By Guilherme Cruz
Photo Eduardo Ferreira
With five consecutive victories, the last four by knockout or finalization in the first round, Leonardo Santos is getting ready for his debut in Sengoku. Scheduled to face Kazunori Yokota in Sengoku 8, which happens on May 2, Léo is training hard in Nova União, in
"The trainings are strong, there are a lot of people training together. Yesterday it had 28 people training at the same time, all the same weight. Training is what isn’t missing", celebrates the black belt, anxious to the fight. "I’m well focused for this fight, because the guy is strong, a judoca, and seems to have a heavy hand. I’m practicing a little of everything: Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and ground, to get there and not be surprised in any position", said, still without strategy for the fight. "We're still far away. I’ll wait to get closer to the fight, but the idea is the always: get it down on the right time and submit".
In case of victory over Yokota, Léo will dispute the belt of the event, now in the hands of Satoro Kitaoka. "They said that, if I win, I will dispute the belt, but I’m not thinking about that, it is a fight at a time. If I stay thinking about it, it can interfere. The first challenge is the debut against the Japanese and I just want to think about that", says the fighter, who will return to the abroad MMA after nearly seven years, since his debut in MMA against the hard Takanori Gomi, at the Shooto. "I always fought abroad for the Jiu-Jitsu, but now the thing will improve with the experience I got here. There isn’t enervation here in
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