BJJ News — marcus-almeida

About a week after Ryan Spann's left hook and straight right sent Marcus Buchecha Almeida to the canvas at UFC Vegas 116, the legendary grappler shared some philosophical reflections on what actually matters in life. "Everything that you build, everything that you conquer as an athlete," he said, "i

Back in late April, when Marcus Buchecha stepped into the octagon against Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 116, the most decorated gi competitor of his generation had roughly ninety seconds to make his case that elite jiu-jitsu still scales in mixed rules. He got the opportunity.

When the UFC originally booked Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida vs. Max Gimenis for UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, the pitch almost wrote itself.