Wanda Braga Career Deep Dive Ep 194
Wander Braga is a legend amongst the early No Holds Barred era of competition. Wander allows us some incredible insight into his life and what was taking place behind the scenes of the early days of MMA.
Wander Braga and the MMA Detective, Mike Davis go through a deep dive into Wander Braga's MMA Career from the beginning!
Timestamps (MASSIVE Shout Out to Andrew Mendoza!) IG: @ambidextress
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Mike Davis Guest Introduction
0:40 Interview Start
0:58 Early Beginnings in Jiu-Jitsu
04:07 Rigan Machado as First Coach/Being Promoted to Yellow Belt
04:55 Learning About MMA from Jorge Pereira
06:43 Deciding to Compete in MMA
08:46 Sau Palo Freestyle Fight Circuit
10:04 Competing in Tournament Last Minute
16:03 Sand Falling out of Pockets During First Fight
19:14 Family Watching fights on TV
22:42 First Tournament as a Yellow Belt
24:24 Jorge Pereira Appreciation
26:24 Looking up to Leo Dalla
29:39 Training with RAW team
30:44 Issues with Training at RAW Due to Former Training Partners
32:18 Training with Frank Trigg
33:29 Realizing he needed to Learn Muay Thai
34:54 Evolution of Jiu-Jitsu
36:45 Jiu-Jitsu vs Luta Livre
38:22 Dealings with Paquetau/Always receiving freebies From Him
41:34 Meeting Carlson Gracie
42:47 Not Getting Paid for Competing in Tournaments
45:11 Choosing Fighting Over College
46:47 Business Plugs/Promotions
48:03 Circuito de Lutas 2
49:21 Circuito de Lutas 3
49:56 Training judo with George Mehdi
50:29 Meeting Alex Davis
51:33 Jorge Pereira vs Ebenezer Braga/First Women’s NHB Event That Night
53:59 Fighters Competing for the Love of the Sport and Not the Money
54:43 Frederico Lapenda Experiences
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