The ADCC Interview with Vagner Rocha

FloGrappling visited the brand new Vagner Rocha Martial Arts in Hollywood, Florida and after wrestling class sat down with the 3x ADCC veteran to talk about his training for ADCC 2019, why he wants a match with Marcelo Garcia and lessons learned with over ten years of ADCC experience.

Interview notes:

3:00 - Vagner’s first exposure to ADCC

4:00 - ADCC is elite of the elite

5:00 - Competitors from all over the world, what makes ADCC great

7:00 - When Vagner started dreaming of winning ADCC

8:00 - Watching Cyborg and Pablo Popovitch at ADCC

10:00 - Pablo vs Marcelo ADCC 2009 Final

11:00 - Thoughts on Marcelo Garcia

13:00 - Vagner was matside for Pablo vs Marcelo and has a great story to tell

15:00 - Marcelo was talking about me in 'ADCC Interview'

20:00 Vagner's advice on how to raise your children with jiu-jitsu

22:00 - Jiu-jitsu is an essential life skill

26:00 - Looking ahead and predicting ADCC 2019 "This is my year"

28:00 - Thoughts on matchups with JT Torres or Lucas Lepri

32:00 - Vagner's bully persona on the mats

35:00 - Vagner addresses EBI banning the python choke

38:00 - Promoters changing the rules for Vagner

39:00 - Vagner predicts Pena vs Galvao

41:00 - Why you should watch Vagner Rocha at ADCC 2019