Marcus Almeida's sister started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu when Marcus was 14 years old, forcing him to come along to the gym so their father Clayton could keep an eye on her.
14 Facts About Marcus Almeida
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Marcus Almeida is a black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, who gave Marcus Almeida his nickname Buchecha, which means cheek and is a reference to him having chubby cheeks when he was overweight.
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Marcus Almeida has been training mixed martial arts at the American Kickboxing Academy and has competed in the heavyweight division.
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Unfortunately, Marcus Almeida was removed from the card and replaced with Alain Ngalani on 13th January, 2021, reportedly due to suffering an injury in training.
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Marcus Almeida was scheduled to face Thomas Narmo at ONE Championship: Revolution on September 24,2021.
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Marcus Almeida won the bout in the first round via north-south choke.
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Marcus Almeida faced Kang Ji Won at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3,2021.
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Marcus Almeida won the bout via rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Marcus Almeida was scheduled to face Oumar "Reug Reug" Kane on April 22,2022 at ONE 156.
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Marcus Almeida was later rescheduled to face Simon Carson at ONE 158 on June 3,2022.
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Marcus Almeida won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, stopping Carson with ground and pound midway through the opening round.
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Marcus Almeida faced Kirill Grishenko at ONE on Prime Video 1 on August 27,2022.
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Marcus Almeida won the bout early in the first round after submmiting Kirill with a heel hook.
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Marcus Almeida was scheduled to face Oumar Kane on August 5,2023, at ONE Fight Night 13.