Cezar Ferreira was the inaugural winner of Globo's The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
40 Facts About Cezar Ferreira
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Cezar Ferreira began training capoeira at the age of six.
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Cezar Ferreira grew up wrestling and practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu throughout his childhood and adolescence.
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Cezar Ferreira fought Andre Severo, winning via TKO at 1:29 of round one.
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Cezar Ferreira took a long leave of absences from fighting after his wife got pregnant.
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Three years after his debut, Cezar Ferreira returned to active competition, fighting on the Bitetti Combat 6 card against Felipe Arinelli.
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Cezar Ferreira won the fight after choking Arinelli unconscious with a D'arce choke in the second round.
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Only a few months later Cezar Ferreira, again, fought for Bitetti Combat, fighting on their seventh event.
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Cezar Ferreira defeated Cassiano Ricardo Castanho de Freitas via TKO in the second round.
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Cezar Ferreira then traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States to train with Vitor at Xtreme Couture.
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Cezar Ferreira was placed on the Ring of Fire 40 card in Broomfield, Colorado, on April 16,2011.
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Cezar Ferreira defeated Chaun Sims via knockout only 17 seconds into round one.
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Cezar Ferreira took his second professional defeat at Superior Cage Combat 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 20,2011, losing to Elvis Mutapcic via one-punch knockout.
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Cezar Ferreira was then scheduled to face Thiago Perpetuo for a spot in the final against Daniel Sarafian.
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Cezar Ferreira defeated Perpetuo by knockout and was expected to face Sergio Moraes, who replaced for Sarafian due to an injury.
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Cezar Ferreira was expected to face Clint Hester on August 3,2013, at UFC 163.
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However, Hester was forced out of the bout and Cezar Ferreira instead faced promotional newcomer Thiago Santos.
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Cezar Ferreira won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Daniel Sarafian on November 9,2013, at UFC Fight Night 32.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Andrew Craig on June 28,2014, at UFC Fight Night 44.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Sam Alvey on February 22,2015, at UFC Fight Night 61.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout on July 12,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
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Cezar Ferreira lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Cezar Ferreira was expected to face Caio Magalhaes on April 16,2016, at UFC on Fox 19.
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Cezar Ferreira next faced Anthony Smith on July 8,2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Jack Hermansson on November 19,2016, at UFC Fight Night 100.
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Cezar Ferreira won the fight via submission in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Elias Theodorou on February 19,2017, at UFC Fight Night 105.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Nate Marquardt on November 11,2017, at UFC Fight Night 120.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Karl Roberson on May 12,2018, at UFC 224.
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Cezar Ferreira won the fight via technical submission in the first round.
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Cezar Ferreira was expected to face Tom Breese on November 17,2018, at UFC Fight Night 140.
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However, on February 1,2019, Cezar Ferreira withdrew from the fight on February 1, citing a knee injury.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Marvin Vettori on July 13,2019, at UFC Fight Night 155.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Nick Roehrick on April 29,2021, at PFL 2 as the start of the 2021 PFL Light Heavyweight tournament.
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Cezar Ferreira won the fight via knockout 37 seconds into the first round.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Chris Camozzi at PFL 5 on June 17,2021.
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Cezar Ferreira faced Marthin Hamlet in the Semifinals off the Light Heavyweight tournament on August 27,2021, at PFL 9.
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Cezar Ferreira, replacing Patrick Brady, faced Denis Goltsov on April 14,2023 at PFL 3.
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Cezar Ferreira lost the bout in the first round, getting knocked out by ground and pound.