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Mario "The Zen Machine" Sperry is considered one of the greatest Brazilian fighters of all time. An accomplished master of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he first broke on the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene back in the early eighties. He dominated every belt division as he rose through the ranks to Black Belt. A prodigy of the legendary Carlson Gracie, Mario was handed his black belt at the 1995 World Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu were he entered and won the heavyweight black belt division defeating many of the sports greatest legends. Copying a Tiger Woods of Jiu-Jitsu story, Mario won again in 1996, 1997, 1998 becoming one of the most successful fighters in Sport Jiu-Jitsu history to date. In late 1998, Mario Sperry became the first fighter in history to make a Gracie submit in a mach when he defeated legendary World Champion Royler Gracie in Brazil. As a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighter, Mario has made his mark in all forms of grappling. He is well known for his accomplishments in Submission Grappling for becoming the first World Submission Grappling Champion, a title he held for three consecutive years. As a Vale-Tudo fighter, Mario Sperry's accomplishments are known around the globe, from Australia to America. He has fought on pay per view and is a featured fighter on the Japanese no holds barred fighting event, "Coliseum".

Pedro Carvalho

Pedro Carvalho was born 18 April, 1969 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He began training in the martial arts when he was 14 years of age in response to the numerous physical confrontations which occur in almost every part of Rio. He first tried Tae Kwon Do, but he felt that it was difficult to use its techniques to defeat larger opponents, especially those who were also trained in Tae Kwon Do. Strength played too big a role in the arts effectiveness for his needs so he searched for an art were he would be trained how not to get hit, how to control the opponent, and how to finish him without doing more damage than was necessary. Additionally, this art needed to be applicable to an opponent regardless of size or style.