Ed Soares is an American of Brazilian descent born in Redondo Beach, California to Brazilian parents.[1] He is known for being the manager of a number of Brazilian Mixed martial arts fighters, including Anderson Silva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Patricio Freire, and Lyoto Machida. He is founder of Legacy Fighting Alliance.
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| Occupation(s) | MMA Manager, founder of LFA |
Career
editHe is the former owner of the clothing company Sinister Brand, and is a business manager for approximately 20 MMA fighters, including former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida,[1] former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva,[1] former UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo,[2] former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho,[1][3][4] former UFC Heavyweight title-contender Pedro Rizzo, former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira,[1] his twin brother UFC Light-Heavyweight Antônio Rogério Nogueira,[1] and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Rafael Cavalcante.[1][5] He also often serves as a translator for his fighters in post-fight interviews.
Heavyweight fighter Junior dos Santos was a longtime client of Ed Soares, but announced on his website and Facebook page that he was no longer under his management in June 2011,[6] shortly before he won the UFC Heavyweight Title.
Additionally, Soares is co-founder of the Black House MMA fighting team, where many of his fighters train.[1][7] As he is the manager for several of the highest profile fighters in mixed martial arts, he is currently considered one of the most influential managers in the sport.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Exclusive Interview: Ed Soares". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Ngo, Tom. "WEC 48: Jose Aldo Gets a Leg Up on Urijah Faber, Runs Him Out Of ARCO". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (January 28, 2010). "Ed Soares: Junior dos Santos is drinking milk and kicking ass". MMAmania.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Wilcox, Nate (June 24, 2010). "USAT/SBN June 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "MMA". TheMix.net. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ McKinney, Jeffrey. "UFC Breaking News: Junior dos Santos Leaves Manager Ed Soares". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Fighters, Trainers at Black House, 'All Part of the Family,' says ed Soares | U of Combat". Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ Kevin Iole. "Soares soars to power-broker status". YAHOO! Sports. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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