Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Dave Batista started training with Cesar Gracie in 2010. He was a few ago promoted to BJJ purple belt by Gracie. This follows his evolution in BJJ when he was promoted to blue belt in 2011. Batista wrestled in high school and has some background in traditional martial arts stand up fighting.
Batista’s martial arts base was Kali, and after taking up Muay Thai and jiu jitsu several years ago, it become his passion. He originally intended to make the BJJ gym private, a place near his home where he could train, but then decided to open it to the public. He’s now training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi so that he can attain rank. His goal is to someday become a Cesar Gracie black belt.
In this video you can see Batista rolling, talking about his passion for BJJ and his purple belt promotion:
