Amaury Bitetti is a Brazilian mixed martial arts former fighter and promoter holding the rank of 7th degree black and red coral belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
14 Facts About Amaury Bitetti
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Amaury Bitetti trained under the late Carlson Gracie starting at age five at the Carlson Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Amaury Bitetti won the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the Absolute division in 1996 and 1997.
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Amaury Bitetti had his debut in 1995 for the Desafio: International Vale Tudo tournament.
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Amaury Bitetti next defeated kickboxer James Adler the same way, and he advanced to the finals, where he faced capoeira fighter Mestre Hulk.
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In 1996, Amaury Bitetti debuted in Ultimate Fighting Championship at its event UFC 9, replacing an injured Marco Ruas in his fight against Don Frye.
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The match would become infamous for the amount of punishment Amaury Bitetti received, as Frye stopped his early takedowns and started landing punches, knees and elbows on the Brazilian, both standing and on the ground.
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Amaury Bitetti returned to UFC in UFC 26, where he faced Ken Shamrock trainee Alex Andrade.
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Amaury Bitetti was in Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's corner when Nogueira submitted Tim Sylvia to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 81.
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Amaury Bitetti holds a win over UFC veteran Dennis Hallman.
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Amaury Bitetti founded his own mixed martial arts organization called Bitetti Combat in 2002.
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Amaury Bitetti hosted its 14th event on 9 March 2013.
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Amaury Bitetti stated that he wished to compete against Roberto Traven at the 2013 ADCC.
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Amaury Bitetti was awarded his coral belt in May 2020 by master Osvaldo Alves after 31 years as a black belt.