Exclusive Jacare interview!.-.

[Rudy-D.F.F!!!!]

Fighter talks X-Mission, Couture, MMA
Two-time open-class black-belt Jiu-Jitsu world champion (2004-05), Ronaldo Jacare is now an MMA fighter – as he has already managed to make some headlines. But this weekend the 2005 ADCC champion will put his MMA career on hold. On November 17th, Jacare faces Randy Couture at the X-Mission championship, the new event produced by Ricco Chiaparelli, the creator of Sub-X. Right before the weigh-in, GRACIEMAG.com woke the champion up and had this little interview with him. Check out what he said:

What were your preparations for this fight like?
As it’s a submission grappling fight, what I did was to intensify my ground training and relax the standing part of my MMA training. But my training is pretty much the same as it has always been.

You focused on MMA and didn’t even compete in the World Championship this year. Why did you accept this submission grappling fight?
I accepted it because I love the sport. When I found out he had accepted the fight, I certainly was not going to turn it down. Specially against him, a great MMA champion.

Will the fact that Couture is originally a wrestler be of help or detriment to your grappling game?
He is a great fighter and will always make it hard for anyone, in the same way that I will make it hard for him, for my having arisen from Jiu-Jitsu. He will make it hard for me with his wrestling technique. I hope it will be a lively fight that pleases the spectators.

Do you have a strategy for beating him?
I always have several strategies. I have strategy A, B, C and D. The question is whether they will work come fight time.

After X-Mission, what are your plans?
After X-Mission, I will fight in Jungle Fight, but I don’t know against whom yet.


X-Mission
November, 17th 2006
Culver City, CA

Absolute
Randy Couture
Team Quest
US Open Greco Roman Champion (4X)
UFC Light Heavyweight & Heavyweight Champion
vs
Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza
Asle-Behring BJJ (Henrique Machado)
BJJ Absolute Mundial & ADCC Champion

175 lbs
Jake Shields
Fairtex/Cesar Gracie BJJ (Cesar Gracie)
World Shooto Champion / ADCC Bronze medalist
vs
Marcelo Garcia
Alliance BJJ (Fabio Gurgel)
BJJ Mundial & ADCC Champion

HWT
Vladimir Matyushenko
R1
USSR Freestyle Wrestling Champion
vs
Vinicius 'Pezao' Magalhaes
Cesar Gracie BJJ (Royler Gracie)
BJJ Mundial Champion

155 lbs
Alberto Crane
Gracie Barra BH (Vinicius ‘Draculina’)
BJJ Mundial & King of the Cage World Champion
vs
Rani Yahya
OC Dojo (Ataide Jr)
ADCC Silver Medalist

175 lbs
Andy Wang
Grappling Unlimited/R1 (Eagan Innoue / Barret Yoshida)
BJJ Blackbelt
vs
Kron Gracie
Rickson Gracie Intenational BJJ Center (Rickson Gracie)
BJJ World Cup & Mundial Champion

200lbs
Rafael Lavato Jr.
Lavato BJJ (Saulo Ribiero)
Budo Challenge Champion
Vs
Roberto ‘Tussa’ Camargo de Alencar
Gracie Barra (Carlos Gracie Jr)
BJJ Brasilieo Champion

145 lbs
Jeff Glover
Cobra Kai/Paragon BJJ (Ricardo 'Franjihna' Miller)
Pan Am BJJ Champion
vs
Shane Rice
Rickson Gracie International BJJ Center (Rickson Gracie)
Pan Am BJJ Champion

170 lbs
Mac Danzig
King of the Cage World Champion
vs
Alan Zborovsky
Street Sports BJJ (Renato Magno)
2 x US Open BJJ Champion


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[MMAsterkillah]

Its goin down tonight. I hope we have it on the shoes in a couple days. It's gonna be tough for Couture, but he does have a significant strength/size advantage.

[Justice]

good read

[VENDO]

The fact he didn't submit couture is beyond me.

[SolitaryIndividual]

yeah me too, i said "ill chop my dick off if it goes longer than 2 minutes", thank god nobody is holding me to that

[chinhead]

cool thanks

[chinhead]

thanks

[chinhead]

:abduct:

[Subroc]

Awesome read, I am still a relative scrub when it comes to grappling but Jacare is quickly becoming my favorite.