Marcio Feitosa | |
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Born | Marcio Feitosa Souza May 16, 1976 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
Division | Lightweight |
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Team | Gracie Barra |
Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie, Jr. |
Rank | 6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Website | http://www.graciebarra.com/ |
Marcio Feitosa (May 16, 1976) is a Brazilian 6th degree black belt[1] in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He has learned directly from Carlos Gracie Jr., founder of the Gracie Barra Academy in Rio de Janeiro. He has risen to the podium eight times from 1997 to 2006 at several world championships.
In 2013, Feitosa was ranked one of the Top 10 fighters of all time by the BJJ Heroes website.[2] Throughout his career he has collected many titles such as the IBJJF World Championship, the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, the Brazilian Nationals and the Pan-Americans. He is one of the strongest competitors of his generation having won against fighters such as Urijah Faber, Léo Vieira, Vítor Ribeiro, Royler Gracie and Leonardo Santos.[3][4][5][6]
Since the age of 15 he has been acting as a teacher,[7] starting as an assistant instructor. He is the co-founder of the Gracie Barra Headquarters in Irvine, California[8] and the executive director of Gracie Barra Brasil.