According to MMA Fighting ONE Championship has signed one of the world’s most decorated and dominant Brazilian jiu jitsu players: Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida. Almeida’s manager Ali Abdelaziz told that outlet that he expects his client to make his MMA debut in either late 2020 or early 2021.
Buchecha, which means ‘big cheeks’, is a black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca and is widely considerted as “the greatest grappler of his generation and arguably of all time” (per BJJ Heroes). He has won 6 IBJJF World Championship open weight titles and is the current record holder for absolute gold medals at the ‘Mundial’.