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Marcus Buchecha

Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida, also known as Buchecha (born January 8, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 2nd-degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner.[a]

A multiple-time World jiu-jitsu and ADCC submission fighting champion, Buchecha is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame and widely considered as one of the greatest Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors of all time. In 2020 he announced his transition to mixed martial art, he currently competes in the Heavyweight division of ONE Championship.

Early life

Almeida was born and grew up in Santos, São Paulo. His sister started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu when Marcus was 14 years old, forcing him to come along to the gym so their father Clayton could keep an eye on her.[4] Subsequently, Marcus and Clayton started training jiu-jitsu also, leading both to become black belts and the latter winning IBJJF Masters World Championship.[5] Almeida is a black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, who gave Almeida his nickname Buchecha, which means cheek and is a reference to him having chubby cheeks when he was overweight.[6] Almeida competes under the Checkmat team.[7]

Mixed martial arts career

ONE Championship

Despite talking about transitioning to mixed martial arts since 2015, news surfaced four years later on July 30, 2020, that Almeida had signed a multi-year contract with ONE Championship.[8][9] He has been training mixed martial arts at the American Kickboxing Academy and has competed in the heavyweight division.[9]

In August 2020, Almeida had to withdraw from an upcoming BJJ match with Fabrício Werdum due to a knee injury that has also delayed his MMA debut for ONE FC.[10] Almeida was scheduled to make his MMA debut against Oumar Kane at ONE Championship.[11] Unfortunately, Almeida was removed from the card and replaced with Alain Ngalani on 13th January, 2021, reportedly due to suffering an injury in training.[12] After recovering from his injury, he was booked to make his MMA debut against Kang Ji-Won at ONE on TNT 1.[13] Kang later withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[14]

Almeida was scheduled to face Thomas Narmo at ONE Championship: Revolution on September 24, 2021.[15] Narmo later withdrew for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Anderson “Braddock” Silva.[16] He won the bout in the first round via north-south choke.[17]

Almeida faced Kang Ji Won at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021.[18] He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the first round.[19]

Almeida was scheduled to face Oumar "Reug Reug" Kane on April 22, 2022 at ONE 156.[20] However, the week of the event, it was announced that the bout would be moved to May 20.[21] Yet, Kane withdrew from the bout citing injury and was replaced by Hugo Cunha who in turn tested positive for COVID-19 and the bout was scrapped.[22][23] Almeida was later rescheduled to face Simon Carson at ONE 158 on June 3, 2022.[24] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, stopping Carson with ground and pound midway through the opening round.[25]

Almeida faced Kirill Grishenko at ONE on Prime Video 1 on August 27, 2022.[26] He won the bout early in the first round after submmiting Kirill with a heel hook.[27] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[28]

Almeida faced Oumar Kane on August 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 13.[29][30] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[31]

A biopic entitled Buchecha: Far Beyond World Records is expected to be released in 2023.[32]

Championships and accomplishments

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

Main Achievements (Black Belt):[4]

Mixed martial arts

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / submission wrestling record

Mixed martial arts record

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie Sr. > Carlson Gracie > Élcio Figueiredo > Rodrigo Cavaca > Marcus Almeida

Notes

  1. ^ a b under Rodrigo Cavaca[3]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weight and Absolute
  3. ^ a b c d e Absolute

References

  1. ^ Nolan Vest (July 30, 2020). "Marcus Buchecha training at AKA with Daniel Cormier, Luke Rockhold head of MMA debut". fansided.com.
  2. ^ Marcelo Alonso (December 22, 2020). "Jiu-Jitsu Champion Marcus Almeida to Face Oumar Kane at One's Feb. 24 Event". sherdog.com.
  3. ^ "Buchecha to receive his first degree in the black belt from Cavaca". Graciemag. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Marcus Almeida "Buchecha"". BJJ Heroes. 2011-01-16.
  5. ^ "Megaton, Mário Sperry, Titi and more winners from day 2 of the World Master Championship". graciemag.com. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Jones, Phil (3 July 2023). "The 20 Best BJJ Nicknames". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ Smith, Chase (4 June 2018). "Road To Gold: Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida (Checkmat)". Flograppling. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  8. ^ Guilherme Cruz (January 2, 2015). "BJJ star Marcus 'Buchecha' discusses MMA plans, training with Cain Velasquez and Daniel Cormier". mmafighting.com.
  9. ^ a b Damon Martin (July 30, 2020). "Grappling legend Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida inks contract with ONE Championship". mmafighting.com.
  10. ^ Alex Lindsey (August 12, 2020). "Buchecha Knee Injury Leads To Cancellation Of Fabricio Werdum Match". jitsmagazine.com.
  11. ^ "ONE doveo senegalsku zvijer Reug Reuga, već u prvoj borbi ide na ikonu borilačkog sporta". fightsite.hr. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida MMA Debut Delayed Again". 13 January 2021.
  13. ^ Alonso, Marcelo. "Marcus Almeida Set for MMA Debut Against Ji Won Kang at One on TNT 1 on April 7". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (12 March 2021). "Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida vs. Ji Won Kang off ONE on TNT 2". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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  16. ^ Martin, Damon (8 September 2021). "Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida gets new opponent for ONE Championship debut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Anderson Silva gets submitted in the opening round at ONE: 'Revolution' | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  18. ^ Taylor, Tom (12 November 2021). "ONE Championship: Heavyweights Kang Ji-won and "Buchecha" to Battle on December 3". scmp.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  19. ^ "ONE Championship 'Winter Warriors' Results: Stamp Wins Grand Prix, Eersel Defends". Combat Press. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  20. ^ Martin, Damon (2022-03-30). "Marcus Buchecha set to face 'Reug Reug' at ONE: Reloaded on April 22". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  21. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2022-04-18). "Marcus Buchecha vs. 'Reug Reug' off again, removed from Friday's ONE: Reloaded card". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  22. ^ Guilherme Cruz (April 29, 2022). "Marcus Buchecha vs. Hugo Cunha official for ONE 157 with 'Reug Reug' injured". mmafighting.com.
  23. ^ Jay Anderson (May 19, 2022). "ONE 157 Loses Buchecha Fight Due to COVID-19 Protocols". cagesidepress.com.
  24. ^ Kerman, Garrett (26 May 2022). "'Buchecha' putting in work at Phuket Fight Club ahead of next MMA bout". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  25. ^ Coate, Ben (3 June 2022). "Video: Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida secures first-round TKO at ONE 158". grapplinginsider.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  26. ^ Kumar, Deepak (19 August 2022). "Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida Views Kirill Grishenko Bout at ONE on Prime Video 1 as 'A Huge Step Up'". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.[permanent dead link]
  27. ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-08-26). "ONE on Prime Video: Marcus Almeida Taps Kirill Grishenko with Heel Hook". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  28. ^ a b Bear Frazer (2022-08-27). "Chatri Sityodtong Awards 5 Performance Bonuses At ONE On Prime Video 1". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  29. ^ Rogers, Kian (11 April 2023). "Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida Booked Against Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane For Third Time". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  30. ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-05-22). "Reug Reug vs. Buchecha Announced for ONE Fight Night 13". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  31. ^ "Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida Handed First MMA Loss At One Fight Night 13". Jitsmagazine. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  32. ^ Blackett, Todd (11 April 2023). "Trailer Released For Film About The Life Of Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  33. ^ Mike Bohn and Staff (2022-08-29). "MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for August: A 64-second heel hook". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

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