Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice, simultaneously a fight and a dance, that promotes mutual respect and social cohesion. Players form a circle at the centre of which two players engage ...

and he started training when he was just 7 years old. He has performed capoeira in films such as "Only The Strong" (1993) and "Kickboxer 4" (1994), in which he created most of the fight choreography.

I've been training my whole entire ... I always wanted to fight in the UFC, not even for money. Just because I wanted to represent capoeira at the highest level. That's a dream of mine that ...