By Guilherme Cruz

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Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro fought in United States for the last time in 2006, but He Will be back to North American stages in the beginning of 2010, and the preparation already started. “I must fight now on the beginning of 2010, because they will make about 20 events for year, so it will always have events. I’m getting in shape, if the guy calls me, I’ll be ready, told the lightweight, talking to TATAME.

Living in New York, he will be back to Brazil in the middle of the month to tight the trainings on Nova União. “There are some people who train here with me, and I’ll be training 15 days here and 15 days later. Then, when they call me, I’ll finish with trains here. Family is already in Brazil, I stayed here alone, taking care of everything. It will start to get colder here in January, then the family go to spend some time there”, tells, running away from New York’s cold. “Don’t even say, man… Even with kimono it gets too cold. Just after the first train that things start to get better (laugh)”.

Without knowing who’s gonna be his opponent, Shaolin jokes. “I’m like a blind man in a shooting… I’m looking their employees list, seeing who’s coming from victory and defeat. There’s Thompson and Melendez, but they have the title, so I won’t face them for now. I’m seeing people around them”, explains, excited to fight on USA. “I’ll train very focused on Brazil to come back well”.