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Guilherme Mendes On Dana White’s Visit, Kelly Slater & Rafael Mendes’s Preparation For ADCC

 

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Last week, the Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy received an illustrious visitor. The president of the UFC , Dana White was visiting a friend at the gym, took the opportunity to tour the facilities and made ​​a point of greeting Guilherme Mendes , leader of the team alongside his brother Rafael.

In an interview with tatame (in Portuguese), Guilherme spoke about the contact he had with the UFC boss, who did not train, but who greeted all present that day.

“He came to visit a friend and went to greet us, to discover the gym. It was pretty cool. I did not expect to see him appear. He was super nice, humble, took a picture with the students, “he said.

Besides Dana, Guilherme and Rafael also met the biggest name in the history of Surfing: Kelly Slater. And unlike the UFC boss, he trained with the b rothers and their students.

“He came to the gym and I trained with him. It was very good. He was training, took a few touches on the positions, correcting the guard pass. He was also giving tips on surfing for me and Rafael. But he’s tough, rolls well. Slater is a blue belt, but he was very good. He would do well in competition, “he said.

Kelly Slater with the Mendes bros

Kelly Slater with the Mendes bros

On October 19, in Beijing, China, will take place the ADCC . Guilherme won’t be competing this time but revealed to helping his brother prepare. Rafael Mendes will seek to win his third championship in the biggest event of the Grappling World.

“He’s focusing on physical preparation here in the gym and competition training at Atos at André Galvão’s which has a good crowd focused on no gi. Rafael is hungry and is very motivated. He is an example to everyone in the gym, because he is always training and never gets tired. I’ve never seen anyone train like him, “he added.