Oluwale Bamgbose is a UFC middleweight fighter who recently fought in Rio. Even though he wasn’t successful at UFC 212 in the World capital of Jiu Jitsu he got a big wish fulfilled- he made the trip back with his fresh new jiu-jitsu black belt.
Bamgbose (6-3-0) got off to a good start, dictating the pace and secured two takedowns in the opening round. However, he faded midway into the round and was gassed at the buzzer.
In the second round, Borrachinha blocked a head kick before going to the ground with Bamgbose and ended the fight with some ground-and-pound.
Bamgbose writes:
I was able to offically recieve my black belt in Brazilian Jujitsu under Jose Luis Castro @joseluiscademartori after my fight last night in Brazil. I was blessed to recieve it earlier on prior to the fight but I told my bjj coach I wanted to earn it by getting a submission finish. Unfortunately I wasnt able to finish the rear naked choke attempt, I went for but I definitely out grappled my opponent who was a black belt in bjj also. Thank you for making me your black belt sir. I will pass on ur teachings to the BEST of my abilities. Thank you @luisazeredo for helping me perfect my BJJ and grappling also. Coach @lanrito thank you for helping me perfect my wrestling. With that said, I still have alot of work to do in relation to understanding how to better blend mma strikes/defense within BJJ. Rolling in bjj is completely different from an mma fight and thats the beauty of this wonderful sport. THE BEST TECHNIQUES FROM THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS IN THE WORLD, IS HAND PICKED TO ESSENTIALLY BUILD A PARTICULAR FIGHTERS GAME. IF YOUR LUCKY YOU CAN CREATE MOVES EVENTUALLY
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