Interviews & Articles about Fighters
(listed chronologically, most recent first)
Interview with Rickson Gracie
Interview with Helio Gracie From Playboy (Brazilian Edition) February 2001, interviewed by Dalila Magarian, translated by Roberto Pedreira, presented by The Global Training Report.
Interview with GTR Publisher Roberto Pedreira Pt. 1
Interview with GTR Publisher Roberto Pedreira Pt. 2
Brief Pride GP (11/9/03) Post-Fight Comments by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Vanderlei Silva, Sakuraba, Yoshida, and Randleman.
Mirko CroCop Kakutogi Tsushin No. 329,July. 23, 2003
Antonio Rodrigo Noguerira explains what went wrong in his fight with Fedor and what he will do differently next time. From Gong Kakutougi June 2003, No. 64.
"That first punch!" Mario Sperry explains why Nogueira lost and what Brazilian Top Team plans to do about it From Kami no Puroresu Radical, 2003 No. 60
The Beast Phenomenon: Interview with Bob Sapp From Sports Graphic Number 569, Feb. 20, 2003
The Third Generation Ryron, Rener, and Ralek Gracie From Sports Graphic Number 569,Feb. 20, 2003
Pride 23. Short Comments by Sakuraba, Nogueira, Arona, Vanderlie, Feoder, Yoshida, Semmy, Arsene, Randelman, Yamaken, and Kanehara, after Pride 23.
Sakuraba, regarding his comeback vs Miroko in Pride August 28, from Japanese magazine Athra.
Remembering Rockson, from SRSDX No.47, March 8, 2001
The Counter Attack of the Helio Gracie Family (and Rickson's Opinion) From Japanese sports magazine Athra
Caol Uno (talks about loss to B.J. Penn)
Rickson Gracie (from Kakutou Striking Spirit, May 1, 2002)
Rickson Gracie (from Kakutougi Tsushin no. 301, May 23, 2002)
Helio Gracie reveals the true story about his epic battle with Kimura (Kakutou Striking Spirit, May 1, 2002)
Caol Uno before UFC 39 (from Gong Kakutougi 9-16-02)
Helio, Royce, and Pedro talk about Royce's controversial August 28 fight with Yoshida (from SRSDX 10/10/2002).
Royce Gracie talks about his upcoming fight with Olympic judo champ Yoshida Hidehiko
Royce Gracie Royce talks about teaching K-1 fighter Ray Sefo how to reign supreme on the ground in K-1 vs. Pride fights (from SRSDX 1-24-02)
Pride 17 (Nogueira, Herring, Erickson, Vanderlei, Renzo and others).
Vanderlei Silva after Pride 17.
Pride 16 (Nogueira, Arona, Mezger, Frye. Yvel, Ninja, Matsui)
Ricardo Arona from SRSDX No.54 Sep.27, 2001 (2 interviews)
Orlando Cani (originator of Ginastica Natural and teacher of Rickson and others too many to mention)
Pride 15 Gong Kakutogi Plus Vol. 14, Sep. 2001 (comments by Sakuraba, Jackson, Nogueira, Goodridge, Ryan, Ishizawa, Bob Cook, Takahashi, Shoji, Ebeneezer, Matsui, Oyama, Wallid, Kerr, and Heath.)
