Issue 015

July 2006

Brazilian super-team Chute Boxe are one of the most successful bands of fighters in MMA. With the PRIDE middleweight champion and the PRIDE 2005 middleweight GP champion among their ranks, they are a Muay Thai-based MMA academy with a reputation as some of the toughest fighters in the world. 

Name: Jean ‘White Bear’ Silva 155lbs/70kgs

Current record 12-4-3

Joined Chute Boxe last year- is a Capoeira stylist and BJJ blackbelt.   

Name: Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua 205lbs/93kgs

Current record 11-6-1

The older brother of Shogun. A brawler, he suffers against good grapplers. 

Name: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua 205lbs/93kgs

Current record 12-2-0

Winner of last years middleweight Grand Prix. Highly athletic and talented, he is the one to watch.  

Name: Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos 205lbs/93kgs

Current record 13-8-0

Wild striker Cyborg always comes to fight. Whether he wins or loses, it's always an entertaining fight. 

Name: Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva 205lbs/93kgs

Current Record 30-5-1

PRIDE Middleweight champion. Silva is one of the fiercest fighters on the planet. A wild striker with excellent punches, kicks and knees, he is a brutal finisher

Name: Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino 185lbs/84kgs

Current record 13-8-1

A veteran jiu-jitsu fighter with a long background in bare knuckle MMA, he is a terrier on the mat.