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Jair Goncalves is a Brazilian

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

(MMA) fighter. He currently fights for World Free Fight Challenge.

Background

Goncalves trains out of Gracie Barra Pitbull and Los Lokos Team in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

Mixed Martial Arts

Goncalves made his professional MMA debut in March 2005 where he submitted Vagner Tiburcio via Armbar. He fought many notable fighters including UFC title contender Junior dos Santos

Junior dos Santos

Junior dos Santos Almeida, also known as Junior Cigano , is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. Dos Santos fights in the Heavyweight division, under the tutelage of former UFC and Pride Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and UFC...

and Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

's Gerald Turek

Gerald Turek

Gerald "Geri" Turek is a Austrian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division of various European MMA promotions. In this time he has ten wins and two losses.-Biography:...

. He has fought in notable organizations including M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

and K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

. None of his fights have made it out of round 1.

After defeating Gerald Turek

Gerald Turek

Gerald "Geri" Turek is a Austrian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division of various European MMA promotions. In this time he has ten wins and two losses.-Biography:...

at WFC 13, he will now face Turek’s teammate, Nandor Guelmino, at WFC 14 on June 12 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Mixed martial arts record

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Edinaldo Oliveira

Edinaldo Oliveira is an undefeated Brazilian Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He is a training partner of current UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Salvador, Bahia

Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...

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Gerald Turek

Gerald "Geri" Turek is a Austrian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division of various European MMA promotions. In this time he has ten wins and two losses.-Biography:...

| Submission (armbar)
| WFC 13 - Heavy Hitters
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|align=center|3:32
|Belgrade, Serbia
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| Win
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Drazen Forgac
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Victory Combat Sports
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|align=center|2:30
|Vienna, Austria
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| Win
|align=center|7-3
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Arraial do Cabo

Arraial do Cabo is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 26,390 and its area is 152 km²....

, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Tomasz Janiszewski
| Submission (armbar)
| NGT 5 - Iustitia Divina
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|align=center|4:00
|Milan, Italy
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| Win
|align=center|5-2
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Jimmy Sidoni
| Submission (can opener)
| NGT 5 - Iustitia Divina
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|Milan, Italy
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| Win
|align=center|4-2
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Lukasz Jurkowski

Lukasz Jurkowski is a Polish former mixed martial artist. He comes from a Taekwondo ITF background, holding a 1st dan. He has fought for the Polish promotion KSW for most of his career and is the first KSW Tournament Champion...

Junior dos Santos

| KO (soccer kick)
| Mo Team League 2
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|São Paulo, Brazil
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| Win
|align=center|3–1
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Teresópolis

Teresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as Região Serrana. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park lies partly within the city limits.-History:...

, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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Teresópolis

, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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