Rodolfo Vieira with Real Fight Championship’s promoter Shigetaka Yamada. Photo: Kinya Hashimoto/Jiu-Jitsu Nerd

Five-time black belt world champion Rodolfo Vieira traveled to Tokyo, Japan, and has signed a contract to make his MMA debut in 2016.

According to sources in the Japanese MMA media, the 2011 black belt open class champion will make his first fight on the fall of next year.

Rodolfo’s fight will be part of a card at Real Fight Championship with no specific date or opponent yet.

It is the same event where Kron Gracie made his MMA debut, on December 2014.

Rodolfo Vieira announced recently that he is ready to make his move from Jiu-Jitsu to MMA and for that he will move to the USA to train with American Top Team, starting this February.

Before starting his new career, Rodolfo will go through hip surgery in Brazil.

Watch Kron Gracie win via armbar in his MMA debut

With his father Rickson Gracie on his corner, Kron Gracie debuted in MMA this Tuesday, Dec. 23, in Japan.

The young talent reached the win at the Real Fight Championship 1 with an armbar on Korea’s Hyung Soo-Kim, on round 1.

In the same evening, Jiu-Jitsu black belt Marcos Souza also got a win.

Souza caught Kenta Takagi with an armbar also on round 1.

Earlier, Souza’s brother Roberto Satoshi also stepped on the ring to defeat Doo Jae Jeong via rear-naked choke.

Here are some pictures of Kron and Marcos in action.

Photos by Kinya Hashimoto (Jiu-Jitsu Nerd)

Kron Gracie

After much uncertainty, Kron Gracie’s MMA debut is finally set to happen at the Real Fight Championship.

The son of Rickson Gracie will make his first appearance as a MMA fighter next December 23, in Tokyo, Japan.

Kron’s opponent will be the relatively unknown Korean fighter Kim Hyumg Su.

Kim has a 0-1 MMA record according to Sherdog.com, with a no-contest in his second fight.

Black belt brothers Roberto Satoshi and Marcos Souza will also compete in the same event.

For more info, go to realfightchampionship.jp