The World Vale Tudo Championship
The World Vale Tudo Championship (“WVC”), headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, was a “no-holds-barred” fighting promotion founded by visionary promoter Frederico Lapenda. 
In 1996, Lapenda debuted the first of what would be a groundbreaking MMA franchise. The WVC paved the way for the Pride Fighting Championship (“Pride”) franchise in Japan and WVC was the platform that brought rise to fighters like マーク・ケアー, イゴール・ボブチャンチン