Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Marcus Almeida scored his fourth MMA win at ONE Championship - One on Prime Video 1, but the feeling was not entirely one of excitement after the victory.
After fellow BJJ star Leandro Lo was shot to death earlier this month, ‘Buchecha’ could not keep his close friend out of his thoughts ahead of the bout.
Although he was able to score a heel hook submission in only 64 seconds, Almeida revealed that the weeks between Lo’s death and his fight were dark times for himself. During his post-fight speech, Marcus revealed he thought about withdrawing, but ultimately decided not to, thinking that it was not what Leandro would have wanted.