Wagnney Fabiano
Wagnney Fabiano trained in Nova União’s early period, won an IFL featherweight title, and was Georges St-Pierre’s first jiu-jitsu teacher.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, “Wagnney Fabiano,” biographical profile.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes reports that Wagnney Fabiano began jiu-jitsu as a child at Wendell Alexander's gym and was present in Nova União's early period when Alexander joined forces with Andre Pederneiras.
Where in the source: Wagnney Fabiano Jiu Jitsu Biography — paragraphs beginning “Wagnney began his jiu jitsu training as a child” and “Going through the ranks under Wendel’s tutelage”
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Gleidson Venga, “Nova Uniao Supplants Brazil’s Old Guard,” Sherdog, 23 July 2009.(opens in a new tab)
A 2009 Sherdog report places Fabiano among the athletes “born and raised” in Andre Pederneiras's Nova União team. It also says Georges St-Pierre began jiu-jitsu training with Fabiano and received his blue belt under him before Fabiano moved away from Canada.
Where in the source: “Nova Uniao Supplants Brazil’s Old Guard,” paragraphs beginning “Names like Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro” and “UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre”
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Graciemag Newsroom, “Preciso treinar com gente melhor que eu para me aprimorar,” 25 February 2021.(opens in a new tab)
A 2021 Graciemag account identifies Fabiano as Georges St-Pierre’s first jiu-jitsu teacher and quotes Fabiano recalling St-Pierre arriving at his academy in 1999 as a white belt; it says St-Pierre earned his blue belt with Fabiano.
Where in the source: Opening account of Georges St-Pierre’s jiu-jitsu development — paragraph beginning “O Georges apareceu na minha academia em 1999”
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Andy Cotterill, “Fabiano Ready for First Title Defense,” Sherdog, 4 April 2008.(opens in a new tab)
A 4 April 2008 Sherdog report says Fabiano entered the IFL as a replacement for the injured Ivan Menjivar, went 5–0 in IFL competition, and won the organization’s featherweight championship over L.C. Davis on 29 December before his first title defense.
Where in the source: “Fabiano Ready for First Title Defense” — opening paragraphs beginning “Friday marks the first defense” and “Fabiano first came to the IFL as a replacement”
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