Tournaments are once again a trend in promotions like ONE, PFL, Bellator and Rizin. But ONE Championship bantamweight king Bibiano Fernandes isn’t interested in being part of one anymore.
“The Flash”, who competed in that format for over a decade in jiu-jitsu, made the transition to MMA in 2004. He won a pair of tournaments in Japan to conquer the DREAM featherweight and bantamweight belts in 2009 and 2011, respectively.
Years after most recent tournament, the 39-year-old veteran explains why he wouldn’t do it again.
“In my situation today, I just can’t,” Fernandes told MMA Fighting.