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BJJ standout Dante Leon said he gravitated to doing jiu-jitsu because it tests one both mentally and physically. It something he truly basks in and has led him to a lot of success in the sport.
The two-time IBJJF no-gi world champion spoke about it in an interview with ONE Championship, in line with his promotional debut on Dec. 6 at ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov in Thailand.
"I enjoyed the kind of problem-solving side of things and the physicality of it. It was something that I wouldn't get in trouble for necessarily. I could be rough, but not, like, punching people and hurting people necessarily. It was a way to check off a lot of boxes that a lot of other sports didn't. And if you see the sport that I stuck with before, that is like hockey, we could have full contact since we were, like, 9 years old."
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Dante Leon will test his BJJ skills on a new platform in ONE Championship. His first match will be against veteran campaigner Bruno Pucci of Brazil in a lightweight submission grappling showdown at ONE Fight Night 26.
ONE Fight Night 26 will take place at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, and air live and for free in U.S. primetime to North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Dante Leon excited to begin his ONE Championship journey
Dante Leon is excited to kickstart his ONE Championship journey after making the bold move to join the promotion, which he considers among the premier martial arts organizations right now.
The Canadian BJJ powerhouse begins his campaign at ONE Fight Night 26 on Dec. 6 in Thailand against veteran Brazilian fighter Bruno Pucci in a lightweight submission grappling match.
In an interview with ONE, Dante Leon shared the reason that prompted him to sign with the 'Home of Martial Arts,' saying:
"I see ONE as being a really premier organization, between their presentation, between how they conduct themselves, and a big thing is the athletes that are there."
The arrival of Leon has further shored up ONE's roster of elite grapplers, which include world champion twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo, Cleber Sousa, Jozef Chen, Mayssa Bastos and Danielle Kelly.
