Chatubinha and the title defense at Shooto

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Eduardo Ferreira

Representing the Rio de Janeiro at the second edition of the WFC Pozil, which happened last weekend, in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Igor Chatubinha made beautiful again. Champion of the Shooto Brazil, Chatubinha didn’t had much trouble to finalize Sandro Reni with an arm triangle. "I didn’t expect so quick, but thank God I managed to finalize at the first round", celebrates the pupil of Robson Relma.

Owner of the Shooto belt, Relma will defend the title against Luis Beição, who knocked him at the Shooto 12. "I was well trained for that fight, but it happened... When it hits the chin is hasn’t that thing that it’s strong, but now I'm training much more to dispute this belt", he said, ensuring a different preparation. "What I can do is train more and correct the errors that occurred. Things are much better, no doubt. I'm having more trainings, we are training at Minotauro’s and now we’ll open a CT in Olaria”, revealed.

Of humble origin, Chatubinha was born in Vila Cruzeiro, in Rio de Janeiro, and chose the MMA as a way of living, and today celebrates the possibility to live of the fight. "I always did chore and ran after my money. When I was a kid, I did the carriage of the market. I worked with estate, as street... Today, thank God, I live only of the fight”, recalls, revealing that life was never easy.

"I started to train with Relma when I was nine years old and my friends from childhood were all coming (to the trafficking), but I never fell in temptation, no... I always looked after the sport and, thanks to God, I'm there. Many friends of mine are died", ended, fighting in search of an own house at Vila Cruzeiro.