The winningest IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu champion of all time with 13 wins, Marcus Buchecha Almeida has a date set for his MMA debut. The BJJ fighter will face Oumar Kane on February 24th for the One Championship in Singapore. The information was released by Canal Combate.
Buchecha, at 30, also boasts two ADCC titles – the world’s largest grappling tournament – among other achievements in Jiu-Jitsu. The heavyweight signed with One and has been training in several MMA gyms like ATT, Kings MMA and AKA.
Buchecha’s Senegalese opponent “Reug Reug”, as he is known, also comes from the grappling world, but different from the Brazilian who specializes in Jiu-Jitsu. The base of the African’s game is in Senegalese Wrestling, known as Laamb. The 28-year stands 6ft 4 and is 265lbs and has only one fight as an MMA professional and beat Sofiane Boukichou by knockout in the second round, in a fight valid for Ares FC, in December 2019.
Midnight Mania! Ben Askren plans to humble pretend fighter Jake Paul
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Just a few short hours ago, news arose that YouTube star Jake Paul would continue his venture into boxing opposite Ben Askren. Seeing as how Paul has only ever previously boxed opposite a fellow YouTuber and former NBA player, it’s a definite step up in competition to fight a former professional fighter, but it’s also something of a lateral move considering Paul’s end goal is a scrap with Conor McGregor.
Still, it’s sure to be a profitable fight for Paul, and a victory likely does set up a match with Dillon Danis next. As for Askren, however, why would the retired Olympian return to competition for a spectacle like this?