Rodolfo Vieira entered a MMA cage for the first time on Feb. 11, and he made quick work of Daniyar Zarylbek.
The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion needed less than three minutes to get the takedown, get the mount, get Zarylbek’s back and end the contest with a rear-naked choke.
"It was exactly like I wanted,” Vieira, who headlined Arzalet Fighting 1 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, told MMA Fighting. "It’s hard to expect something because MMA is a new sport for me. I was confident, I trained hard and prepared for a long time at American Top Team, and my coaches gave me confidence.