A 2 time world champion in Jiu-Jitsu, Antonio Braga Neto is one of the best ground fighters in the UFC . In his UFC debut in Fortaleza, last year, the fighter showed all his technique by submitting Anthony Smith in the first round by kneebar.
In an interview with tatame, the black belt said that those who practice Jiu-Jitsu have a big advantage on those who only focus on MMA .
“Who trains Jiu-Jitsu is light years ahead in MMA. In MMA, I’ve had 11 fights. when I won the Worlds, I did it in one day. There, face to face with my opponent, he wants the same thing as me, but my experience in Jiu-Jitsu helps me be calmer in MMA. Jiu-Jitsu is everything for me, “said the athlete, who, in addition to being world champion, has won the Brazileiros three times as well as the Pan and World Pro
His love for Jiu-Jitsu is so great that it surpasses patriotism. According to the athlete, who currently trains at Team Nogueira, he normally cheers for Brazilians against foreigners, but if the foreigner uses some good Jiu-Jitsu Braga Neto, may even even cheer for him:
“Sometimes I see an event that has an American and a Brazilian, but if the American. ends up using Jiu-Jitsu, I even. Before being Brazilian, I am ‘jiu-jiteiro’. That’s how I see myself. I root for the beautiful submissions. I like when the guy gives up, I think the most beautiful thing in the world is to make the guy tap out. That is worth more than anything. ”
Ronaldo Jacare once said that when wearing the kimono, he feels like he has body armor, and Braga Neto is not very different: “When I put on the kimono, I feel like I have a suit, elegant, beautiful. The kimono makes me beautiful. I feel like a superhero in kimono “.
