Impressed by her potential, Chute Boxe frontman Rudimar Fedrigo invited her to represent the team at a vale tudo event in San Paulo, Brazil, in May 2005, just four months after she started training.

He was recognized by the Brazilian media as a true vale tudo showman for the first time, hence the "Shogun" nickname. Before taking his burgeoning superstar to Japan, Chute Boxe frontman Rudimar ...

A number of these combatants are starting to get national attention, and one of the main forces behind that is the Hobart-based Duneland Vale Tudo. Owned by brothers Keith and Justin Wisniewski ...