Jiu-jitsu and MMA world champion Rafael Lovato Jr was our call in guest on Friday, April 24th for the 49th episode of the WNO Podcast. We discussed his origins coming up isolated from the rest of the jiu-jitsu world in Oklahoma, traveling to Rio as a teenager to compete at Worlds and being the first athlete to achieve the IBJJF Grand Slam, among many other things. Here are the highlights - 

Rafael Went Into Great Detail About His Martial Arts Origin Story

From starting in Jeet Kune Do, to discovering jiu-jitsu and then traveling to train and compete with his father, to fighting at Worlds in Brazil as a 16 year old blue belt. This is the Rafael Lovato Jr story and it is incredible - 

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Rafael Described Being The First Person To Ever Achieve The IBJJF Grand Slam

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Then We Went Into His Transition To MMA And What It Meant To Him

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