Rickson, Parte 1, from .ATHRA, 2001,Vol. 004
Rickson, Parte 2, from Athra 2001, Vol. 005.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira & Top Team from Gong Kakutogi, No.113, Sep.2001
Ryan Gracie (from SRSDX No.50, July 26, 2001)
B.J.Penn, From Gong Kakutogi No. 110,June 6, 2001
Dan Henderson, From Gong Kakutogi No. 110,June 6, 2001
What is Chute Boxe? From Gong Kakutogi No, 110 June 6, 2001
Royce From SRSDX No 44, 4/26/2001(Royce talks about the new Pride rules, Vanderlei's win over Sak and more)
Renzo From SRSDX No 44, 4/26/2001 (Renzo talks about the new Pride rules and his loss to Dan Henderson)
Yuki Nakai From SRSDX No 44, 4/26/2001 (Nakai talks about the new Pride rules)
Tra Telligman from Kakutogi Tsushin No. 276, 5/8/2001
Guy Mezger from Kakutogi Tsushin No. 276, 5/8/2001
Herois do Ringue (a little old but still interesting interviews with Royler, Royce, Rickson, Mario Sperry, Saulo Ribeiro, John Machado, Chuck Norris, Hugo Duarte, Fabio Gurgel, Vitor Belfort, Claudio Coelho, Marco Ruas, and Steve Petromale).
Pride 13 (Renzo, Vanderlei, Coleman, Metzger, Egan, Igor, Tra, and Henderson)Sakuraba, from Gong Kakutougi No.108, April 2001
Vanderlei Silva from SRSDX, No. 41, March 8, 2001
Yuuki Kondo, from SRSDX, No. 40, Feb.22, 2001
Tito Ortiz, from Kami no Puroresu, (紙のプロレス)radical 34, Feb. 2001
Vitor Belfort, from Gong Kakutogi July 2000
Sakuraba, from SRSDX No. 38, Jan. 25, 2001 (after Ryan)
Antonio Inoki and Sugar Ray Leonard, from SRSDX No. 38, Jan. 25, 2001
Royler Gracie with comment by Rickson, from SRSDX No. 39, Feb. 8, 2001 (after DEEP 2001 fight with Murahama Takehiro)
Murahama Takehiro. from SRSDX No. 39, Feb. 8, 2001 (after DEEP 2001 fight with Royler)
Sakuraba Interviewed by Kitano “Beat” Takeshi, from Winners Dead or Alive, vol. 1, November 2000 (Before Ryan)
Sakuraba From K-Files vol. 6, sokuho, Feb. 1, 2001 (After Ryan)
Rorion Gracie From K-Files vol. 6, sokuho, Feb. 1, 2001
Cleber Luciano From K-Files vol. 6, sokuho, Feb. 1, 2001
Frank Shamrock From Gong Kakutougi Plus Vol. 10, Dec . 2000
Alan Goes From Gong Kakutogi Plus, October, 2000
Sakuraba From Shukan Puroresu, Bessatsu Tokigo , Dec. l5, 2000
Sakuraba from Kami no Puroresu No.32, Nov. 25, 2000
Vanderlei Silva from Gong Kakutogi Plus (zookan) Vol. 9., Oct. 2000
Vitor Belfort from Gong Kakutogi Plus (zookan) Vol. 9., Oct. 2000
Jacaré (reprinted from Martial Arts Illustrated August 1999, with new introduction.
Sakuraba from K- Files Vol. 5, Oct. 1, 2000)
Murilo Bustamante from Gong Kakutogi Plus (zookan) Vol. 9., Oct. 2000)
Morishita Naoto from K- Files Vol. 5, Oct. 1, 2000
Pride 10 from K- Files Vol. 5, Oct. 1, 2000
Renzo from SRSDK, no. 27, 8-10-2000
Sakuraba from SRSDK, no. 27, 8-10-2000
Ryan from SRSDK, no. 27, 8-10-2000
Ken Shamrock from SRSDK, no. 27, 8-10-2000
Royce & Rorion from Kakutogi Tsushin, 6-11,-00 No. 254 *after defeat by Sakuraba
Rickson from Shukan Puroresu, 6-11-00, No. 980 *after defeat of Funaki
Funaki from Shukan Puroresu, 6-11-00, No. 980 *after defeat by Rickson
Sakuraba & Mark Kerr from Gong Kakutogi, 11-99, No. 91 * after Royler, before Royce, before Vovchyanchin
Leka Viera from K-1 Files
Erik Paulson (exclusive to Global Training Report)