André Pederneiras, Date of Birth
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Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner
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About André Pederneiras
- Nova União (Portuguese pronunciation: ['n?v? uni'?~w~]) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) academy and mixed martial arts team located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Their BJJ black belts have participated in BJJ, submission grappling and MMA competitions all over the world.
- BJ Penn's victory at the Mundials marked the first time a non-Brazilian native won gold in the black belt category.
- Since 2008 Nova União has become a familiar name in the Mixed Martial Arts scene as a result of stabling the former #1 ranked featherweight fighter in the world, Jose Aldo, as well as Renan Barão, the former UFC Bantamweight champion, and another top ten ranked featherweight in Marlon Sandro.
- Nova União is one of the top professional MMA training camps.
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