Rickson Gracie
Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan. Arranged by promoter Satoru Sayama, founder of Shooto, it ran from 1994 to 1999 with three reunion events in 2009, 2012 and 2016. A pair of tournaments were held in 1994 and '95, both of which were won by Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie.