André Galvão back to MMA in November

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André Galvão back to MMA in November Saturday 04th of October 2008 02:08 PM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photos Marcelo Alonso

Two times BJJ world champion, André Galvão debuted in MMA with a great performance, submitting his Jeremiah Metcalf on the second round, after getting knocked down on the first. After the first bout, Galvão now trains with Anderson Silva and Rafael “Feijão” for his next challenge. “I’ll fight at a Canadian event in November 28th, I’ll sign the contract this week, but everything is right”, said the athlete, that commented the influence of his Jiu-Jitsu experience in MMA.

“I think Jiu-Jitsu helps you a lot, so if you’re a BJJ black belt and you compete, you’re in advantage on the ring, because you can do the job stand up or on the ground. But you need to like it… A lot of people go from BJJ to MMA and don’t get used to it, and maybe you can put an end to your career with this choice, you need to know if you like to get beaten (laughs)”, told the athlete. For his preparation to the first fight, Galvão trained with guys like Wanderlei Silva, Paulo Filho, Xande Ribeiro, Ronaldo Jacaré, Fabrício “Morango” and many others, and now will spend some time at Minotauro Team, with Rodrigo Nogueira, Anderson Silva, Rogério Nogueira and Rafael “Feijão”. Stay tuned on TATAME.com for more news about MMA.

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vladimirbocaraton 11/05/2008 12:50 AM	Paulo fiho Again... and some people tell me this guy is better than Anderson Silva...ha can not ven make the weigth to his figth...to me he donlt take his profession serious or he does not have good people around him...sorry Filho just lost 25% of his purse must hurt....
giuliano matinhos 11/01/2008 10:17 PM	ta na hora ninja esse e o momento e sabemos da tua capacidade ,sou mais vc,estou em londres treinando mas,em janeiro estarei na praia pra treinar forte contigo,are you ready?giuliano_brownbelt@hotmail.com
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