Paulo Thiago, star of the UFC and elite police force Bope / Photo: personal archive
Despite having dropped back to back decisions, Paulo Thiago Alencar will certainly be one of the fighters to receive the heaviest applause at UFC Rio/134, on the coming 27th.
This is because the hard-nosed fighter from the Brazil’s capital city of Brasília is a member of elite police force Bope, which a large portion of Rio de Janeiro’s population sees as being bona fide heroes. Rewatch some of Paulo Thiago’s (13w, 3l) routine from before he got started in the UFC, since the Ataide Junior-trained fighter swapped shooting for teaching martial arts at the law enforcement agency in the nation’s capital. Paulo will take on David Mitchell (11w, 1l) in Rio.
