Atos Prodigy Kaynan Duarte caught everyone’s attention last year when he qualified for ADCC and Brazil trials.
Purple Belt Stuns At ADCC Trials Brazil – Wins 88kg Division
Since then the young ace hasn’t shied away from a challenge. As proven by his latest move.
Yesterday Gordon Ryan announced he would be competing at NoGi PANs in the Ultra Heavy Black Belt division.
To which Duarte simply replied by swapping categories:
Gordon followed up the realization with this post:
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