 Lapenda also broke new ground by co-producing two of the first MMA theatrical documentaries, "" (HBO, 2002) and "" (PPV, 2001), which are still considered the industry gold standard.He introduced pay-per-view to Brazilian television and his WVC was just the fourth MMA show to ever air on US PPV.Lapenda was acknowledged as a "true visionary" by Grappling magazine, which ran a two-part 12-page article on his life and accomplishments, and was also featured on the cover of Gladiator magazine in 2007 and publicly honored, along with UFC creator Art Davie, as one of the two men who created MMA.