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Jiu-Jitsu Superstar Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Signs with Dominance MMA

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Widely regarded as the greatest active jiu-jitsu champion, Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida is ready to move to MMA.

The news was published first by FloGrappling and later confirmed by Sherdog.com Buchecha has secured the services of Dominance MMA founder Ali Abdelaziz in preparation for his transition, but he has not signed with a specific promotion yet. Abdelaziz represents a number of prominent MMA fighters, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo, to name a few

Almeida owns the record with 13 world jiu-jitsu championships as a black belt.