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Vale Tudo 

Vale Tudo means "anything goes" or "No rules" in Portugese. It's a full-contact unarmed combat fighting style with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century.
Vale Tudo takes the most effective combat techniques from styles such as Jujitsu, Muay Thai, Sambo, Wrestling, and Western Boxing.
Vale Tudo by Dancing with Fire January 6, 2011
Related Words

valetudinarian 

an old word use to describe someone who is unduly concerned about their health.
in an episode of sherlock holmes with one of the gentleman who he visited described his condition forever cursed to be valetudinarian.

Vale Tudo 

Brazilian for "any thing goes"

Such as No Holds Barre fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, and Cage Fighting
Did you see that Vale Tudo match??
Vale Tudo by Kunta_Kinte August 30, 2005

vale tudo 

Vale-tudo (anything goes) Similarly to MMA competitions and now used to describe the rules of the bout. A style of fighting in itself. The term vale tudo comes from the name of a television show that aired in Brazil. The show was a telecast of style-versus-style fights hosted by Hélio Gracie, which later changed into a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, bjj, tournament followed by the winner taking on an ivited fighter of some other style in a vale tudo match.

Can be used to explain gear and equipment in MMA.
If we are going to fight i want it to be a vale tudo match.

Are those vale tudo gloves.
vale tudo by HawaiianHero November 3, 2006