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Galvao to make MMA debut
Black belt to fight end of August in USA
Andre Galvao is back in Brazil after spending some time in the United States. In his luggage, the Brasa star brought with him two medals from the 2008 Worlds - gold at medium heavyweight and bronze in the absolute - and a two-year contract with Jorge Guimaraes and Ed Soares that will kick off his MMA career. His debut is set for August 30, in Santa Monica, at the Fighting 4 Kidz, a pro-bono event in favor of a local child's hospital in California: "It's a new event. I didn't want to debut in a big event right off the bat, making money fast. As with Jiu-Jitsu, I want to build my career little by little," said Galvao when telling GRACIEMAG.com the news exclusively.
His opponent is still to be defined, but Andre knows he will be in the evening's main event and which category he will fight at: "I'll be going in at 170lbs (77kg), the same category I fight in at the ADCC.
Galvao guarantees that his new career will not get in the way of his Jiu-Jitsu performances: "From now till the end of the year there will be no Jiu-Jitsu events. Next year, I want to do the ADCC trials and the Worlds." The choice of weight category has to do with the future. "Jorge told me they have no one in this category and they are already talking to the guys over there," he says, referring to the UFC, the event where Joinha has no less than two champions.
A meeting with the two champions should take place shortly: "I'll train in Sao Paulo, where Demian and Alejarra will help me, but Jorge has alreadysaid Minotauro and Anderson are stoked about training with me in Rio. So I should do some training sessions with them from time to time."
The return to the USA should happen one week prior to the bout: "But I'll be back in training tomorrow," announces a dedicated Galvao.
Fuente : GRACIE MAG
Black belt to fight end of August in USA
Andre Galvao is back in Brazil after spending some time in the United States. In his luggage, the Brasa star brought with him two medals from the 2008 Worlds - gold at medium heavyweight and bronze in the absolute - and a two-year contract with Jorge Guimaraes and Ed Soares that will kick off his MMA career. His debut is set for August 30, in Santa Monica, at the Fighting 4 Kidz, a pro-bono event in favor of a local child's hospital in California: "It's a new event. I didn't want to debut in a big event right off the bat, making money fast. As with Jiu-Jitsu, I want to build my career little by little," said Galvao when telling GRACIEMAG.com the news exclusively.
His opponent is still to be defined, but Andre knows he will be in the evening's main event and which category he will fight at: "I'll be going in at 170lbs (77kg), the same category I fight in at the ADCC.
Galvao guarantees that his new career will not get in the way of his Jiu-Jitsu performances: "From now till the end of the year there will be no Jiu-Jitsu events. Next year, I want to do the ADCC trials and the Worlds." The choice of weight category has to do with the future. "Jorge told me they have no one in this category and they are already talking to the guys over there," he says, referring to the UFC, the event where Joinha has no less than two champions.
A meeting with the two champions should take place shortly: "I'll train in Sao Paulo, where Demian and Alejarra will help me, but Jorge has alreadysaid Minotauro and Anderson are stoked about training with me in Rio. So I should do some training sessions with them from time to time."
The return to the USA should happen one week prior to the bout: "But I'll be back in training tomorrow," announces a dedicated Galvao.
Fuente : GRACIE MAG
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