Augusto Mendes was born on March 3,1983 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner.
11 Facts About Augusto Mendes
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Augusto Mendes started training Brazilian jiu jitsu in 1997 in Kioto gym in Tijuca when he was introduced by his brother, Bruno Tank who was a BJJ protectionist.
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Two years later, together with Rafael Barbosa, Leandro Escobar and his brother Bruno Augusto Mendes they founded Soul Fighters gym in 2008.
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Augusto Mendes started his professional mixed martial arts career in April 2014 after just one win in an amateur fight.
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Augusto Mendes went to secure a 5 fight winning streak and was signed by UFC one year later in 2015.
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Augusto Mendes made his debut with 5 day short notice, replacing injured John Lineker, at UFC on February 21,2016, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy against Cody Garbrandt.
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Augusto Mendes's second fight in UFC was set one year later on January 15,2017, after an ACL surgery, at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn against Frankie Saenz.
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Augusto Mendes was expected to face Boston Salmon on October 28,2017, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida.
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Augusto Mendes was expected to face Merab Dvalishvili on April 21,2018, at UFC Fight Night 128.
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On June 8,2018, it was reported that Augusto Mendes who had one fight with UFC, was granted release after USADA suspension, and joined Absolute Championship Berkut.
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Augusto Mendes competed in Absolute Championship Berkut 6: Jiu Jitsu no-gi grand prix tournament on July 16,2017, in Moscow.