In the first part of this featured piece, Taura MMA’s president, Djonatan Leao, revealed his promotion’s origins, its aspirations and how their way of valuing fighters makes them stand out from other leagues.
The chairman emphasized how fighter treatment played a big role in attracting athletes to sign with Taura MMA. According to Leao he bet on respect and, of course, some nice—albeit undisclosed—compensation in order to lure fighters in and keep them satisfied.
Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao can attest to Leao’s words on respect and a different kind of treatment. After being released from the UFC on a five-fight losing skid, the Brazilian needed to take some time off to think about what his next step was going to be.