Eduarda Moura swam against the current in order to get upstream in her native Brazil, where she transitioned from jiu-jitsu to mixed martial arts against the wishes of many.
“There was no support of any kind, moral or financial—nothing,” she told Sherdog.com. “It was all me, myself and I. No one helped, father, mother, relatives, friends, no one. I sold my belongings so I could chase my dream.”
A late bloomer, Moura started competing in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 25 and switched to MMA some three years later. A move to Salvador, Brazil, resulted in an attitude adjustment for those around her and perhaps proved, once and for all, that her resolve was unshakable.