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Matheus Diniz is a rising star in the world of BJJ. He is a Brown Belt training at Marcelo Garcia’s academy. On Saturday 9-27-2014 he won the Pans nogi, Brown belt in the heavyweight division.

In this interview we talk about

What it is like to train at Marcelo Garcia’s acdemy

Winning the Pans on 9-27-2014

Why it is important for him to have exciting fights

His training schedule

What makes MGinaction such a great environment

Advice for a first time competitor

What he was like as a blue belt

What happened in his first 2 BJJ matches

What he does before a match

Advice for developing a game plan

What it means to “start the match” and “always move forward”

Advice for people during their first year of BJJ

Matheus Diniz is sponsored by MGinAction.com

Matheus Diniz Facebook page

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