When you ask most veteran mixed martial arts fans about the identity of the first five Brazilians to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, most of them answer Royce Gracie, Marco Ruas, Joe Moreira, Amaury Bitetti and Vitor Belfort. However, there were two Brazilians who stepped inside the Octagon before Belfort: Eldo Dias Xavier (the capoeira stylist who got knocked out by Marcus Bossett in the UFC 4 tournament and today works as an Uber drive in Minas Gerais) and Rafael Carino, who knocked out Matt Andersen in a UFC 9 prelim the same night that Bitetti was beaten by Don Frye.
Rafael Carino: Where is He Now?
