Felipe Pena is one of the most successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes of all time – and his matches never fail to entertain!
But how, then, is it possible that his nickname is “Preguiça“, which means “Lazy” in Portuguese?
Well, the story goes back to when Pena was a teenager and only started training BJJ…
He shared it in an interview with BJJEE:
When I started training Jiu Jitsu, I used to be a little chubby 15 year old boy…
I did not like sports at all I did not like Jiu Jitsu in the beginning, but what I did love was the environment, all the jokes, the friends and I loved simply being on the mats.So, I was on the mats – but whenever I had a chance to skip the rolls and stay on the wall talking, I took it.
So Draculino gave me that nickname.
Pena didn’t like the nickname, but it stuck:
I definitely didn’t like it; but, in Brazil, when you don’t like your nickname that’s when it actually sticks with you (laughs).
After awhile I fell in love with the sport and started training seriously, competing more and more, but that nickname stayed with me.
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