Zuluzinho is the son of Vale Tudo legend Casemiro Nascimento Martins.
10 Facts About Zuluzinho
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Zuluzinho holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under black belt Ricardo "Ricardinho Bulldog" Candido Gomes, who serves as his MMA coach.
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Zuluzinho was beaten after only 26 seconds of the first round in PRIDE Fighting Championships Shockwave 2005 event at the hands of world champion Fedor Emelianenko.
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Zuluzinho's next fight was a loss against Eric Esch at PRIDE 34 by Submission.
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On December 31,2007, Zuluzinho scored the biggest win of his career by stopping Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa in 3 rounds at K-1 in Japan.
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Zuluzinho saw his winning streak snapped when he lost by 1st-round TKO to Ibragim Magomedov at FightForce - Russia vs The World on April 19,2008.
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On July 7,2008, Zuluzinho was knocked out by fellow super heavyweight Guigao Guigao at DDG-Desafio de Gigantes 10.
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On Nov 30,2010, Zuluzinho lost in his second bout against Geronimo dos Santos via first-round KO at Mr Cage 4.
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On June 2,2018, Zuluzinho lost to Edvaldo de Oliveira via TKO at Imortal FC 9.
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On February 23,2021, Zuluzinho faced undefeated Russian Yusup Shuaev at AMC Fight Nights: Sochi.