"My friend Frederico Lapenda! This is one of the Brazilians who became successful abroad and did not forget Brazil. He co-wrote with the king of comics Stan Lee and others, this wonderful book Allies of the Amazon."

"Lapenda was a real pioneer in the internationalization of mixed martial arts. He grasped, before most, how MMA was truly universal in appeal.  And he put his money where his mouth was by successfully promoting MMA shows in European and Asian markets before anyone else."

"Frederico Lapenda is one of the most important figures in the sport of MMA.  He takes Carlson Gracie to the US with no guarantee.  He invests in Carlson, for Carlson to build a team."