Ricardo Arona vs Fernando Terere RARE MATCH | Worlds 1999 Brown Belt

Ricardo Arona vs Fernando Terere RARE MATCH | Worlds 1999 Brown Belt 🙏🙏PLEASE BE KIND & SUBSCRIBE to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/riccardoammendoliabjj This match is from the openweight division of the 1999 World Championships. Terere defeated BJ Penn in his division but faced up with the brasilian tiger Ricardo Arona in the absolute. Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Ricardo Libório and the Carlson Gracie lineage, being a submission wrestling (no gi) legend, having won the ADCC on 3 occasions. Ricardo Arona also led a successful mixed martial arts (MMA) career having fought some the biggest competitors of his time, fighters such as Fedor Emilianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio “Shogun”, Murilo “Ninja”, among many others in the now extinct Pride FC promotion. Fernando Augusto, commonly known by his nickname Tererê is one of the most talented and charismatic Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors to have ever stepped on a mat. This multiple time world medallist became a black belt world champion at the age of 20 and was regarded as a Pound for Pound best during the early 2000s. His impact in modern-day jiu-jitsu was felt in his development of positions such as the Toreando, the Leg Drag, and many others while having great impact also as a coach, having helped raise the game of fighters such as André Galvao, Rubens Charles, Michael Langhi, Lucas Lepri, and mire; He reappeared in BJJ in 2010, but his recovery was erratic and followed with a few ups and downs. Terere returned to jiu-jitsu competition in Mexico in September 2012. Terere is the name of a Brazilian herb used on a famous Brazilian tea. The nickname however was first mentioned by Muzio de Angelis at the Academia Strike where Fernando Terere used to train when he was a blue belt, Fernando loved singing a popular song that had the word “Terere” in the chorus and for that reason, the name came up. #FernandoTerere #RicardoArona #oldSchoolBJJ