Sydney Ferreira Machado Junior is a mixed martial arts athlete from Brazil.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he began his path in Jiu Jitsu at an early age in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, where he would take his first steps as a white belt with his Master, Alexandre Soca Freítas. From the beginning with the Soca master, there was a desire to dedicate himself to competitive Jiu-Jitsu. This, along with the teacher’s help, allowed him to get a scholarship at his academy.

During his period as a Blue Ribbon, he won various competitions and obtained, with great effort and dedication, different gold medals in recognized events such as the Union Cup, Helio Gracie Cup, and Teresopolis.

Likewise, he managed to reach the IBJJF podium on different occasions, obtaining 2 silver medals and one bronze in the years 1998 and 1999.
This desire for competition continued during his purple belt, obtaining medals and his place on the podium in numerous events: Champion of Brazil in 2001 and Champion of the Rio de Janeiro Selectiva for the 2001 World Cup.

Sydney achieved his brown belt in 2002, however during this year he dedicated herself mainly to training and recovering from various injuries that affected him. In 2003 he returned to the competition and became: the 2003 Brazil Champion, State Tournament Champion of the State of Paraná, and Bronze Medalist in the Brazilian National Tournament.

In 2004 he attended the IBJJF Jiu Jitsu World Cup and obtained the silver medal in middle heavyweight, which led him to obtain his long-dreamed black belt that same year. For his start as a black belt, he was invited to fight in ADCC Brazil and became the State Champion of the State of Porto Alegre.

Sydney Machado still competing in the biggest Jiu-Jitsu tournaments such as The Masters Worlds in Las Vegas this year.