By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Marcelo Alonso

One of the greatest representatives of the Brazilian MMA, Ricardo Arona made his debut in the professional rings in 2000, but never fought in Brazil. Nine years later, Arona will do, on Bitetti Combat 4, his first fight "at home", and is excited for the challenge at returning to the rings. "I'm training every day, dedicated, concerned about the return... I’m just waiting for Amaury Bitetti to give me the details, present the opponent", said the fighter. "It’s very exciting to fight for our public for the first time... It’s a great honor to represent the country in Brazil, which is something I didn’t do yet".

In an exclusive interview, that yuo can read here, the ex-fighter of Pride talked about the trainings and the possibility to prepare for the fight at the team of Rodrigo Minotauro. "I'm training at home and I'm receiving important people to train with me, good coaches. And I also have free access to train at the Minotauro Team, with Minotauro. I was there twice this month. We are united to train together, the doors are open between us, we have direct links in training", said the fighter, who spoke about the expectation to fight weight and open class in ADCC in 2009, which happens 15 days after the Bitetti Combat, analyzed the next battles in the UFC, the Wanderlei Silva’s decision to drop to middleweight division and more.