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Paulo Filho

Filho has been fighting professionally since 2000. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. He has notable wins over Chael Sonnen, Ryo Chonan, and Ikuhisa Minowa, and has held the WEC middlewieght championship.

Fighter Stats

Nickname Ely
Age 44
Height 5'8"
Weight 185lbs
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Filho news

from MMA Fighting: ‘One of the best knockout fighters ever’: MMA world pays tribute to Melvin Manhoef after Bellator Dublin retirement
from MMA Fighting: Robert Whittaker out of UFC 275; Marvin Vettori calls for fights against Darren Till or Khamzat Chimaev
from MMA Fighting: Rose Gracie, daughter of UFC founder Rorion Gracie, calls lack of CTE awareness in MMA ‘criminal negligence’
from MMA Fighting: Ronny Markes expects ‘different’ feeling to ‘elbow the face’ of a friend at Bellator 262
from MMA Fighting: All hail the king
from MMA Fighting: Andre Muniz finally seen as true professional fighter in hometown after first UFC win
from MMA Fighting: Ronny Markes expects Josh Barnett to ‘run away from jiu-jitsu’ at Bellator 235
from MMAmania.com: UFC Sao Paulo - New Blood: Contenders abound
from MMA Fighting: Andre Muniz steps in to fight Antonio Arroyo at UFC Sao Paulo
from MMAmania.com: Video: Chael Sonnen announces retirement after Bellator 222 loss - ‘I had a hell of a lot of fun’
from MMA Fighting: Legend Carlson Gracie to be honored with statue in Rio de Janeiro
from MMA Fighting: UFC 232: 100 minds predict Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes
from MMA Fighting: Morning Report: Tony Ferguson responds to Dustin Poirier’s call out: ‘I liked you better when you were quiet kid’
from MMA Fighting: Where are they now: Alex Schoenauer’s saga from TUF 1 to action movie stuntman
from MMA Fighting: Morning Report: Dana White: Conor McGregor wants immediate rematch or whoever gets him rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov
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