogerio de Gloria 1 round
Knockedout Eduardo Chacon 1 round
Knockedout Franco Lines 1 round
Knockedout Enrique Borges 1 round
Knockedout James Adler 1 round

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