Michael Costa (fighter)

Michael Costa (fighter)
Not to be confused with Michael Willian Costa.
Michael Costa
Born Michael Costa
May 19, 1981 (1981-05-19) (age 30)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Team Wand Fight Team
Chute Boxe Academy
Kings MMA
Trainer Royler Gracie
Rafael Cordeiro
Rank 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
black belt/(braided cord) in Muay Thai-Brasil (aka Chute Boxe)
Years active (2003-present)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 16
Wins 10
By knockout 5
By submission 4
By decision 1
Losses 5
By submission 3
By decision 2
Draws 1
Other information
Website http://www.wandfightteam.com/#!__michael-costa-fighter http://michaelcostamma.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 26, 2011

Michael Costa (born May 18, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Brazil's long-running mixed martial arts event Storm Samurai, the Japanese based Sengoku (MMA), and the Art of War Fighting Championship in China. He has also fought in smaller promotions such as; Shooto Brazil, CF-Capital Fight in Brazil, and STFC-South Texas Fighting Championship in the United States. Costa is signed to the Bellator Fighting Championships [1]. He will make his Bellator debut against former Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good on November 26, 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey [2].

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Biography

Michael Costa grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and began his martial arts training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a teenager. He is a Gracie Humaita black belt under Grand Master Royler Gracie. He later moved to Curitiba, Brazil and began training in Muay Thai kickboxing under Chute Boxe Master Rafael Cordeiro. After training alongside MMA greats Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Fabricio Werdum, and brothers Shogun Rua and Ninja Rua; Michael became a Chute Boxe black belt under Master Cordeiro. [3]

Career

Michael Costa has competed in Brazil's long-running mixed martial arts event Storm Samurai, the Japanese based Sengoku (MMA), and the Art of War Fighting Championship in China. In the Storm Samurai series Michael holds the record for the fastest knockout at :08 seconds. He is a member of Wanderlei Silva's the Wand Fight Team and is the head Muay Thai instructor there. In addition to training with the Wand Fight Team, Michael still trains a few times per month with Chute Boxe Master Rafael Cordeiro. [4]

Personal life

Michael Costa enjoys coaching and his stated goal is to help make people better fighters in the ring and better people outside the ring. When he is not training, Michael enjoys spending time with friends and family. [5]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
10-5-1 United States Lyman Good Bellator_59 02011-11-26 November 26, 2011 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win 10-5-1 United States Danny Salinas TKO (punches) STFC 14 - Texas vs. Las Vegas 02010-11-27 November 27, 2010 1 1:28 McAllen, Texas, USA
vDraw 9-5-1 Norway Simeon Thoresen Draw AOW 14 - Ground Zero 02009-09-26 September 26, 2009 2 5:00 Macao, China
Loss 9-5 Japan Makoto Takimoto Submission (heel hook) Sengoku - Eighth Battle 02009-05-02 May 2, 2009 1 3:31 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 9-4 United States Nick Thompson Submission (kimura) Sengoku - Third Battle 02008-06-08 June 8, 2008 2 4:13 Saitama, Japan
Win 9-3 Brazil Gerson Gonceicao KO (punches) CF - Capital Fight 1 02007-12-14 December 14, 2007 3 N/A Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Win 8-3 Brazil Jose de Batista KO (punches) Storm Samurai - Guarapuava 02007-08-31 August 31, 2007 1 N/A Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil
Loss 7-3 Brazil Alexandre Barros Decision (unanimous) SS 12 - Storm Samurai 12 02006-11-25 November 25, 2006 3 5:00 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Win 7-2 Brazil Julio Cesar Bilik Submission (triangle choke) SS 11 - Storm Samurai 11 02006-05-21 May 21, 2006 1 N/A Curitiba, Brazil
Win 6-2 Brazil Sergio Esquiavon TKO SS 9 - Storm Samurai 9 02005-11-20 November 20, 2005 1 N/A Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 5-2 Brazil Edson Sururu Decision SS 8 - Storm Samurai 8 02005-07-02 July 2, 2005 3 N/A Curitiba, Brazil
Win 5-1 Brazil Edigrei Nunes Submission (armbar) SS 7 - Storm Samurai 7 02005-06-11 June 11, 2005 2 3:12 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 4-1 Brazil Julian Soares TKO (punches) SS 6 - Storm Samurai 6 02005-03-19 March 19, 2005 1 2:05 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3-1 Brazil Araribe Abreu Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto Brazil - New Generation 02004-11-28 November 28, 2004 1 4:09 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 2-1 Brazil Rodrigo Tadeu Submission (achilles lock) SS 4 - Storm Samurai 4 02004-08-07 August 7, 2004 1 2:30 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 2-0 Brazil Jefferson Jefferson Decision SS 3 - Storm Samurai 3 02004-04-18 April 18, 2004 3 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 1-0 Brazil Rodrigo Tadeu Submission (triangle choke) SS 1 - Storm Samurai 1 02003-11-29 November 29, 2003 2 3:23 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

[6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205149178
  2. ^ http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205322240
  3. ^ http://www.wandfightteam.com/#!__michael-costa/
  4. ^ http://www.wandfightteam.com/#!__michael-costa/
  5. ^ http://www.wandfightteam.com/#!__michael-costa/
  6. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Michel-Costa-9706/

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