Buchecha discusses MMA debut at ONE: Revolution

Buchecha tests skills against Anderson Braddock Silva on Friday, September 24th. This heavyweight collision goes down at Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of ONE: Revolution.

I spoke with Marcus Buchecha Almeida ahead of his mixed martial arts debut here. We touched: -The opponent switch from Thomas Narmo and the timeline on that

-The eagerness to finally make this MMA debut after a myriad of roadblocks

-Past work, at Evolve as well as AKA, and American Top Team being the current base of operations

-UFC vet and current PFL finalist Shoeface being a main training partner

-Shoeface being roommates with Buchecha and what they get up to outside of MMA

-The facets of his lauded jiu-jitsu game that he has had to alter for MMA competition

-Thoughts on ONE: Revolution opponent Anderson Braddock Silva

-Gordon Ryan's inclusion in ONE Championship and if he would want to face Ryan under MMA rules

-Losing his first eight BJJ tournaments, all in the first round, and posting that on social media to inspire young jiu-jitsu players

-The excitement associated with the learning curve of learning striking for this MMA crossover

-Meeting Mike Tyson and the backstory on that interaction