1. Alberto Mina was born on May 2,1982 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
21 Facts About Alberto Mina
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Alberto Mina started training Judo, being taught by an old friend of the family, the master Roberto Fialho.
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Since a very young age, Alberto Mina started being noticed because of his competitiveness and sense of discipline inside the dojo.
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Alberto Mina's sensei, Roberto Fialho, is a direct disciple of the great Ivan Gomes, a man who competed all over the world in the early Vale-Tudo era during the 1950s until the late 1970s with a non-official record of 600 fights with 570 victories and 30 draws, having never lost a fight.
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Alberto Mina was the coach of a lot of the city's best fighters like the four-time Olympic judoka Edinanci Silva.
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Under the guidance of Fialho, Alberto Mina switched to jiu-jitsu in 1997, where he managed to understand the foundations of the sport very well, due to his prior experience in Judo, using his creativity to develop his own style and a fine technique.
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Alberto Mina soon began to be acknowledged in his local scenario, where as a teenager, he was able to compete and win in various Jiu-Jitsu championships.
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Alberto Mina made his transition to submission grappling which was one important step for him to begin his career in Mixed Martial Arts.
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In 2004, Alberto Mina was already an established jiu-jitsu fighter and instructor at Fialho Academy.
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Back then, there was a great rivalry between the fighting gyms in Campina Grande, where Alberto Mina's name was acknowledged as one of the best.
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Alberto Mina was then spotted and advised by his friend Jean Silva and finally made his transition to Mixed Martial Arts.
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Alberto Mina has won the Asian Open Championship twice, in 2015 and 2016 at Welterweight, and has participated in other events like Abu-Dhabi Pro.
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Alberto Mina made his professional debut in October 2005 in a local event in his hometown called CageFight Nordeste.
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Alberto Mina was set to make his promotional debut against Zak Cummings on March 1,2014, at The Ultimate Fighter China Finale.
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Alberto Mina was expected to face Sheldon Westcott on August 23,2014, at UFC Fight Night 48.
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Alberto Mina won the fight via TKO in the first round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Alberto Mina returned to face Yoshihiro Akiyama on November 28,2015, at UFC Fight Night 79.
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Alberto Mina next faced Mike Pyle on July 7,2016, at UFC Fight Night 90.
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Alberto Mina faced Ramazan Emeev on May 12,2018, at UFC 224.
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Alberto Mina was expected to face Warlley Alves on May 11,2019, at UFC 237.
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However just days after the announcement of the pairing leaked, Alberto Mina indicated that he had never agreed to the fight and had not signed a bout agreement.