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MMA Fan Wins Title?!

Started by bayonetbrant, October 10, 2017, 10:24:08 PM

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2737909-mma-fan-starts-in-the-seats-ends-in-the-cage-as-a-champion

QuoteJust when you think sports can no longer warm your heart, along comes a story like this.

Luis Felipe Alvim was crestfallen. All he wanted to do was sell enough brownies to buy tickets so he and his girlfriend could attend Juiz de Fora Fight 18 in Brazil.

By the time he got there, though, nobody was around to purchase his homemade desserts, as most people had already gone into the event. But Alvim was undaunted. He bought the tickets with bill money instead.

In hindsight, it was the best decision he ever made.

According to an account from Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting, Alvim went backstage to say hello to his coach and some friends who were fighting that night. That's where he learned that some last-minute fighter changes had left a vacancy on the card. Alvim was skilled in muay thai and jiu-jitsu, but he had never competed in MMA before, as a professional or an amateur.
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