At Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Jacaré continues his preparation to come back to the rings – what, if depends on the will of the fighter, still happens this year. In na exclusive interview with TATAME after a hard session of trains in X-Gym, in Barra da Tijuca, Jacaré spoke about the life between the United States and Brazil and the good year in MMA. “My life is fighting, it’s one of the happiest years of my life and certainly happier years will come”, celebrates Jacaré, who wants to fight still more this year. Check below an exclusive interview with the fighter, who still spoke about Minotauro vs. Frank Mir, that happens in UFC 92, and a possible fight against Brock Lesnar, farther on to coment the preparation of André Galvão to fight for the belt in Canada, next Saturday (13).

How is the life in the United States?

I stay always travelling, in fact I don’t stay only in the USA, I’m travelling all the time. I’m went to São Paulo, then I’m passing in Rio and, sometimes, I go to USA and I stay some time there too. After leaving Manaus, I stay travelling all the time…

Which is the difference of train that you see here in Brazil, with the guys from, Universidade do Jiu-Jitsu, and your trains in São Paulo?

In Universidade do Jiu-Jitsu was where I fill myself better training, I trained well with Saulo, Xande Ribeiro and the whole Universidade do Jiu-Jitsu team, and unfortunately this time I wasn’t possible to go there, but I’m training well with the people here. I liking training here, I’m very happy of helping and being helped by André Galvão, by Josuel Distak, by the people here… I’d like to thank Minotauro (Rodrigo Nogueira), who opened the doors of his academy to me to train. It’s a pleasure to receive this propose from him... I’m a huge fan of him, as fighter and person, I think he’s a guy who has a heart bigger than himself.

Which is the balance that you make of this year in MMA?

My life is fighting, it’s one of the happiest years of my life and certainly happier years will come, because I already fought four times this year. It’s all that I wanted of my life and I’m happy of have fought four times this year.

Do you already closed the year or still have some fight to do?

I’m crazy to fight on December 31st, unfortunately I stayed a time withouth fighting, but until then, if Japan calls me, I’ll be ready to fight.

Are you negotiating that, is there any rumour?

In fact there is a rumour of “maybe I’ll fight” or “maybe I’ll fight”, and I believe that I’ll fight, so I’m waiting anxious (laughs).

Mousasi will fight in K-1 and you won’t have the opportunity of a reamtch with him, will you?

In fact I don’t stay looking for the opponents I won neither the opponents I losst. I leave the things go naturally and one day we can meet ourselves, and when this day arrives I’ll stay very happy.

How are you seeing Japan coming back with the big events?

Japan always was the prime of MMA, Japan made the first world show, Japan always treated well the athletes and isn’t today that this will stop. Dream is very beautiful, great, has only top athletes and I’m very happy of being fighting the Dream, that was the event that treated me better like athlete and like person, and that made me the better propose to fight.

You have trained now with Galvão and he’ll take a shot for a title at Canada. What do you expect to this fight?

Galvão is with an exceptional gas, and we both need to learn more the MMA part. We’re just starting now and we know our mistakes. We’re looking to improve that, we’re going to stay good in this thing.

Which is your goal to 2009?

Each day that passes I stay more expert, I’m learning a little in each day. I’m always improving, as in Jiu-Jitsu, as in the striking and the MMA part. I expect to be a year of many fights, it’s only what matters.

You’ve trained some times at Randy Couture’s gym and now he lost to Brock Lesnar… What did you think of the fight?

I thought that Randy would win because of the experience, because he’s very tough, he knows the octagon, has many fights than Lesnar, but that didn’t happened, and that proves that in MMA wins who is better, who is more trained and who does the better strategy to the fight.

And Nogueira, who opened the doors of the academy to you, will fight now in the end of the year with Frank Mir. Which is the expectative for this fight?

Besides being a great fan of Minotauro, I’m always cheer for him. It’s a five rounds fight and when the fight goes to a long time, Minotauro is Minotauro... Five rounds are good to Minotauro, because he’s a fighter of long fights. Like Anderson just said to me once, Minotauro never lost, the time ran over before he wins (laughs). And I trully believe that also.

And how do you think that would be a fight between Minotauro and Brock?

I think Minotauro wins because has more experience, more heart, supports more hits, has a very good ground, and without to count that are five rounds of five, and I’m Minotauro Football Club.