Autographed Official WEC 48 Jose Aldo Banner

Nova Uniao Black Belt and current WEC Featherweight Champion of the World, Jose Aldo, is continuing his efforts to give back to his community. With the success of his first auction, where he auctioned items from when he defeated Mike Brown for the Belt, and with the proceeds gathered from Nova Uniao merchandise sales, 40 Jiu-Jitsu Gis were able to be purchased for the students in the Nova Uniao Community Program. Now, with his latest dominating win over Urijah Faber in his first Title defense, Aldo hopes to again raise funds that will further the development of the program.

Autographed Official WEC 48 Jose Aldo Gloves

With the help of fellow Nova Uniao team mate, Gustavo Dantas, who is responsible for the promotion of the program in the US and funds distribution to Brazil, Aldo will be auctioning off two autographed items on eBay from the night he defended his Champion Title against Faber, including:

- Autographed Official WEC 48 Jose Aldo Fight Banner (4′x6′ Banner)

- Autographed Official WEC 48 Jose Aldo Gloves

ALL the proceeds will be donated to the Nova Uniao Community Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the funds can be used to purchase equipment, such as gis and mats. The Non-profit program is focused on teaching Jiu-Jitsu to underprivileged youths living in low-income housing developments situated on the hills of Rio de Janeiro. Referred to as “favelas”, life in these slums is hard and makes it very easy to fall into drugs, gangs, and violence. Through this program, aspiring fighters can take steps in the right path to begin their journey to follow in the footsteps of Aldo and be Champions of the future. Organized by Nova Uniao Co-Founder, Andre Pederneiras, the program is currently operated in two locations: “Morro Azul” with classes taught by Black Belt, Fabiano “Babu” Freitas, and “Morro Santo Amaro” with classes taught by Sengoku fighter and Black Belt, Marlon Sandro.

You can also take part in helping by purchasing Nova Uniao merchandise. 10% of each purchase will be donated to the Nova Uniao Community Program. To see the full line of Nova Uniao products, go to http://www.novauniao.com/gear

Want to do more? For more information on how you can help this noble cause, contact Gustavo Dantas at Gustavo@Novauniao.com.