Paulo Filho vs Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros Jiu Jitsu Match Mundials 1999

Paulo Filho vs Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros Jiu Jitsu Match Mundials 1999 🙏🙏PLEASE BE KIND & SUBSCRIBE to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/riccardoammendoliabjj Paulo Filho is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under the legendary Master Carlson Gracie and a former world champion in the sport. Filho is also a judo black belt as well as a former professional MMA fighter, considered at one point in his career as the number 2 “Pound for Pound” fighter in MMA’s middleweight division. At the end of the 2000’s decade Paulo Filho, then WEC champion, fell victim to an acute case of depression which led to rumours of drug dependence, start jumping the end of a very prosperous MMA career. ‘Paulão’ which means Big Paul, due to Paulo Filho’s athletic ability, a naturally gifted fighter often praised by his team mates and coaches. He is also named ‘Ely’, the reason for this has been mentioned to be a misread of his initial “L” (Leite) which in the Brazilian accent is said “Ely”. Rodrigo ‘Comprido’ Medeiros is a historical Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Romero Cavalcanti. This two time world champion in the open weight division was has a force to be reckoned with for over 10 years, even in the condition of semi-retired he managed to hold his own against some of the elite grapplers of the new generations. Later, as a coach in the USA, Comprido excelled as well training highly successful MMA fighters such as Dean Lister, Mike Russow and Brock Lesnar. #PauloFilho #RodrigoMedeiros #oldschoolbjj