The Abu Dhabi World Pro has announced that they will feature a series of superfights between legendary veteran competitors. The announcement came today in a local newspaper. According to the UAEJJF website the matches are scheduled for Saturday April 23, 2016. 

The three marquee matches will all feature former black belt world champions going head to head. All of the athletes below are now over the age of 35, yet they all remain active competitors. 

The matches are: 

• Lightweight Bout: Alexandre ‘Soca’ Freitas vs Robson ‘Robinho’ Moura
  
• Middleweight Bout: Fredson Paixao vs Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro
  
• Heavyweight Bout: Marcio ‘Pe De Pano’ Cruz vs Rodrigo ‘Comprido’ Medeiros
  

We last saw Nova Uniao teammates Robson Moura and Vitor Shaolin in action back in September of last year at Polaris 2. You can watch their matches right here: 

Watch: Vitor Shaolin vs Daisuke Nakamura 
Watch: Robson Moura vs Baret Yoshida 

Rodrigo Comprido holds the record for the fastest submission in a black belt world championship final, when he scored an 18-second toehold over Roberto ‘Roleta’ Magalhaes in 1999.