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Rodolfo Vieira: ‘The Problem with Jiu-Jitsu is that People Don’t Go For the Finish, They Go in to Win’

Rodolfo Vieira: ‘The Problem with Jiu-Jitsu is that People Don’t Go For the Finish, They Go in to Win’

 

 

Last weekend’s Metamoris 5, was marked by a large number of draws. Of the six bouts held at the event, five ended without a winner.

A born finisher, the world champion Rodolfo Vieira tried to explain this situation in an interview with Tatame:

 

“The problem is that people talk about going to submit but basically, they go in to win. There are anxious to pursue the goal of Jiu-Jitsu and the event itself, which is about submitting. The guys who submit during the event get paid more. But most of them are afraid of losing and prefer to ensure the tie. I did not. I go for all or nothing. If I get caught, I get caught, but at least I tried to finish. The rest play very defensively. I’m going to fight and the rest is in God’s hands. “

 

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Rodolfo would like to compete in Metamoris again. In Metamoris 2, he defeated Braulio Estima by referee decision. That event was the first and last time that Metamoris had referee decisions.

 

“I want to fight again. It’s a great event, which values ​​the athletes enough. It is always good fight. I received an invitation to fight Xande (Ribeiro), but the date was bad, I had many scheduled seminars. If I receive a new invitation, I’ll go for it “he said