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Rodolfo Vieira Who's Number One Interview: MMA, Kaynan Duarte & Jiu-Jitsu's Evolution
Nov 24, 2020
Sit down with jiu-jitsu legend and current UFC middleweight contender Rodolfo Vieira to talk about his upcoming Who's Number One clash with Kaynan Duarte, why he has a love/ hate relationship with MMA and why he is making his return to the grappling mats after so much time away from the sport.
Interview Notes:
1:00 - Introductions
3:00 - How Rodolfo's jiu-jitsu has changed
4:30 - Training at Fight Sports Miami
7:00 - Current state of bjj competition
8:00 - Thoughts on Kaynan Duarte
9:00 - How the WNO main event came to be
12:00 - Predictions
13:00 - Discussing Kaynan vs Rodolfo at Spyder
15:00 - The WNO ruleset
17:00 - Why he left jiu-jitsu
18:00 - How MMA has changed his life
20:00 - Why he loves but also hates MMA
22:00 - MMA goals
23:00 - On Israel Adesanya
25:00 - How bjj has changed since Rodolfo competed
27:00 - Vagner Rocha vs Jon Blank
28:00 - Dante Leon vs Roberto Jimenez
29:00 - Grace Gundrum vs Mayssa Bastos
32:00 - Rodolfo's style of jiu jitsu
34:00 - Competition mindset
35:00 - Advice for Buchecha's MMA transition
38:00 - Challenging Kaynan in MMA
41:00 - What's next