With R.N The champion of the 66-76 KG class at the Brazilian trials for ADCC 2005 was BTT’s Roan ‘Jucao’, who announces: ‘I’m crazy to fight against Marcelo Garcia in the upcoming Abu Dhabi tournament [scheduled for May 28th and 29th, in California]’. Currently the instructor of France’s Brazilian Top Team academy, Jucao have been studying all the moves of Fabio Gurgel’s top pupil: ‘I already have three surprises for Marcelinho?s attack from the back? It will be the best fight of my life’, believes the black-belt.Garcia was a runner up in the trials for ADCC 2003 in the same weight category as Jucao, but he went on to become the world champion that year, and he also got the award for must technical fighter of the event. In 2004, the Alliance athlete was named by Brazilian press members and critics as the best submission fighter of 2004. Is it possible that Jucao will defeat the champion Garcia? We could find out in May!
