An event that made history in the times of anything goes in Brazil will return. Inspired by the first version of the UFC, the International Vale Tudo Championship, which helped to reveal athletes of the stature of Wanderlei Silva and which included the participation of Chuck Liddell, Mark Kerr, Pedro Rizzo, Mike Van Arsdale, among others, was created in 1997 and made 14 editions on national soil, it will be reborn with a new name, using new rules.
The creator and founder of IVC, Sergio Batarelli, was on the “Cara a Cara” program on the Combate channel and revealed to presenter Marcelo Alonso that he will bring back a modernized version of the event:
“I was the first to bring the UFC to Brazil. Since then I have maintained an excellent relationship with the UFC people. They said that the UFC needs a top-notch event in Brazil to reveal fighters, like I did in the 90s. After speaking with them, I met with a group of sponsors and IVC will return in the middle of the year with a new name , IVC MMA, and new rules.”
The IVC was an event that promoted MMA fights with few rules – even headbutts were allowed. The fighters faced each other without gloves, in fights that could last up to thirty minutes. At the end of the 90s it was the main vale tudo event in Brazil.
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