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.

May 2004) Interview with Rodrigo Antonio Nogueira & Wanderlei Silva. From Gong Kakutogi No.144.April, 2004. 

(May 2004) Revealing interview with Chris Brennan. Professional MMA athlete Chris Brennan has opinions and insights about everyone and everything and isn't afraid to express them. Special to GTR.

(April 2004) Interview  with Genki Sudo from Gong Kakutogi No. 144, Apr. 2004.

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)