Gleison Tibau found a way to get paid as a coach for nine months during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Not only that, the longtime UFC veteran entered the cage and won a one-night MMA tournament that isn’t listed on his official record.
Speaking with MMA Fighting ahead of his PFL debut on Thursday, when he faces fellow Brazilian Joao Zeferino at PFL 2 in Atlantic City, N.J., Tibau said he was asked to be part of the “Maximum Bloodsport Tournament,” an MMA grand prix created by German rapper KC Rebell for his music video Anani Bacini, which has been watched by nearly two million people since October 2020.