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The highly anticipated MMA debut of 17-time BJJ world champion Marcus Almeida happened in September 2021 at ONE: Revolution against Anderson 'Braddock' Silva, which occurred inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
ONE Championship has published the full fight replay of this heavyweight showdown on YouTube channel, and the video's description read:
"BJJ legend Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida's highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut against Brazilian striker Anderson 'Braddock' Silva ended with a slick submission!"
See the video below:
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When the bout commenced, 'Buchecha' immediately turned to his bread and butter, which was taking the fight down the mat and started working his way into a submission.
Less than a minute into the opening round, Almeida passed the guard of his Brazilian compatriot and assured himself into a dominant position.
Silva tried to counter and neutralize the position through a body lock, but it did not last long because the BJJ legend rained down several ground and pound strikes to break it.
The first real threat Almeida attempted was an arm triangle choke at the 3:31 mark of the round, but he didn't have enough torque to get the tap out of Silva.
Following the failed submission, Almeida transitioned into a north-south position and fired several knee strikes on Silva's head to open up more submission chances and inflict damage.
With Silva constantly defending the knee strikes, he opened himself up into a north-south choke, and Buchecha fully capitalized until he got the tap out of him.
Marcus Almeida makes his return to MMA, scheduled to face Amir Aliakbari at ONE 169
After over a year of sabbatical, the American Top Team and Evolve MMA representative is now making his return to MMA action. He is scheduled to face Iranian superstar Amir Aliakabri in a pivotal heavyweight MMA match at ONE 169.
The two giants will collide inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 8, and the winner will likely move closer to a potential world title opportunity in the foreseeable future.
ONE 169 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.
