Bruno Malfacine has been a bjj powerhouse for a number of years. The ace has been working on mma for the past 2 years but he’s not left bjj fall by the wayside as evidenced by his amazing performances at worlds 2018. Since then he’s also improved his MMA record to 3-0 and he’s on the last fight on his contract with Brave FC.

”In 13 months, I had three MMA fights and two jiu-jitsu world championships, which are the toughest ones. I had a busy year,” Malfacine told mmafighting. “Even though my fights didn’t last long, my camps were hard. I don’t think I’ve made many mistakes in this fight, but I’ve made some mistakes in my training camp and I have to work on that. I’m a perfectionist, I don’t want anything going wrong.

In his last fight Malfacine admits he had to change his strategy a little bit:

”Everything went as planned, take him down and submit,” Malfacine told MMA Fighting, “but my original plan was to test myself more on the feet, but he was too tall and it was hard to find the distance, so I changed my strategy early in the fight. People haven’t seen me strike yet, but I’ve evolved a lot. My striking will be there for me when I need it.”

And as for UFC and Bellator future:

”I’m in no rush. My focus is to evolve,” Malfacine said. “I’m lucky enough to have two great coaches by my side, Sergio Cunha and master (Ricardo) Liborio, who take care of me. There’s a difference between training a lot and training smart, and we do that to become world champion one day.

”They know the reality better than me. It’s funny that I have a little over a year in MMA, but I still have a lot to learn, especially on the feet, which is my biggest challenge, but I feel comfortable in there. Since my first fight, it feels natural for me. If I have to debut in Bellator or UFC tomorrow, I will be ready for it. (My coaches) will make the call. Whatever they say, I’m in.”

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