Bruno Amorim (Gracie Barra)

Bruno Amorim, Also known as “Robinho” is a BJJ Gracie Barra Black Belt under the prestigeous Vinicius Magalhaes. The Belo Horizonte (Brazil) native now resides in the USA where he teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Bruno Amorim in Detail

Full Name: Bruno Henrique Amorim
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Nickname: When Bruno started training with Gracie Barra, his instructor Draculino thought he resembled the famous soccer star “Robinho”, and started calling him by that name.
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Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Carlos Gracie Junior > Vinicios Magalhaes > Bruno Amorim
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Main Achievements in BJJ/Grappling:

• Brazilian Champion,
• Mundial Champion (World Championships),
• 2x Interstate Champion,
• Pan American Champion (CBJJE) 2008

Weight Category: Lightweight (76kg-167lbs)
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Bruno Amorim’s Favorite Technique: Spider Guard
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Most important fight: The finals of the 2009 Mundial (World Championship) against Jonathan “JT” Torres
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Bruno Amorim Team/Association: Gracie Barra-Belo Horizonte.

Bruno Amorin’s Biography

Robinho was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on the 30th of October, 1985.

Bruno Amorim started training at 16 years with the intention of becoming more dangerous in the fights that he frequently found himself in. Thankfully, Bruno discovered the art of Jiu Jitsu and it changed his mind, having not been involved in a street fight since he began training.
He started training with a team known as Forca Livre. Bruno was promoted through purple belt at this gym, but as he rose in the ranks he found that the training wasn’t pushing him to his potential.

He soon switched to Gracie Barra BH where he was welcomed with open arms by Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhães. ”Draculino” later promoted the younger fighter to brown belt, who proved his worth and earned his black belt–together with a gold medal–on the podium of the 2009 Mundial Championships.

Bruno continues training and representing Gracie Barra BH, and states that his major influences are his master “Draculino”, friends Romulo Barral and Pablo Silvas, and some of his favorite fighters like Fredson Paixao, Mario Reis, and Tereré, among others.

Bruno has also been preparing for MMA having already premiered in Mixed Martial Arts.

Bruno Amorim (Blue) vs Rafael Rosendo

Bruno Amorim vs Rafael dos Santos

Bruno Amorim vs Diego Saraiva