Buchecha Says 15-Month Layoff Horrible For MMA Career, Looks Forward To Competing In BJJ

Nov 07, 2024BJJEE1 AdminArticles, BJJ News

Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is set to make his return to action at ONE 169 on November 8th, after over a year away from competition…A lengthy hiatus he describes as deeply frustrating:

To be sitting out for 15 months for me it was horrible, a bad experience for my career.

I’m not getting any younger, so yeah, but it is what it is. I can’t complain – what’s past is past.Now I have to focus on the future.

I was ready (to go again) since like the last fight, you know, but unfortunately that’s not up to me.That’s because of the organization.

Almeida is eager to stay active and build momentum in his career:

I want to keep active and I want to keep fighting…

He also wants to start competing in submission grappling events again, in order to stay sharp for MMA:

Being honest with you, I thought a lot and maybe to fight grappling again because I was so being like not active…So I almost fought grappling by then.

So maybe it’s something that I’m going to start doing again, to just to keep more active and I love to compete, of course.

Check out the full interview below:

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