Guilherme Cruz
At a glance
- Brazilian journalist covering combat sports since 2008
- Reporter at MMA Fighting
- Go-to English-language source on Brazilian fighters
Overview
Guilherme Cruz is a Brazilian journalist who has covered combat sports since 2008. He is a reporter at MMA Fighting, one of the leading English-language MMA sites.
His byline appears on more than 7,000 articles. His work is picked up by MSN, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Entertainment, Flipboard, and SB Nation, the network MMA Fighting belongs to. MMA Fighting is also where Ariel Helwani worked for years and where The MMA Hour started, the show whose interviews Cruz regularly writes up.
What you'll find
On MMA Fighting you will find his scoops and reporting on the Brazilian and international MMA scene: fight bookings, signings, interviews, and UFC event coverage. His recent work includes UFC 331 and UFC 332.
He also writes up interviews from The MMA Hour, Ariel Helwani's show, pulling out the news and the fighters' quotes. His access to Brazilian fighters and their teams lets him break news on their fights, camps, and signings firsthand.
Why follow
Brazil produces a large share of UFC fighters. Cruz lets you follow them in English, with information that comes straight from their gyms and inner circles. You do not need to read the Brazilian press to know what is coming.
His angle is information. He has covered MMA for more than fifteen years and knows the Brazilian scene from regional promotions up to the UFC. That means he has followed some fighters since their early days, long before they reached the big cards. If you follow Brazilian fighters such as Charles Oliveira or Alex Pereira, his articles bring you news from their camps as soon as it breaks, in English. His coverage also includes Brazilian fighters outside the UFC, as they move up through the regional scene.
MMA Official's take
Guilherme Cruz is a fit for fans who follow Brazilian fighters and want reliable information on new bookings, signings, and late changes to fight cards.
Start with his latest articles on MMA Fighting, especially the ones breaking fights or signings. Before a UFC card with Brazilians on it, read his reporting to learn how their camps went and what they are saying. Then follow his write-ups from The MMA Hour for the fighter quotes he passes along. To keep up, bookmark his author page on MMA Fighting, which collects all of his articles from newest to oldest.