Brazilian Top Team
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| Est. | 2000 |
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| Founded by |
Murilo Bustamante Ricardo Libório Mário Sperry Luis Roberto Duarte |
| Past titleholders |
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Heavyweight Champion (Pride 2001-2002) 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) Murilo Bustamante Middlewieght Champion (UFC 2002) 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Vitor Belfort Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2004) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Training facilities |
 Long Beach, CaliforniaAustin, Texas Dallas, Texas San Antonio, Texas |
| Website | www.braziliantopteam.com |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Headquarters)
The Brazilian Top Team (BTT) is an academy specialized in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new training techniques for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, submission grappling and mixed martial arts.
BTT maintains an intense rivalry with Brazilian mixed martial arts stable Chute Boxe, which is descended from a Muay Thai lineage. BTT traces its lineage to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of Carlson Gracie. The most storied chapter of this rivalry was reached at the apex of each teams success in PRIDE FC. Chute Boxe was comprised, at the time, of such fighters as Wanderlei Silva and Shogun Rua, and former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.
BTT consisted of top fighters such as, Ricardo Arona, former UFC Middleweight Championship holder Murilo Bustamante, The Nogueira Brothers, Vitor Belfort, Allan Goes, Mario Sperry, and former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho. Competition between the two teams was not limited to Pride FC matches. Bouts between fighters of the two camps had taken place in Brazil, Portugal, the U.S., and other parts of the world on a regular basis.
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