Cezar Jesus Ferreira better known in his home country Brazil as Cezar Mutante, had a submission win over Jack Hermansson (14-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on Saturday’s FS1-televised UFC Fight Night 100 prelims at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.
Ferreira (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) talked about his job working as an Uber driver when he was recovering from a spinal surgery where he head to deal with intense pain on a daily basis.
Mutante drove up to eight hours to make $100. Sometimes people would recognize him and he would get a good tip:
“I’m so glad that I did that,” he said. “It was a good experience. After that, I think about the value of money. It’s hard to make money in life.”
Last Saturday, he was awarded the $50,000 bonus for “Performance of the Night.”
Cezar Ferreira scored his third straight win in the UFC against Jack Hermansson in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and spoke with the media about his days as Uber driver before his 3-0 run, detailed his submission win, and much more:
