Renato Carneiro Reveals How He Earned 'Moicano' Moniker

\ud83d\ude05Renato Moicano tells the story of how he got his name 'Moicano':

"I used to use the mohawk and Moicano means mohawk so when I started to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, they used to give nicknames to everybody, and then they started to call me Moicano because of the hair"… pic.twitter.com/HuVXJ9KEHD

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 23, 2024 Renato Carneiro recently revealed how he got his nickname.

Carneiro says “Moicano” is not his real name, although that is a popular misconception in the mixed martial arts world. According to the Brazilian, “Moicano” translates to mohawk, the hairstyle he was sporting when he started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a kid. Since it was…