Frederico Lapenda

Date of birth : 09/21/1968

City of birth : Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Frederico Lapenda moved to Los Angeles from Brazil to study filmmaking and eventually formed The Fight Game Network & Paradigm Pictures. He started the worldwide mixed martial arts movement by producing the World Vale Tudo Championships in Japan. Since 1995 he has produced and promoted numerous Cagefights (MMA) in such diverse countries as Japan, Russia, Brazil, Israel, Holland, Jamaica, Bosnia, Aruba, etc. Lapenda also produced the successful weekly cable show "Combate Mortal", highly-rated "Fox Files"investigative report, documentaries, feature films, pay-per-view event, live concerts, etc.