I started in this sport at 12 years of age and the goals I set was to be among the best and be the world champion.

If Somebody disrespects me they will pay for it. I promise

Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection.

If you train 100% the result will be 100%.

I practice the martial arts. I don't practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the knowledge from the ages.

When I started out, Jiu-Jitsu was really an elite thing in Brazil, and there was some prejudice towards poorer kids, so I had to learn things on my own. Some of my neighbours started doing Jiu-Jitsu, so I started watching it, and then started rolling with them. It wasn’t organized training, but it was better than nothing.

I am not the best, but I am capable of achieving the impossible.