Malfacine. Eduardo Ferreira/ Gallerr

After wrapping up his career in IBJJF World Championships, Bruno Malfacine has a time and place to return to MMA.

With his tenth roosterweight gold medal, which he won at this year’s Worlds, Malfa will hope to ride the momentum into a win at Brave 16, scheduled to take place September 21st.

The city of Abu Dhabi will host the event. His opponent as yet undefined, Malfacine will be tasked with doing his third MMA bout in the hopes of maintaining a spotless record. His first two fights were won in convincing fashion and with an emphasis on BJJ.

Malfacine expressed excitement for returning to the United Arab Emirates on social media, and said he will do his best to gift the BJJ community with a great show. You can click the play button below to watch his most recent win in MMA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTePjGtbc-c

Malfacine com retorno marcado no MMA. Foto: Eduardo Ferreira/ Gallerr

Após encerrar sua corrida de kimono nos mundiais da IBJJF, Bruno Malfacine já tem data e local para voltar a atuar no MMA.

Com o décimo ouro no peso-galo, conquistado neste Mundial de 2018, Malfa parte embalado para o Brave 16, que rola no dia 21 de setembro, e o palco escolhido para o evento traz boas lembranças para o brasileiro.

Abu Dhabi foi o local definido para o card ser apresentado. Ainda sem adversário designado, Malfacine terá a missão de encarar sua terceira luta de MMA na busca de manter seu cartel perfeito. Suas duas lutas anteriores foram vencidas com propriedade, usando o Jiu-Jitsu como carro-chefe.

“Feliz e empolgado de voltar a esse incrível país, agora dentro do octógono”, disse Malfacine nas redes sociais. “Farei meu melhor para presentear toda a comunidade do Jiu jitsu e a galera presente com um grande show. Vejo vocês em breve!”

Relembre no vídeo abaixo a luta mais recente da fera no MMA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTePjGtbc-c

João Gabriel celebrates his victory in Long Beach. Photo: Dan Rod

Brown belt absolute world champion, João Gabriel Rocha received his black belt in the beginning of the year, during the Heavyweight Grand Prix of Copa Pódio. Now the ace of Soul Fighters prepares to make his debut at the maximum degree, in the WPJJC Abu Dhabi, on April 13 and 14.

Leandro Escobar’s pupil talked to GracieMag.com about his training and the expectation to fight among big names in the desert of the Emirates. Check this out.

GracieMag: How do you feel about debuting in Abu Dhabi?

JOÃO GABRIEL: I’m excited. After all, it will be my first time fighting in Abu Dhabi and also my first tournament as a black belt. It will be fun.

What has changed in your training?

The main change has been the pace, which is a mile per minute thanks to coach Andre Nobrega. My Jiu-Jitsu training is in the hands of Leandro Escobar. I workout in the morning and train in the afternoon and in the evening – an average of six hours of training a day.

What do you expect to find in the black belt division?

In the black belt division, there’s nowhere to run. So I especially trained how to escape from tricky situations like with the guy passing my guard or on my back. Jiu-Jitsu is trying to get comfortable in all situations, and that’s what I try to do. I’ve got a lot of guts and will to win my place. I want to do everything I did at the other belts and now is the time to show my worth and I will fight hard for it. I do not promise titles, but I can promise a lot of willingness to win. Now is the time when the child cries and the mother doesn’t hear (laughs).

What does it take to be a good black belt?

Focusing on what you do, and a lot of love, too. If you have those two things, you get where you want, both in Jiu-Jitsu and in life.