Brazilian Top Team

Brazilian Top Team
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Est.	2000
Founded by	Murilo Bustamante ; Ricardo Libório ; Mário Sperry ; Luis Roberto Duarte
Past titleholders	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira heavyweight Champion (PrideFC 2001-2003) [undue weight? – discuss] ; Murilo Bustamante middleweight Champion (UFC 2002) [undue weight? – discuss] ; Vitor Belfort light-heavyweight Champion (UFC 2004) [undue weight? – discuss]
Prominent fighters	Ricardo Arona (PrideFC) ; Murilo Bustamante (PrideFC)
Training facilities	Rio de Janiero, Brazil (hdqtrs) ;
Website	www.braziliantopteam.com

The Brazilian Top Team (BTT) is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing. The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new training techniques for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, submission wrestling and mixed martial arts.

In April 2002 BTT inaugurated a new center for training professional fighters in mixed martial arts. In the new center the athletes are able to count on professors of: Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling and the already recognized skills of its professors of mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu.

BTT maintains an intense rivalry with Brazilian mixed martial arts stable Chute Boxe, which is descended from a Muay Thai lineage. BTT traces its lineage to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of Carlson Gracie.