Current Brazilian and world champion (2005 and 2006), Celso Venicius takes off for the United States today with the aim of winning the only title to have eluded him: the Pan-American. The competition will take place on the 28th, 29th and 30th of this month promising to raise the roof of the California State University, Dominguez Hills gymnasium, in California.
This will be the first time the Roberto Gordo student and current commander of Gracie SP will dispute the traditional intercontinental competition, for reasons he explains: “I’ve never had sponsorship to go to the Pan. But for the first time I managed some. Itororo vehicles and Atama have given me that support.”
Celsinho and team Gracie SP
There is no denying Celsinho is already going into the dispute as one of the main candidates for the lightweight gold medal. However, he will have before him the man that got in his way when trying for his third world title in 2007, Lucas Lepri, of Allliance. “I see him as I do any other fighter out there. I’m not focused on one adversary, but on all of them. My goal is not to win one fight, but to be champion,” guarantees the 24-year-old Carioca..
Celsinho takes off today for New York, where he will train till wednsday at Renzo Gracie’s gym. While Celso is abroad, the one to lead training in Gracie Sp will be IFL fighter Fabio Leopoldo, along with Leandro Slaib.
