Valdir Araújo de Lima Junior
“Baby Monster”
Source: ufc.comValdir Araújo brings judo, jiu-jitsu and MMA experience to coaching adults and children at MMA Monsters in Florida.
Biography
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Original bh — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
Valdir Araújo de Lima Junior is the grappler and MMA fighter known as BB Monstro.
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His early sports included swimming, capoeira and competitive football.
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Helio Moura introduced him to jiu-jitsu after meeting him on a beach.
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After Moura moved away, Daniel Valverde guided him from white to black belt.
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After Valverde moved to the United States, Araujo concentrated on judo in São Paulo and later trained with Flamengo in Rio.
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He earned his judo black belt in 2006.
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Valverde awarded him his jiu-jitsu black belt in 2007.
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In 2008 Valverde called him to the United States to cover classes while coaching Rodrigo Nogueira on The Ultimate Fighter.
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He added striking training in the United States and entered MMA.
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Original ufc3 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
UFC identifies Araujo by the nickname Baby Monster.
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He represented the Blackzilians on The Ultimate Fighter21 in 2015.
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He submitted Steve Carl after catching a second-round takedown attempt in a guillotine.
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Original academy — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He was born on 14 December 1984 in Gama, Brasília, and moved to Bahia in childhood.
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MMA Monsters in Hallandale Beach lists Araujo as head coach and primary instructor for jiu-jitsu and Little Monsters.
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His current coaching academy is in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
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Original euro2008 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He won adult male black-belt heavyweight at the 2008 European Championship for Osvaldo Alves.
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Original sherdog — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
His listed professional MMA career began with a first-round stoppage of Robert De Morales in November 2008.
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His MMA record includes a 2010 decision loss to Chris Weidman, Bellator appearances in 2011 and a 2014 World Series of Fighting bout.
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In October 2021 he stopped Nate Marquardt in the second round at XMMA3.
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Original ufc10 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He later lost a unanimous decision to Nathan Coy on the same season.
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The recap describes Coy controlling him through wrestling while Araujo threatened a guillotine and a kneebar.
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Original adcc2014 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
At ADCC South Florida2014 he won professional adult male under91kg and professional absolute for MMA Masters.
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Original nogiworld2016 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He won adult black-belt medium-heavyweight bronze at the 2016 No-Gi Worlds.
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Original nationals2017 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He took adult black-belt medium-heavyweight silver at the 2017 American Nationals.
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Original adcc2017 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He finished second to Murilo Santana at the 2017 São Paulo ADCC qualifier in male under88kg.
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Original adcc2019 — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
He again took under88kg silver at the 2019 São Paulo ADCC qualifier, behind Gabriel Almeida Salles.
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Original program — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
Its jiu-jitsu program covers gi and no-gi training, positional control, escapes and submissions, with fundamentals and competition classes.
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Original kids — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
Little Monsters introduces children to jiu-jitsu, basic striking and judo movements, using age-specific movement games and fundamental techniques.
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Original nantes — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
Delariva Nantes records a two-day Araujo visit for MMA, grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu seminars.
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Original course — Valdir Araujo(opens in a new tab)
His Judo Takedowns For No Gi instructional adapts judo to grappling without jacket grips.
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The syllabus links clinch entries and single-leg attacks with body-lock throws and foot sweeps.
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The final volume develops overhook attacks, foot-sweep drills, takedown defence and attacks from open positions.
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