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Return of the LEGEND Ricardo De La Riva vs Fredson Paixao Mundials 2002

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Return of the LEGEND Ricardo De La Riva vs Fredson Paixao Mundials 2002 🙏🙏Thanks so much for watching. Make sure to BE KIND & SUBSCRIBE to the channel for more great BJJ Content: tinyurl.com/ubb7sup Ricardo De La Riva is a legendary Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt from the late Carlson Gracie‘s lineage, being one of the most creative guard players to have ever competed in BJJ. Ricardo De La Riva revolutionized jiu jitsu’s guard game with the creation of the (now) famous “De La Riva guard” (originally called “guarda pudim”), Ricardo De La Riva also become an accomplished grappling instructor with several important black belts under his tutelage such as Rodrigo and Rogerio Nogueira, Walter “Broca”, Helvecio Penna and many others. Fredson Paixão is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under master Osvaldo Alves, and a former International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World Champion. Paixão was also well known for going from the purple belt rank straight to black belt without stopping at brown belt, one of the rare cases recorded of such a promotion in this sport/martial art. In 2005 Fredson’s career shifted towards mixed martial arts (MMA), going on to compete in important promotions such as Jungle Fight, WEC, and the UFC. After his retirement from competition, in December 2017, Fredson was accused of assaulting his student, Michael Stolin, and later forced to pay compensation for the assault.