MMA Teams and Schools: Chute Boxe Academy

The Chute Boxe Academy is a mixed martial arts training facility located in Curitiba, Brazil. It opened in 1978 originally as a school for Muay Thai Kickboxing under head trainer Rudimar Fedrigo but later expanded in 1991 to include elements of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Vale Tudo (no holds barred fighting). Today Chute Boxe is considered to be one of the elite MMA training schools in the world with a team of some of the absolute best in the business. Chute Boxe fighters are known for being in superb cardio shape and for being relentless and vicious strikers. And although they are mainly known for their superb striking skills they do also have superb grappling ability as well. Chute Boxe also has a great rivalry with another Brazilian school, Brazilian Top Team.

Here is a list of the some of the best known fighters that train in the Chute Boxe Academy:

"The Ax Murderer" Wanderlei Silva - PRIDE FC Middleweight champ from 2001-2007 and PRIDE FC GP tournament champion of 2003







Wanderlei Silva - click here for a highlight clip











Mauricio "Shogun" Rua - PRIDE FC 2005 GP tournament champion - click here for Shogun highlights

Murilo "Ninja" Rua - click here for Ninja highlights

Luiz Azeredo - click here to check out Luiz Azeredo vs Takanori Gomi from Bushido 7

Daniel Acacio - click here to check out Acacio training at Chute Boxe

Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos - click here for Cyborg highlights

Nino "Elvis" Schembri - click here to see Elvis demonstrate a gogoplata submission

Jean "White Bear" Silva - click here for highlights of Silva in action

Gabriel Gonzaga -

Also Assuero Silva and current UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva had trained with Chute Boxe until leaving in 2003 to start their own team known as Muay Thai Dream Team and are both now actually a part of a new team called Black House with Vitor Belfort, Ryoto Machida and Carlos Barreto. Black House officially started in November of 2006.

Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons was also a member but left over a dispute over him not getting credit for the training of Murilo "Ninja" Rua.