Pezao-Weidman

Match of the day is between Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes vs. Chris Weidman at the 2009 ADCC. Pezao is a blackbelt under Royler Gracie blackbelt Vinicius Aieta and No-Gi World Champion in 2007. Weidman is a 2x All-America wrestler from Hofstra and both fight in the UFC. Pezeo finishes this flying armlock more than anyone I have ever seen. Funny Pezao story… though he proved more then often his worth on the mats, his black belt was earned due to a lost bet between his master Vinicius Aieta and Royler Gracie at the Mundial in 2005. After an amazing performance at the brown belt Super Pesado weight division, where he submitted every single one of his opponents (including Rodrigo Cavaca in the final), Pezao went on to have a total of 7 fights in the absolute division reaching the final with just two fighters surviving his submission onslaught (one of whom was Romulo Barral to whom Vinny won beat 7×0). Royler told Aieta he was “sandbagging” and Aieta believed Vinny was not yet ready for the black belt as he had only been a brown belt for 10 months. It was agreed between the two masters that if Vinny submitted his opponent in the final he would get his black belt, if he didn’t he would stay a brown belt for a while longer. Turns out Vinny destroyed his opponent Gabriel Kitobert in one minute via armbar receiving the black belt on the podium from his master and Royler Gracie.