After helping Frederico Lapenda to promote four editions of his World Vale Tudo Championship, Sergio Batarelli decided to go solo. Thus, the International Vale Tudo Championship was born, the first edition of which welcomed to Brazil renowned Ultimate Fighting Championship names including Dan Severn, Carl Worsham and Gary Goodridge, where they would face new Brazilian talents such as Ebenezer Fontes Braga, “The” Pedro Otavio and Andre Cardoso. IVC 1: Real Fight Tournament was held on July 6, 1997 at the sumptuous Maksoud Plaza hotel in Sao Paulo in front of an audience of just 500 paying guests.
IVC 1: Dan Severn and Gary Goodridge Steal The Show in Sao Paulo
