Zuluzinho
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Wágner da Conceição Martins (born May 19, 1978), better known as Zuluzinho (), is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Casemiro Nascimento Martins ("Rei Zulu"). Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his father's footsteps, he trained in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and vale tudo. Zuluzinho holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under black belt Ricardo "Ricardinho Bulldog" Candido Gomes, who also serves as his MMA coach.
Key facts
- Martial artist.name
- Zuluzinho
- Martial artist.image_size
- 200px
- Martial artist.birth_name
- Wágner da Conceição Martins
- Martial artist.birth_place
- São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
- Martial artist.height
- 2,01 m
- Martial artist.weight_lb
- 390
- Martial artist.weight_class
- Super Heavyweight
- Martial artist.style
- Vale Tudo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Martial artist.team
- B-Tough
- Martial artist.rank
- Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Martial artist.years_active
- 2004–2010, 2018–present (MMA)
- Martial artist.mma_kowin
- 10
- Martial artist.mma_subwin
- 1
- Martial artist.mma_decwin
- 1
- Martial artist.mma_koloss
- 8
- Martial artist.mma_subloss
- 2
- Martial artist.mma_decloss
- 1
- Martial artist.mma_nc
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1978-05-19
- birth name
- Wágner da Conceição Martins
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- Record controversy
- Career highlights
- Mixed martial arts record
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Wágner da Conceição Martins (born May 19, 1978), better known as Zuluzinho (), is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Casemiro Nascimento Martins ("Rei Zulu"). Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his father's footsteps, he trained in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and vale tudo. Zuluzinho holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under black belt Ricardo "Ricardinho Bulldog" Candido Gomes, who also serves as his MMA coach.
==Record controversy== Zuluzinho reportedly compiled an undefeated Vale Tudo record of 38-0 (38 knockouts) in Brazil prior to his fight at Cage Warriors Strike Force 2 in England. However, all but five of those fights are unconfirmed. In the December 2005 issue of Full-Contact Fighter, Marcelo Alonso wrote that Zuluzinho started his MMA career in 2000 in the town of Teresina, near the city of Sao Luis, Brazil.