Biography
Brazilian fighter Junior Dos Santos performs in competitions of various levels in a heavy weight category and is a recognized master of mixed martial arts, specializing in Thai Boxing technique and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Winning the fights in such rivals, like Frank Peace and Kane Velasquez, the athle was received by the Ultimate Fighting Championship champion and, according to Mmafighting, Sherdog and Fightmagazine portals, took the 3rd place in the UFC world rankings, failing to beat Francis Naganna and Step Mychica.Childhood and youth
The children's biography of the fighter Junior Dos Santos Almeida was similar to most of the stories that took place in the poor of Brazilian cities. Born in Casadore on January 30, 1984, the boy was too early to support the support of an alcoholic father and raised his mother, alone feeding and dressed as children.
Helping a family experiencing financial difficulties, 10-year-old Junior got a job and began to study the capoeira technique to protect himself and relatives from ill-wishers and possible enemies. In the youthful age, the interests of Dos Santos were shone in the direction of Brazilian martial art, founded by Mitsuya Maheda, and he began seriously engage in Jiu-Jitsu under the supervision of a talented mentor, whose name was Yuri Carlton.
After half a year of hard work, the young man won several minor competitions in El Salvador. Then, having acquainted with the former boxer Luis Carlos Dorea, began to master the technique of impact and soon came to mixed martial arts and held the first professional battle.
Martial arts
In October 2008, Dos Santos debuted in the UFC 90 tournament and a strong Uppercot, awarded award "Best Knowledge of the Evenings", laid out the Ring of FabraSiu Verdum in 1 minute and 20 seconds. After 4 months, the fighter, which was stopped considered to be an outsider, defeated Stephen's Ultimate Fighting Championship Stephen Struve, and then continued successful speeches and figured out Mirko Filipovich, a Croatian athlete on nicknamed Crocop.In 2010, Junior, who had already received a nickname Tsygano, thought about getting a gold belt of heavyweights and challenged Kane Velasquez champion. From the beginning of the match, Dos Santos dominated the opponent and for 64 seconds the referee recorded unconditional knockout. So the Brazilian won the first and only title of the best UFC fighter in heavyweight and managed to defend him in a fight with the Frank World contender, who began his IFC Warriors Challenge career, and now performs in the Bellator organization.
Preparing for the second protection in the company of the best athletes from Brazil, among whom were Antonyu Rodrigo Nogair, Deemian Maya and Anderson da Silva, Dos Santos trained a lot on the homeland of Giu-Jitsu's beloved style. However, contrary to expectations and forecasts, he gave the championship rank of Velasquez. Later, such an outcome of the fight of Brazilot explained the disease that was the extreme degree of myopathy, which causes the decay of cells of muscle tissue and hit the harmful content in the body through blood flow.
Another annoying defeat of Gypsy was in a repeatedly postponed match with Alistar Overyim. In an interview, on the eve of the long-awaited meeting in the octave of the Dutchman, who experienced problems with a license and doping, accused Brazilian in impotence and cowardice and received a solid psychological superiority.
Before the responsible battle with Francis, Nganna Junior was caught in doping and by the decision of the USDA for several months removed from battles. After the duration of the disqualification of Dos Santos, it was possible to free the body from the remnants of the forbidden hydrochlorothiazide and win the fight with the former World Series of Fighting champion of Bulgaria, and then through the technical knockout to overcome the little-known Australian Toy Tuivas and in a fight with Derric Lewis to get a reward for the best fight.
Personal life
At an early age, he received independence, Junior Dos Santos immediately took care of the device of personal life and in the early 2000s made marriage with Vilas Piccoli. True, 10 years later, imbued with mutual respect and happiness, the fighter announced that she was tired of the relationship depended on his fee, and for the benefit of his career was divorced with his wife.
Overcoming the consequences of separation, Gypsy acquired the 2nd wife, and soon became the happy father of the family, posing a photo of the son and daughters on the official page in Instagram.
Junior Dos Santos now
In the spring of 2019, UFC reported that Dos Santos will soon meet with Francis Naganna, the Cameroonian leader of mixed martial arts. As a result, in battle, held on June 29, after a successful start of the Brazilian missed a series of blows into the chin and received a knockdown that led to the defeat through TKO.In an interview with Junior, he admitted his own mistakes and said that he himself gave a victory to the opponent, which was planned to devote to mother and daughter Mary, born a month before the duel.
Achievements
- 2008 - the prize "Best Knockout of the Evenings" ("UFC 90")
- 2010 - the prize "Best Knockout of the Evening" ("UFC Live: Vera VS. Jones")
- 2011 - UFC champion in heavyweight ("UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos santos")
- 2011 - the prize "Best Naukout of the Evening" ("UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos santos")
- 2012 - UFC champion in heavyweight (protection title "UFC 146")
- 2013 - the prize "The Best Fight of the Evenings" ("UFC 160")
- 2014 - Prize "The Best Fight of the Evenings" ("UFC on Fox: Dos Santos VS. MIOCIC")
- 2019 - the prize "Fight of the evening" ("UFC Fight Night: Lewis VS. Dos Santos")