Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza photographed in Rio De Janeiro by Sherdog's Marcelo Alonso, who has some...

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza photographed in Rio De Janeiro by Sherdog's Marcelo Alonso, who has some other shots from the favelas here, as well as a great piece on Marlon Sandro, Hacran Dias & Co.

6 months ago Chris Nelson 2 comments 0 recs |

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I’m down with this. MMA in Brazil seems to be similar to Boxing in the US. It’s an escape and a way up.

In the US it’s just a means for the rich to get richer. Ain’t no poor people making it in MMA anymore. You got to have the camps and coaches to make any money. If you make the money then your making great money.

Any poor kid can find an escape in boxing and be backed financially if they have the talent. It doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to get to the top. This is very hard to do these days in US MMA.

I’m still glad that it’s alive in other parts of the world.

by natyong on May 12, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I heard a lot of stories about how the different academies would go into the flavelas and do seminars and so forth trying to reach out to the kids and show them alternatives to falling in with gangs and dealers.

If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.

by BJJDenver on May 12, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs