Former UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau found a rather unusual way to keep busy during the pandemic. Although the Brazilian never stopped coaching during his 2020 hiatus, he did reveal a wild opportunity that came his way roughly seven months ago.
In an interview with MMA Fighting, Tibau explained how he was approached by German rapper KC Rebell to be a part of his new music video—which would feature an MMA tournament. However, the artist wanted the fights to be real. So what was baptized as ‘Maximum Bloodsport Tournament’ was created solely for the recording.
MBT was a one-night grand prix tournament with actual MMA matches, that took place during the recording of Rebell’s video for the song Anani Bacini.